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DEFINITION: v. To fight with your neighbors, not because of your differences, and not because of what you have in common, but simply because you are stuck right next to each other. n. A border between neighbors and enemies.
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Juxtagonists
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: jux/tag/o/nists
Sentence: Sitting next to anyone on a cramped and crowded airliner causes even the most friendly and gentile people to immediately become juxtagonists because of their close proximity to one another.
Etymology: JUXTAGONISTS - from - JUXTAPOSITION (close together, or side by side) + ANATGONISTS (opposes and contends against another; an adversary)
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COMMENTS:
Choice blending to fit the definition very well! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-05: 13:13:00
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Bordertaunt
Created by: chaiandallthatjazz
Pronunciation: bord er ton tay
Sentence: "Settle down children. I've had enough of this bordertaunte. I'm turning the in-drive movie off. You can watch it when we get home if you behave yourself!"
Etymology: border (part that forms outer edge of something) + taunt (ridicule, mock) + debutante (young [woman] making a formal debut into society)
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COMMENTS:
great! - elcanyonazo, 2009-02-07: 15:51:00
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Imaginotline
Created by: scrabbelicious
Pronunciation: e:mág:on:á:lie:n
Sentence: Relations between Manfred and Tobefrank got so bad, almost unimaginably bad, that the local neighbourhood watch insisted they increase the width of their imaginotline or move to another ghetto.
Etymology: A truce declared between 1-) Imagine: To conceive or form an image in one's own mind. 2-)Maginot line a line of defensive fortifications constructed by the French along their eastern border, extending from Switzerland to Luxembourg, between 1929 and 1936. • [as n. ] (also Maginot line) an impressive but often ineffectual means of protection or defense
Cheekbygrowl
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: chēkbigroul
Sentence: The Murphys bought a minivan. Now their 5 children would not have to be packed in cheekbygrowl when they all traveled together. That's not to say they couldn't find other reasons squabble.
Etymology: cheek by jowl (close together; side by side) + growl (a low guttural sound of hostility in the throat)
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COMMENTS:
those feckin' Murphy's at it again? - galwaywegian, 2009-02-05: 05:35:00
first-rate pun! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-05: 13:07:00
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Proxenemy
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: procks-n-m-e
Sentence: My sister and I ceased to be proxenemies in our teens when we moved into a bigger house and got separate bedrooms.
Etymology: proximity (closeness) + enemy (opposite of friend)
Ruckusteering
Created by: GlobalGallery
Pronunciation: ruk-us-teer-ing
Sentence: The Smiths and the Joneses were next door neighbors and were skilled at ruckusteering. Young Pauly Smith dreamt of an NBA career and spent many hours bouncing his basketball on the cement driveway. He also practised his clarinet rather poorly, late into the evenings. Old Graham Jones liked to start up the leaf blower early on a Sunday morning, and he often used his vast array of power tools until well past midnight. It was hard to focus on anything with such a constant din.
Etymology: 1.ruckus - a violent disagreement. 2. racketeering - engaging in a racket.
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COMMENTS:
Fresh aspect, sentence and verbotomy speak volumes! Good word for those loud car stereos, too! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-05: 13:17:00
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Neighgression
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: nay-gresh-un
Sentence: Nancy was so full of neighgression with her neighbor, Ned. For some strange reason...all she ever wanted to do was to ring his neck!
Etymology: Neigh - Part of "Neighbor" - One who lives near or next to another. Gression- Part of "Aggression" - The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
Adjacentangle
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ad-JAIS-en-tangl
Sentence: Ever the aggressive and obnoxious lout Chad would grab any and every opportunity to employ various adjacentangle efforts to antagonize his neighbors, even going so far as to call them graphic names and to throw refuse onto their property.
Etymology: Blend of 'adjacent' (lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring) and 'tangle' (Informal. a conflict; disagreement: He got into a tangle with the governor)
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COMMENTS:
Good blend - TJayzz, 2009-02-05: 08:56:00
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Overfencive
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: oh ver fen siv
Sentence: Their overfencive was the only woman made thing visible from space.
Etymology: offensive, over fence
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COMMENTS:
but could you hear it?? - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-05: 11:01:00
great! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-05: 13:05:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
silveryaspen - 2009-02-05: 05:53:00
Rather different from the definition I I submitted: DEFINITION: n. two sides of a border, one side peaceful, the other side violent. v. to live on one side, or the other, along such a border. CREATED BY: silveryaspen - 2009-01-28 It is hard to take credit for today's definition, which is excellent and I am honored it insipired your cartoon and definition today. Thank you for all the great cartoons and definitions.
Thank you for inspiring me! And thank you for letting us play with your words. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
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