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DEFINITION: n. A chosen mating partner who is not well-accepted by one's parents. v. To fight with one's parents over the selection of a suitable mate.
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Inapproprimate
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: in + ah + prope + ree + mate
Sentence: My parents seem to think that my 65-year old girlfriend is an inapproprimate for a 22-year-old, but I say screw 'em.
Etymology: inappropriate + mate
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COMMENTS:
interesting how you have primate in your word - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-22: 15:05:00
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Mallector
Created by: folieadork2
Pronunciation: \mal-ek-tor\
Sentence: Her parents believed her choice of a partner was a mallector due to his poor manners and lack of dignified clothing.
Etymology: mal: bad; lect: to choose; -or: one who does
Wrestlemateia
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: res/uhl/mate/eeah
Sentence: She was prepared to battle royal with her parents using arm locks and body slams for this latest beau. Because of his lower class status and occasional grunts, she was expecting an all out wrestlemateia.
Etymology: wrestlemania + mate
Matrimoronical
Created by: mdmquincy
Pronunciation: mat-rah-mo-ron-i-kal
Sentence: Dimwitty was very displeased with his daughter's matrimoronical, he would be forced to interfere with the proceedings.
Etymology: matrimony + moron + comical
Gallfriend
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: gawl-FREND
Sentence: Kevin's gallfriend's parents thought he was tall, dark and loathsome and called him aboyminable, but that was nothing compared to how we thought of her. We dreaded her malaproposing and becoming his offiancé.
Etymology: gall (vex or irritate) + girlfriend
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COMMENTS:
Stick him on Broadway; he could be an aboyminable showman. - Clayton, 2007-06-22: 04:41:00
Or at the moulin rouge, he could be a gaulfriend - galwaywegian, 2007-06-22: 05:08:00
Who knows? He might even play Radio City Music Gall. - Clayton, 2007-06-22: 09:59:00
maybe he's a time lord from Gallifrey - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-22: 12:11:00
He's not a friend of yours is he Gallwaywegian? - petaj, 2007-06-22: 22:37:00
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Romanticlate
Created by: myrrh
Pronunciation: (n;) row-MAN-tih-clut (v;) row-MAN-tih-clayt
Sentence: (n;) Jenny had found the perfect man, but he turned out to be a romanticlate. (v;) Robert and his parents screamed and romanticlated for hours that night.
Etymology: Partially derived from the word "romance;" barely any etymology otherwise.
Parentrepidation
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: pair-en-trep-eh-DAY-shun
Sentence: Because of the lack of social skills and obvious lack of education of her boyfriend Burno, Melinda's parents both had severe cases of parentrepidation, and were sending signals to Melinda that it was time to send Bruno packing.
Etymology: Blend of the word 'Parent' and 'Trepidation' (n. nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation)
Hubbysnubber
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: həbēsnəbər
Sentence: Mary\'s mom never liked anyone she dated. She didn’t think anybody was good enough for her little princess. Now that she has married, mom has become a hubbysnubber, alternately ignoring and snarking his every action.
Etymology: hubby (husband) + snubber (one who rebuffs, ignores, or spurns disdainfully)
Comments:
Today's definition is inspired by Robert J. Sawyer's Neanderthal trilogy, Hominids, Humans and Hybrids. (We couldn't go through the whole RJS week without mentioning Neanderthals!) It's a story of two parallel worlds -- a human one and a Neanderthal one. The story pivots around the romantic tension between a female human and male Neanderthal. How about that for spicing up the gene pool? And I wonder what their parents would think? Thanks to Rob for the great story, and the inspiration. ~ James