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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.
Verboticisms
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Romeohno
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: romee o no
Sentence: When Juliet brought her fiance home to meet the folks, her father called him Romeohno. Her parent's hostility just increased her determination to marry her true love. When asked why she wanted to spite her folks, she answered quite simply, "Forsooth,I love him and when we wed, I have the chance to change my name from Juliet Capulet. If my parents had really loved me, verily they would not have picked such a rhyming name to torture me!"
Etymology: Romeo (ardent male lover in Shakespeare play Romeo & Juliet, who was the son of the Montague Family, feuding enemies of Juliet's Capulet Family)& Oh No (a term to describe fear or regret...and used by Mr.Bill on the old SNL skits, just before something awful happened)
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COMMENTS:
:-) - CharlieB, 2011-05-27: 09:04:00
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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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Inmate
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: inn - mehyt
Sentence: Susan always ends up finding the wrong mate and the right inmate. His dad always says that the men she carries with him to her bedroom always appear to be imprisoned by the simplicities of the Stone Age: bulky, deformed and has bad dinner etiquette, which includes spearing the family dog and eating it.
Etymology: in- [prefix meaning not; inappropriate] + in-law + mate [husband/wife]
Hunacceptable
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: hun-ax-cept-able
Sentence: Bob brought his sleezy girlfriend, Jill, home to meet his parents. Bob's mom found her totally hunacceptable calling her a tramp. Bob's dad totally approved saying they need more hot sex crazed females in the family. Hummmmmm, who should Bob listen to???????
Etymology: unacceptable,not satisfactory/hun, slang for honey
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COMMENTS:
Attilla the children all the time 'donta listen to your papa' - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-22: 10:40:00
Very cute- I will adopt this word to describe all my dh's hunacceptable behavior. - mdmquincy, 2007-06-22: 17:56:00
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Fiancney
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: fee/awns/nay
Sentence: Juliet went through one fiancney after another until she finally ran away with Romeonoway
Etymology: fiance + ney
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COMMENTS:
Romeonoway is great too! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-22: 07:11:00
thanks Purple - slow day - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-22: 15:50:00
Oops--hadn't seen this in the list. Great minds think alike, eh? - mplsbohemian, 2007-06-22: 22:33:00
doo doo doo do - doo doo doo do - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-23: 00:49:00
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Kinflict
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈkɪnˌflɪkt/
Sentence: While kinflict is most often caused by a choice in significant other, it can also be caused by other lifestyle choices, such as becoming a vegan, converting to Judaism, or switching to Mac from PC.
Etymology: From kin + conflict
Prohibmate
Created by: oliviabrown
Pronunciation: pr/ō/hibm/ā/te
Sentence: My dad prohibmated me from seeing Bob anymore.
Etymology: prohib- prohibit, mate- mate
Conalien
Created by: m1carren
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Her dad freaked out when he found out she was in love with a conalien.
Etymology: con: with Alien: of another
Checkeredmate
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: check/urd/mayte
Sentence: Checkeredmate her father yelled every time she brought a new boyfriend home
Etymology: checkmate + checkered + mate
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COMMENTS:
She misrook her boyfriend for a knight. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-22: 13:53:00
and her father mistook him for a queen - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-22: 16:37:00
He was just a pawn in the conflict between her and her father, until she became board with him and castled him off. - petaj, 2007-06-22: 22:33:00
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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