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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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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]
Misterrightfight
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: mister-right-fight
Sentence: Carol was headed for a misterrightfight with her parents. So what if Dylan's a jobless, penniless, detention center drop-out and his pants droop under his butt so you can see his boxers? So what if his goal in life is to be the next Eminem, and all his friends are rappers and gangstas. She loves him and that's all they'll ever need for a lifetime of happiness. Her parents just don't understand.
Etymology: Mister Right: the man of your dreams + fight: argument; row
Perrant
Created by: jadenguy
Pronunciation: per ant
Sentence: Julius was always too perrant when he came into a new relationship. He'd argue about politics, he'd suggest that their notions of religion and morality were so askewed that species of wolves would better raise children, abhor the Home team enough to have his loathing displayed in tatoo form, and sometimes got into petty fistfights with either nurturer. They would laugh after and celebrate his candor and ferocity. Then they'd fetch beers, and he'd ask for the wrong brand; he'd be home drinking his watered down drivel while the family enjoyed a nice cool refreshing
Etymology: parent + errant (+ pair?)
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COMMENTS:
Best. Beer Commercial. Ever. Anytime I see a guy with a goatee (smuggest facial hair ever) drive his hands through his slick black hair just before punching his future mother-in-law, i want a beer. - jadenguy, 2007-06-22: 10:50:00
I think you should add rant to your etymology - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-22: 11:58:00
heh, fair enough. - jadenguy, 2007-06-22: 15:57:00
now you're back - get in the game - go to Clayton's word - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-22: 16:09:00
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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
Partnerbarter
Created by: Rhyme79
Pronunciation: part-nuh-barr-tuh
Sentence: My parents met Ignatious for the first time yesterday. Upon shaking hands my Dad frowned and that's when we started to partnerbarter. Dad said he was too posh for me, but I told him that my Iggy only owns one island and he hardly ever goes there anyway.
Etymology: Partner - spouse, mate. Barter - bargain, negotiate.
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.
Boyfiend
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: bawee feend
Sentence: That first meal when she brought her boyfiend to meet her parents had not gone well. His chanting had drowned out grace before meals and his belching drowned out any attempt at polite conversation. When he used the crucifix on the mantlepiece to pick his teeth, she took her mothers dry retching and the thobbing in dad's temple as a signal that the evening had drawn to an end.
Etymology: boyfriend, fiend
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COMMENTS:
Talk about copulashun! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-22: 09:01:00
excellent paragraph - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-22: 16:28:00
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Nonpatrematrix
Created by: k3nbr33
Pronunciation: non|pä|tur|e|mä|tur|iks
Sentence: My parents thought that my recent girlfriend was disrespectful and negative towards me; they did not approve of her, and therefore she was a nonpatrematrix
Etymology: Non-: Not Patre-: Father Matr-: Mother -Trix: A woman
Natalinfraction
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: Nay-tul-in-frak-shun
Sentence: Jen loved the circus so much that she let the dog-faced boy follow her home to meet her parents. To Jen's chagrin, her parent's saw him as just another one of her natalinfractions. It was reminiscent of the time she brought home the fella who bore a striking resemblance to Jabberwocky. http://animal.discovery.com/convergence/ugly_dog/wallpaper/gallery/wallpaper02_800.jpg
Etymology: natal (pertaining to procreating), infraction, fatal attraction
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COMMENTS:
I updated the link. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-22: 08:22:00
Hey!! I resemble that remark - oh I mean resent - it's Friday 'let the pun begin' - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-22: 09:13:00
Sorry 'bout that bit of Jabbermockery - I couldn't resist. BTW, rikboyee's Jabbergasted is one of my favs! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-22: 09:37:00
well shucks...consider me rikbouyed by your remarks - rikboyee, 2007-06-22: 18:56:00
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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