Verboticism: Zencroach

'Do you mind sitting somewhere else?'

DEFINITION: v. tr., To invade another person's personal space by sitting, standing or hovering unnecessarily close. n., A person who habitually stands or sits "uncomfortably close" when communicating with others.

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Zencroach

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: zen/croach

Sentence: Every time I get into a calm silent mediative state someone zencroaches and I lose the moment.

Etymology: zen + encroach

Points: 746

Comments: Zencroach

bananabender - 2008-01-21: 09:10:00
zany word!

silveryaspen - 2008-01-21: 10:46:00
Your ability to add just one letter so effectively always amazes me. Just as brevity is the soul of wit ... your brevity with letters is the soul of your verboticisms. (I zen bow to you.)

OZZIEBOB - 2008-01-21: 19:25:00
Nice word!