Verboticism: Naboobs
DEFINITION: n. Annoying neighbors who spend endless hours mowing their lawns, painting their fences, washing their cars, and browbeating you because you have a life. v. To express disapproval for someone's lifestyle.
Naboobs
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: NAY-bubes
Sentence: Coretta thought of her neighbors as naboobs, people of some wealth and circumstance who who had nothing better to do than improve their properties and their lives while she sunbathed, partied and did her best to just look pretty.
Etymology: Play on the word 'nabob' (A person of wealth and prominence)
Points: 1226
Comments: Naboobs
abrakadeborah - 2009-03-17: 01:43:00
Good word there Mustang :) I was waiting to read what kind of sentence or story you would write with the "Naboobs" of the neighborhood! lol, Very good description!
metrohumanx - 2009-03-17: 03:14:00
Very titillating word, there, Mr M!
Mustang - 2009-03-17: 06:18:00
Hey Deborah...uh huh...there's boobs, and then there's boobs. Not all of them are rednecks. ;-)
Mustang - 2009-03-17: 06:19:00
Thanks Metro...My cup runneth over.....
readerwriter - 2009-03-17: 07:09:00
There goes the naboobhood!
readerwriter - 2009-03-17: 07:09:00
There goes the naboobhood!
silveryaspen - 2009-03-17: 13:57:00
got a big laugh out of how you took a snobby word like nabob and brought it down to the boob level!
Nosila - 2009-03-17: 23:26:00
Mustang, what a good Mammory you have for words! You get a lot of support here, too.
Mustang - 2009-03-18: 02:30:00
Got the idea off the boob tube....lots of good mammories from watching that.
silveryaspen - 2009-03-18: 13:00:00
Like your word Mustang, these comments rate an A+ ... especially for being funny!