Verboticism: Adjacentangle
DEFINITION: v. To fight with your neighbors, not because of your differences, and not because of what you have in common, but simply because you are stuck right next to each other. n. A border between neighbors and enemies.
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Neighborderly
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: nābbôrdərlē
Sentence: The relationship between the Jones and Johnsons and has always been sketchy. They are the only ones in their court without fences. The divide between their properties is marked by a series of marker flags. They could be more neighborderly if Mr. Jones didn’t move the flags when he mows his lawn and forget to move them back. The little red flags are slowly creeping towards the Johnson’s house.
Etymology: neighbor (a person living near or next door) + neighborly (characteristic of a good neighbor, esp. helpful, friendly, or kind.) + border (a line separating two political or geographical areas)
Cheekbygrowl
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: chēkbigroul
Sentence: The Murphys bought a minivan. Now their 5 children would not have to be packed in cheekbygrowl when they all traveled together. That's not to say they couldn't find other reasons squabble.
Etymology: cheek by jowl (close together; side by side) + growl (a low guttural sound of hostility in the throat)
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COMMENTS:
those feckin' Murphy's at it again? - galwaywegian, 2009-02-05: 05:35:00
first-rate pun! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-05: 13:07:00
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Satishisam
Created by: satishkumar
Pronunciation: sa thi sh i sam
Sentence: many people follow satishisam
Etymology:
Terriwarial
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: TER i WAR ee yul
Sentence: I can't stand my roommate. He is more than just territorial he is terriwarial. Every time I so much as even enter 'his side' of the living room, he's ready to battle.
Etymology: TERRITORIAL: guarding and defending an area deemed to be ones own WAR:
Neighgression
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: nay-gresh-un
Sentence: Nancy was so full of neighgression with her neighbor, Ned. For some strange reason...all she ever wanted to do was to ring his neck!
Etymology: Neigh - Part of "Neighbor" - One who lives near or next to another. Gression- Part of "Aggression" - The act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
Neighbickerly
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: nay-bick-er-ly
Sentence: Even Mr. Rodgers would begin to feel neighbickerly if he lived next to the Johnsons. They have tacky lawn ornaments and loud parties. They have several cars that use all the parking spaces and let Fido run through the neighborhood to potty in everyone's pansies. But what really cheesed us off was when they yelled at the kids for going on their lawn to fetch their baseball.
Etymology: neighborly: acting as a friendly neighbor + bicker: petty squabble
Overfencive
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: oh ver fen siv
Sentence: Their overfencive was the only woman made thing visible from space.
Etymology: offensive, over fence
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COMMENTS:
but could you hear it?? - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-05: 11:01:00
great! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-05: 13:05:00
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Proxenmity
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: proks en mitee
Sentence: Grace and Bill lived next door to each other and as a result lived in a perpetual state of proxenmity.
Etymology: Proximity (nearness;being close to) & Enmity (a state of deep-seated ill-will)
