Verboticism: Proximiwar
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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Closeterphobia
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: klose ter fobi ya
Sentence: Christmas, Easter, Valentine's, St.Pat's, most National holidays (July 4, July 1, etc.)Halloween and Thanksgiving were occasions for competitive decorating and the resultant closetrophobia. Who was going to out-decorate each other this occasion in the Battle of the Best Decorated House on Elm Street? The Smiths' and the Jones' went through this rivalry constantly. The Smiths' were good, but it was hard to keep up with the Jones'!
Etymology: close (near) & claustrophobia ( unnatural fear of enclosed spaces, confined spaces)
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COMMENTS:
Good one - Mustang, 2009-02-06: 00:04:00
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Imaginotline
Created by: scrabbelicious
Pronunciation: e:mág:on:á:lie:n
Sentence: Relations between Manfred and Tobefrank got so bad, almost unimaginably bad, that the local neighbourhood watch insisted they increase the width of their imaginotline or move to another ghetto.
Etymology: A truce declared between 1-) Imagine: To conceive or form an image in one's own mind. 2-)Maginot line a line of defensive fortifications constructed by the French along their eastern border, extending from Switzerland to Luxembourg, between 1929 and 1936. • [as n. ] (also Maginot line) an impressive but often ineffectual means of protection or defense
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)
Ruckusteering
Created by: GlobalGallery
Pronunciation: ruk-us-teer-ing
Sentence: The Smiths and the Joneses were next door neighbors and were skilled at ruckusteering. Young Pauly Smith dreamt of an NBA career and spent many hours bouncing his basketball on the cement driveway. He also practised his clarinet rather poorly, late into the evenings. Old Graham Jones liked to start up the leaf blower early on a Sunday morning, and he often used his vast array of power tools until well past midnight. It was hard to focus on anything with such a constant din.
Etymology: 1.ruckus - a violent disagreement. 2. racketeering - engaging in a racket.
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COMMENTS:
Fresh aspect, sentence and verbotomy speak volumes! Good word for those loud car stereos, too! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-05: 13:17:00
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Neighboor
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: nay boor
Sentence: Neighboors were what the Capulets and the Montagues had become. In fact, their quarreling had been going on for quite some time. So long, that no one remebered why they quarrelled any more. Their neighboorly behaviour eventually lead to unforseen tragic events.
Etymology: Neighboor (n) is a mixture of neighbour and boor - rude person.
Pickatfence
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: pik at fens
Sentence: The Wesson, Okai and Smith families lived next door to each other. Each had a pickatfence surrounding their yard. This was because they had never gotten along and each was too stubborn to move. Things finally changed when they armed themselves and police were called to the shootout at the Okai corral, started by a Smith & Wesson.
Etymology: Picket( a wooden strip forming part of a fence) & Pick At (to annoy, fight with,express a negative opinion of) & Fence (a barrier that serves to enclose an area;enclose with a fence;fight with fencing swords or mean words)
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COMMENTS:
good one - mrskellyscl, 2010-08-20: 09:07:00
Cheers & welcome back! - Nosila, 2010-08-21: 00:11:00
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Frenemal
Created by: spotter
Pronunciation: fren e mal
Sentence: The relationship with my neighbors is frenemal. If his sprinklers keep hitting my car I'm going to get frenmal on him! The smoke from the barbeque wafted over frenemal lines.
Etymology: Frenemy (friends and enemies). Animal, as in animal behavior, not intelligent, savage.
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)
Vexdoorneighbours
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Vex-dor-nay-bers
Sentence: Whenever Sally and Jim were in close proximity of each other they became vexdoorneigbours. They had to be separated at all times. Their mother put it down to a touch of sibling rivalry but the plain truth was they actually couldn't stand the sight of each other.
Etymology: Vex(annoy,make angry) + Neighbours (persons or place in relation to others next to it) See Next door neighbours
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COMMENTS:
terrific - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-05: 11:00:00
I think those two used to be my vexdoor neighbors. - Mustang, 2009-02-06: 00:03:00
Really good! - kateinkorea, 2009-02-06: 02:18:00
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