Verboticism: Jonesists

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.
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Naybores
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: nay bohrs
Sentence: It was difficult to discern whether the high pitched drone coming from the other side of the fence was a garden strimmer or one of the naybores complaining about the ingress of weeds from her wildflower garden.
Etymology: neighbour nay, bore
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COMMENTS:
I like it....goes good with naboobs. Naboob naybores.... - Mustang, 2009-03-17: 21:14:00
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Annoighbors
Created by: WeimCentral
Pronunciation: a-noi-burs
Sentence: Betty was surrounded by annoighbors who judged her severely for her lack of Master Gardener status. Yes, she buys marked down plants at Home Depot but it is commensurate with their likelihood of viability in her yard.
Etymology: Annoy (generally vexing) + Neighbors (those who either abut your property or are just butts in your close proximity)
Yardsell
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: yard cell
Sentence: My neighbors were constantly gardening and telling me that I needed to do the same. I am sick of their constant yardsell.
Etymology: YARD, SELL being a play on yard sale. Also a play on hard sell. YARD - the area of land immediately surrounding a house, often covered with grass or landscaping. SELL - persuade somebody of something: to make an idea or proposal acceptable to somebody. Cell - a confining and very limiting place.
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COMMENTS:
A perfect lawn IS the sign of a sick mind. Leave the Aspen leaves where they lie. - metrohumanx, 2009-03-17: 03:12:00
Good combination of ideas. - kateinkorea, 2009-03-17: 19:51:00
Good word...as metro says, leave the Aspen leaves where they lie and you will be more Poplar! Some people just Birch and Beech all day to get attention. If they want to Spruce up your yard, they should come and do it! - Nosila, 2009-03-17: 23:23:00
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Lifespurn
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: lie-f-sp-ern
Sentence: After many years of censuring her neighbours, the old woman finally reached the end of her lifespurn when she collapsed midcriticism on the decorative border that had whipped her into a judgmental frenzy.
Etymology: life + spurn + lifespan
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COMMENTS:
Admire how well you put your sentence, your thoughts, and your word together. Very well done! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-17: 14:19:00
Good word and sentence. - kateinkorea, 2009-03-17: 19:41:00
Nothing like having a garden to die for... - Nosila, 2009-03-17: 23:31:00
Concise and excellent! - metrohumanx, 2009-03-18: 04:50:00
thanks for the nice comments - petaj, 2009-03-18: 07:36:00
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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)
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COMMENTS:
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! - abrakadeborah, 2009-03-17: 01:43:00
Very titillating word, there, Mr M! - metrohumanx, 2009-03-17: 03:14:00
Hey Deborah...uh huh...there's boobs, and then there's boobs. Not all of them are rednecks. ;-) - Mustang, 2009-03-17: 06:18:00
Thanks Metro...My cup runneth over..... - Mustang, 2009-03-17: 06:19:00
There goes the naboobhood! - readerwriter, 2009-03-17: 07:09:00
There goes the naboobhood! - readerwriter, 2009-03-17: 07:09:00
got a big laugh out of how you took a snobby word like nabob and brought it down to the boob level! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-17: 13:57:00
Mustang, what a good Mammory you have for words! You get a lot of support here, too. - Nosila, 2009-03-17: 23:26:00
Got the idea off the boob tube....lots of good mammories from watching that. - Mustang, 2009-03-18: 02:30:00
Like your word Mustang, these comments rate an A+ ... especially for being funny! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-18: 13:00:00
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Whoreticulturists
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: hor tik kul tur ists
Sentence: When Suzy Floozie moved next door to Mona & Dick, she was always embarrassed that her yard did not look like theirs did...a cover of House & Gardens. Of course, they spent every waking moment outside weeding, watering, mowing and fertilising. They in turn found her lack of yardwork offensive. They noticed she was out all night, slept all day, not often alone and dressed scantily. They harassed and derided her at every turn and eventually attacked her. It appears that Mona & Dick were whoreticulturists and while being cuffed by the police, they shouted out "She should have been spade long ago!" and "The only Ho at work in her yard was her!" and "So much for Lawn Order!"
Etymology: Whore (hooker,streetwalker,prostitute,someone who exchanges sex for money) & Horticulturists (individuals who practice the cultivation of plants)
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COMMENTS:
Ho ,ho ho - galwaywegian, 2010-09-28: 03:19:00
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Moanses
Created by: Banky
Pronunciation: /mohn-siz/
Sentence: Charlotte pulled out of the garage to find the Christmas lights torn down to the point that they were dragging through her hair. She clawed at the string of bulbs as she nearly ran the convertible into the mailbox. Looks like the Moanses were trying to give her another hint.
Etymology: Play on words of "Joneses", as in "keeping up with the" and moan, to low with dismay or pain
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COMMENTS:
Super funny! Truly a great word for complaining neighbors. Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-17: 14:08:00
Funny! - kateinkorea, 2009-03-17: 19:38:00
Sounds like our neighbour, Mona Lott! - Nosila, 2009-03-17: 23:32:00
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Maintenazi
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: main-ten-a-tzi
Sentence: Tish liked her new neighborhood, however after a few days she began to notice a low pitched, constant hum. It sounded like lawn equipment. The droning never stopped. It was there on Sunday morning and Friday night at 2 am.-- all the time, really. Could it be that she had accidentally moved into a neighborhood run by Maintenatzis? Come to think of it, the woman across the street constantly raked and swept the street. Strange, what would she have to rake in January? Tish looked out the window -- she was out there sweeping. The woman's face was expressionless and her eyes seemed to focus on nothing as she swung her broom back and forth. Here husband was trimming his bushes. Each branch was perfectly trimnmed and all exactly the same size. Tish knew that Maintenazis were not people to be ignored, but who and what are these people she wondered. Just then she noticed the sound -- the lawn equipment -- was it getting closer?
Etymology: To enforce through intimidation lawncare maintenance by strict codes and ideology. Maintenazis are known to leave their homes only to go to Home Depot for more mulch.
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COMMENTS:
Welcome. Clever sentence and word. Well-crafted! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-17: 14:13:00
Good word and funny sentence. - kateinkorea, 2009-03-17: 20:03:00
Excellent and creepy story! - metrohumanx, 2009-03-18: 04:47:00
Excellent word...welcome! - mweinmann, 2009-03-18: 13:06:00
Great word...ve haf vays off making you look after your yard...it is called Lawn Order! - Nosila, 2009-03-18: 18:59:00
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Preenieacks
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Preen-e-acks
Sentence: The Jones neighbors that lived next to Sliezanna were total "preenieacks" as they tirelessly worked hard to manicure their lawns and detailed their cars every single weekend. Sliezanna she was a "preenieack" about her appearance and she was living life to it's fullest. Yet,the Jones's next door gave her a tongue lashing about keeping her yard as nice as theirs in order to keep up the curb appeal and tax value in the neighborhood. The next thing they knew,poor little Sliezanna fainted over them telling her just how perfect she needed to be. Sliezanna recovered from her fainting and hired a lawn service and mobile car wash company to keep up appearances so the nagging neighbors would mind their own business. All is well in the neighborhood...except for that nagging old Mrs. Jones next door that cuts her eyes every time she sees Sliezanna dressed to the 9's and giggling as she waves goodbye to Mrs. Jones.
Etymology: Preen;grooming. ieacks;(slang); more than one person having a mania about their own preening,cleaning and grooming habits whether personal or objects that need grooming.
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COMMENTS:
Sliezanna! Good one! Like it! Like IT! - metrohumanx, 2009-03-17: 02:57:00
good one - galwaywegian, 2009-03-17: 05:54:00
In both your sentence and your word ... great humor! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-17: 14:35:00
Preenieactual description of amny neighbors people on this site have met! ANd I love the name Sliezanna, too! - Nosila, 2009-03-17: 23:18:00
Thank you everyone :) I love this site and the challenges to use my creative thinking! Hugs to you all!!! - abrakadeborah, 2009-03-18: 03:14:00
Creative and to the point! Thanks! - jasjamson, 2009-05-08: 02:19:00
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