Verboticism: Adfacent

'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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Adfacent

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: ad/fac/ent

Sentence: David Macdonald is the classic adfacent. He is what Seinfeld referred to as the 'close talker', or the 'in your face' conversationalist, or 'adfacent' communicator.

Etymology: adjacent + face + in your face

Points: 1037

Comments: Adfacent

bananabender - 2008-01-21: 09:41:00
clever!

silveryaspen - 2008-01-21: 10:19:00
The way you change a letter or two within a word to make it a combo of two words ... your creations always wow me!