Verboticism: Checkeredmate
DEFINITION: n. A chosen mating partner who is not well-accepted by one's parents. v. To fight with one's parents over the selection of a suitable mate.
Checkeredmate
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: check/urd/mayte
Sentence: Checkeredmate her father yelled every time she brought a new boyfriend home
Etymology: checkmate + checkered + mate
Points: 689
Comments: Checkeredmate
purpleartichokes - 2007-06-22: 13:53:00
She misrook her boyfriend for a knight.
Jabberwocky - 2007-06-22: 16:37:00
and her father mistook him for a queen
petaj - 2007-06-22: 22:33:00
He was just a pawn in the conflict between her and her father, until she became board with him and castled him off.