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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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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.
Fencenemies
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: fen sen em ees
Sentence: The neighbours often saw the Browns & The Smiths next door to them fighting over petty things, like in whose yard whose cat toiletted and whose tree was overhanging whose yard. The walkway between their yards was like the Demilitarized Zone...neutral but dangerous with the possibility of being caught in the crossfire. Their parents always said they fought tooth and nail growing up and now they were fencenemies. Just what possessed this brother and sister to buy homes next door to each other is still a mystery.
Etymology: Fence (a boundary line created by a fence) & Enemies (not friends;any group of hostile people)
Bordertaunt
Created by: chaiandallthatjazz
Pronunciation: bord er ton tay
Sentence: "Settle down children. I've had enough of this bordertaunte. I'm turning the in-drive movie off. You can watch it when we get home if you behave yourself!"
Etymology: border (part that forms outer edge of something) + taunt (ridicule, mock) + debutante (young [woman] making a formal debut into society)
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COMMENTS:
great! - elcanyonazo, 2009-02-07: 15:51:00
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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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Frayedsome
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: frayed fraid some
Sentence: To live in the Gaza strip, or along the internal borders of Iraq, or even the internal borders of Belfast, or in Kosovo, where religious and politcal factions stage violent conflicts, must be very difficult, especially, if you would prefer to live peacefully, side by side, despite those differences. It must be frayedsome ... even for those neighbors doing the fighting.
Etymology: FRAYED, AFRAID. Frayed - to become strained, causing irritability or anger, or cause somebody's nerves, temper, or patience to become strained. Afraid - 1. frightened: frightened or apprehensive about something. 2. reluctant: feeling hesitation or disinclination toward something. 3. regretful: feeling regret about something
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COMMENTS:
the definitions have been very heartfelt this week - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-05: 11:04:00
thank you, Jabberwocky. - silveryaspen, 2009-02-06: 11:15:00
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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.
Daremarcationline
Created by: arrrteest
Pronunciation: dayr-mar-kay-shun-line
Sentence: Horace the cat always walked the daremarcationline to taunt Mr. Bojangles, the neighbor's dog, to crossing the invisible fence.
Etymology: dare-to show or prove courage + demarcation- to limit or mark + line- a mark to designat a boundary
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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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
silveryaspen - 2009-02-05: 05:53:00
Rather different from the definition I I submitted: DEFINITION: n. two sides of a border, one side peaceful, the other side violent. v. to live on one side, or the other, along such a border. CREATED BY: silveryaspen - 2009-01-28 It is hard to take credit for today's definition, which is excellent and I am honored it insipired your cartoon and definition today. Thank you for all the great cartoons and definitions.
Thank you for inspiring me! And thank you for letting us play with your words. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
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