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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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Juxtagonists
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: jux/tag/o/nists
Sentence: Sitting next to anyone on a cramped and crowded airliner causes even the most friendly and gentile people to immediately become juxtagonists because of their close proximity to one another.
Etymology: JUXTAGONISTS - from - JUXTAPOSITION (close together, or side by side) + ANATGONISTS (opposes and contends against another; an adversary)
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COMMENTS:
Choice blending to fit the definition very well! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-05: 13:13:00
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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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Adjacentangle
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ad-JAIS-en-tangl
Sentence: Ever the aggressive and obnoxious lout Chester would grab any and every opportunity to employ various adjacentangle efforts to antagonize his neighbors, even going so far as to call them graphic names and to throw refuse onto their property.
Etymology: Blend of 'adjacent' (lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring) and 'tangle' (Informal. a conflict; disagreement)
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)
Maisonfrictionline
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: may/zon/frik/shun/line
Sentence: In every neighbourhood there is something known as the maisonfrictionline, a forcefield between properties, rife with petty territorial imperatives.
Etymology: maison (French for house) + friction + play on the Mason Dixon line
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COMMENTS:
inspired! - galwaywegian, 2009-02-05: 06:39:00
Good one! - TJayzz, 2009-02-05: 11:53:00
de fine line! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-05: 12:57:00
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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)
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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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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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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