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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.
Verboticisms
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Twitbores
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: twit-bores
Sentence: The Adams family were such twitbores that neighbors could not survive in order to comply with their perfectionism.
Etymology: Twit- To taunt, ridicule, or tease, especially for embarrassing mistakes or faults. Bores- a dull, repetitious, or uninteresting person, activity, or state.
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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Naboobs
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: NAY-bubes
Sentence: Loretta 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: Use of 'boob' (dufus, crude person) Play on the word 'nabob' (A person of wealth and prominence)
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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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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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)
Goadneighbours
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: GOAD NAY bores
Sentence: My good neighbours had become goadneighbours, and now I was wishing for good fences. It all began when Mike got a promotion. He and his wife bought an SUV that they were always washing, waxing, and admiring while they took pictures of each other standing by it. They landscaped their yard, put in a pool, and built a sundeck. But everything was for show and pictures, and now the rest of us neighbours were tired of them harassing us. Suddenly our yards weren’t good enough, our houses needed painting and we were bringing down the neighbourhood. Any more goadneigbourly advice on how to take care of my weeds on my lawn or the cracks in my driveway, and I might just build that fence.
Etymology: GOAD: to keep irritating or annoying someone until they react GOOD NEIGHBOURS
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COMMENTS:
Puntastic verbotomy! So on the definition, too. Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-17: 14:37:00
You goad, Girl! - Nosila, 2009-03-17: 23:28:00
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Honebodies
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: hone bod ees
Sentence: Marcia was always criticized by her neighbours, because she never stayed home and spent hours working on her house. The Kranks, the honebodies from next door, were the first suspects when Marcia was found dead on her grass. She should have taken fencing lessons to get lawn order.
Etymology: Hone (to sharpen, improve,make perfect or complete) & WordPlay on Homebodies (people who seldom leave home)
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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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by kateinkorea. Thank you kateinkorea. ~ James
abrakadeborah - 2009-03-19: 04:08:00
Oh my gosh!!!!! I actually won today! Does that mean I'm "in?" I'm scrolling up and down! lol :) thank you everybody I'm honored~ bowing head now in gratitude to the wonderful creators and to kateinkorea for suggesting this definition :) Thank you all! You've made my day! MMMMMMMMMMWAH!
abrakadeborah - 2009-03-19: 06:14:00
Ok I see the current winner changes...I thought it was a daily thing? Oh well...I wonder if that means it always changes and it's not a daily winner. DANG! right when I think I have this site figured out ...I don't :/
Today's definition was suggested by kateinkorea. Thank you kateinkorea. ~ James