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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.
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Ungroom
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: un groom
Sentence: When Jessie defied her folks and married her caveman beau,Gronk, he became an ungroom to her father. Not only was Gronk unable to speak in big words, he unfortunately decorated the side of her father's garage with cave drawings. The new in-laws soon became outlaws to Jessie's dad.
Etymology: Un (negative;not prefix) & Groom (a man who is to be or has recently been married; care for one's external appearance)
Spartner
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: spart - nur
Sentence: Because Jeffrey caused such adverse reactions among her family and friends, which often led to fights, Emily was starting to think of him as a spartner instead of a partner.
Etymology: spar (to fight), partner
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COMMENTS:
spartacular word! - Nosila, 2010-01-15: 23:35:00
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Wrestlemateia
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: res/uhl/mate/eeah
Sentence: She was prepared to battle royal with her parents using arm locks and body slams for this latest beau. Because of his lower class status and occasional grunts, she was expecting an all out wrestlemateia.
Etymology: wrestlemania + mate
Wrestlemateia
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: res/uhl/mate/eeah
Sentence: She was prepared to battle royal with her parents using arm locks and body slams for this latest beau. Because of his lower class status and occasional grunts, she was expecting an all out wrestlemateia.
Etymology: wrestlemania + mate
Dysparamour
Created by: bwesterlind
Pronunciation: Diss-para-more
Sentence: n: Her dysparamour caused significant angst to the family. v: After they met him they had quite the dysparamour.
Etymology: Dys- Root of word meaning "Not" Paramour- Root as word meaning one who is a possible suitor.
Kinflict
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈkɪnˌflɪkt/
Sentence: While kinflict is most often caused by a choice in significant other, it can also be caused by other lifestyle choices, such as becoming a vegan, converting to Judaism, or switching to Mac from PC.
Etymology: From kin + conflict
Inapproprimate
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: in + ah + prope + ree + mate
Sentence: My parents seem to think that my 65-year old girlfriend is an inapproprimate for a 22-year-old, but I say screw 'em.
Etymology: inappropriate + mate
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COMMENTS:
interesting how you have primate in your word - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-22: 15:05:00
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Parentalignergabbering
Created by: grasshopper
Pronunciation: parent/al/ig/ner/ga/bber/ing
Sentence: The day my family was to meet my love I begged my parents to have an open mind and no parentalignergabbering,Please I begged them...
Etymology: parental = a parent figure, igner = ignerant, ga = gap, bbering = blabbering = parentalignergabbering
Partnerbarter
Created by: Rhyme79
Pronunciation: part-nuh-barr-tuh
Sentence: My parents met Ignatious for the first time yesterday. Upon shaking hands my Dad frowned and that's when we started to partnerbarter. Dad said he was too posh for me, but I told him that my Iggy only owns one island and he hardly ever goes there anyway.
Etymology: Partner - spouse, mate. Barter - bargain, negotiate.
Sheject
Created by: bubbos
Pronunciation: She-ject
Sentence: My parents found my latest gal a total sheject, with her sloppy style and greasy hair, she'll never fit into our family. My friends consider my latest boyfriend a total heject as his antics were queer and out of the ordinary, how often do you find people who enjoy walking backwards as a pasttime?
Etymology: he + reject and she + reject
Comments:
Today's definition is inspired by Robert J. Sawyer's Neanderthal trilogy, Hominids, Humans and Hybrids. (We couldn't go through the whole RJS week without mentioning Neanderthals!) It's a story of two parallel worlds -- a human one and a Neanderthal one. The story pivots around the romantic tension between a female human and male Neanderthal. How about that for spicing up the gene pool? And I wonder what their parents would think? Thanks to Rob for the great story, and the inspiration. ~ James