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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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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
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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Romanticlate
Created by: myrrh
Pronunciation: (n;) row-MAN-tih-clut (v;) row-MAN-tih-clayt
Sentence: (n;) Jenny had found the perfect man, but he turned out to be a romanticlate. (v;) Robert and his parents screamed and romanticlated for hours that night.
Etymology: Partially derived from the word "romance;" barely any etymology otherwise.
Fiancenay
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: fee-ahns-NAY
Sentence: Alex found himself yet again a fiancenay--why was it his fault that Jenny's father deplored fauxhawks?
Etymology: fiancé + nay
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COMMENTS:
liked it very much - texmom, 2007-06-23: 23:39:00
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Matusrejecticus
Created by: texmom
Pronunciation: may tus re ject icuss
Sentence: My dad performed matusrejecticus and threw my boyfriend out the door.
Etymology: mate - match reject - throw out
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
Hunacceptable
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: hun-ax-cept-able
Sentence: Bob brought his sleezy girlfriend, Jill, home to meet his parents. Bob's mom found her totally hunacceptable calling her a tramp. Bob's dad totally approved saying they need more hot sex crazed females in the family. Hummmmmm, who should Bob listen to???????
Etymology: unacceptable,not satisfactory/hun, slang for honey
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COMMENTS:
Attilla the children all the time 'donta listen to your papa' - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-22: 10:40:00
Very cute- I will adopt this word to describe all my dh's hunacceptable behavior. - mdmquincy, 2007-06-22: 17:56:00
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Parentrepidation
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: pair-en-trep-eh-DAY-shun
Sentence: Because of the lack of social skills and obvious lack of education of her boyfriend Burno, Melinda's parents both had severe cases of parentrepidation, and were sending signals to Melinda that it was time to send Bruno packing.
Etymology: Blend of the word 'Parent' and 'Trepidation' (n. nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation)
Objectimate
Created by: sanssouci
Pronunciation: Ob ject tee mate
Sentence: It didn't matter if I was dating a teacher or a toilet cleaner my parents would always objectimate anybody new in my life.
Etymology: Object + mate = Objectimate Object, to express or feel disapproval, dislike, or distaste; be averse. Mate, partner, husband or wife; spouse.
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COMMENTS:
checkmate...great word! - Nosila, 2010-01-15: 23:32:00
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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