Do you live next door to a neighbore?

Following the recent addition of‘ twerk’ and ‘crowdfund’ to the oxford English Dictionary, here is a further selection of brand new words:

NABKIN: A small square piece of cloth or paper, used for cleaning the mouth or fingers, secretly stolen from the person sitting next to you. NADIRECTION: Worst possible directions to a particular place. ‘Excuse me, do you know the way to the sea?’ ‘Yes, I believe it’s at the top of that hill over there.’ ‘Thank you for that nadirection.’ NAFFECTED: Behaviour or speech that affects to be common. ‘I find the younger royals a little naffected.’ NAGAZINE: Glossy journal or periodical that can’t help telling its readers how to behave. NAMBEE-PAMBEE: Stinging winged insect that collects nectar, produces honey and generally flounces about. NANNYSECOND: Length of time after starting a meal that it takes for your partner to point out that you’ve got food on your chin. NARCISSISTER: Female sibling who is desperately fond of herself. NASTYRTIUM: A deeply unpleasant herbaceous flowering plant. NAYBOUR: Person who lives next door and complains every time you want to do anything. NEANDUHTHAL: Species of human which lived in Europe 150,000 years ago and was remarkably thick. NEARBUY: Shop just around the corner. NEBUCODNEZZAR: The most prominent fish of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. NECESSITEA: Aromatic leaf-based beverage that demands to be drunk. NEEDULL: Thin threadable pin with extremely blunt end. NEGLIGENTS: Male public conveniences that don’t seem to have been cleaned for a fortnight. ‘I always avoid the negligents in the park.’ NEGLIGIBULL: Hornless male bovine animal, which stands in the corner of a field, keeping himself to himself. NEGOTIHATE: An attempt to reach an amicable agreement with someone you dislike. NEGOTIST: A person who considers himself the least important person in the room. NEIGHBRRR: Someone who lives next door and always gives you a chilly reception. NEIGHBORE: Someone who lives next door and goes on and on and on. NEIGHBURR: Someone who lives next door and leaves their phone off the hook. NETWERK: To link up with like-minded business people with the aim of dancing in a sexually provocative manner. NESPRAYSO: Coffee-making apparatus that spurts coffee over everyone who uses it. NEWFLANGLED: Daring pastry innovation from a Great British Bake Off contestant. NEWSCURSETER: TV reporter who keeps swearing on camera. NEWSFLUSH: Embarrassing news report. ‘We were greeted with a newsflush about the Duchess of York’s latest business venture.’ NICOTEEN: Youngster who has taken up smoking. NINCOMPOOPER-SCOOPER: Scooping device for cleaning up dog mess, much given to dropping offending item on to operator’s shoe. NOBBLE PRIZE: Award that is made annually, but which is then withdrawn. NOGLIGEE: A woman’s semi-transparent dressing gown still stained with an egg-based cocktail from a week ago. NOODULL: Thin strip of pasta, not tasting of anything. NOOKEY: Small piece of shaped metal designed for gaining entry to a love nest. NOTA BENNY: Anything taken in by the odd-job man at Crossroads Motel, circa 1972. NOTEBOO: A pad or journal containing a major surprise. NOTEPAUPER: Very cheap stationery. NOUGAARRGGH: Sticky sweet comestible that removes a tooth without warning. NOUVELLE QUIZINE: Something very tiny on your dinner plate that you can never quite put a name to. NUANTS: Subtle difference between one insect and another. NUDISSED: Naked person who finds himself or herself subject to strong criticism. NUISANTS: Small, wingless insects determined to go where they are not wanted. NUMBSKILL: A daft person who nevertheless has one exceptional talent. ‘Would I be right in thinking Charlotte Church is a bit of a numbskill?’ NYLONGS: A pair of tights that have been subjected to a great deal of stretching.