Public Proximity Violation

When in a public place with plenty of open seats, a person chooses to sit right next to you for no viable reason.

I usually go to the library early Wednesday mornings since no one is there. Today, it was empty as usual but some creep committed a major public proximity violation and sat RIGHT NEXT to me at the huge table in the law area!

by Nuxodom December 13, 2009

provincial

describing people who only care about eating, sleeping, making money, and owning crap. Very unimaginative, uncultured people with no concept of the arts, history, language, faith, travel, or why any those things should be valued. Has not visited a library or museum since the 7th grade. Doesn't know the name of a bluebird (really). Like Mr. Banks in Mary Poppins, they "can't see past the end of their nose".

Bell in Beauty and the Beast: "I want much more than this provincial life!"

by Shumado April 14, 2015

proximity infatuation

An infatuation that develops out of close-quarters operation with another person.

"I swear I'm in love with this girl from Philosophy class. I've been sitting next to her for like three weeks and it's obvious we're meant for each other."

"Well do you know anything else about her? I bet you've just made up a life outside of class for her in your head. You're getting caught up in a short-sighted proximity infatuation man, just wait a couple weeks after class is over and you won't even remember her."

by SemperLieSuckah September 2, 2007

Provincetown

Town at the end of US 6 on Cape Cod. Noted for its large Gay community

Gay guy 1:OMG! Look at steven! he got that boa in Provincetown! It looks so good on him

Gay guy 2: We should just take him home and spank him on that arse

Gay guy 1: Oh yeah!

by PetePimp July 24, 2006

Provinceside

a. When you're in Canada, you are provinceside.
b. When you want to use the word stateside to sound cool but you are Canadian.

Nate: Hey girl, I thought you were visiting Buffalo. Where are you now?
Sarah: I'm provinceside. I had to get back to buy some maple syrup.

Cindy: I will stay longer than I expected in Thailand but I will catch up with you in Toronto soon.
Nate: See you provinceside.

Yukon-man: I was visiting Alberta there were so many trucks with trucknuts.
Yukon-man2: Oh, I see you were provinceside eh?

by J-nate August 1, 2017

propinquity

Use this word when you want to seem smart – or stupid. It's your choice, really. (It's all just a big game of fortuna, as it's the other people that form their opinion on you and you cannot really affect that process.) It's the type of word you only see on the "most searched" list of dictionary.com and on Yahoo!'s headlines (the latter-mentioned explains the first-mentioned).

People who have to look up this word are either too smart or "too dumb" and if this being the case, they are also very likely to read Yahoo! News. Why Yahoo! in the first place uses words that are understood only by 0.01‰ (1 out of 100 000) of the population, remains yet unclear. But when you are seen to use this word, people will know (if they're intelligent enough) that you got it from nowhere else than Yahoo! News...

Woody: "The propinquity of these – pardon my sterile approach on the topic – two given objects is inversely proportional to..
Bob: "Why don't you just say "approximity" or "distance" or something?"
Woody: "W-what? I don't.."
Bob: "Yes, you do. Don't play stupid."
Gary: "Yeah, man. Don't use words that are understood only by 3500 Americans – that's what Yahoo! News does."

by Burt Milhorse Eriksson April 12, 2021

proximitist

One who will ditch one crush/significant other for another, just because they are geographically closer. A proximity opportunist.

I wanted to have drinks with Quinn last night, but he's such a proximitist that he ditched me for Claire because she was already downtown.

by Further Away March 23, 2007