English Explanatory Dictionary

border gore

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Political borders which appear extremely messy and unaesthetic when viewed on a map, typically due to being extremely jagged or involving many enclaves.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

border gore bordergore border-gore

Etymology

From border + gore (“murder, bloodshed, violence”), jokingly suggesting that such borders are so gruesome they might cause someone to become physically ill.

Related words

enclave exclave

← border czar
← border czars
← border dancing
← border fancies
← border fancy

border guard →
border guards →
border jumper →
border jumpers →
Border Leicester →

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