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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who shares a house with another.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who lives in the same house with another; a household companion.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who dwells in the same house with another.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Someone living in the same
house .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who resides in the same house with you
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bilby commented on the word housemate
"In white culture, rent is allocated among housemates through a system of weights, measures, and woolen sweaters. First, each housemate is weighed and the results are recorded on the underside of separate toads, which are then set free within the house. Next, the forearm of each housemate is measured from elbow to wrist, and each measurement is recorded on a separate spool of thread. Then, each housemate puts on a woolen sweater embroidered with a macramé flower. The spools of thread are placed inside a pillowcase and each housemate draws one. The number recorded on the spool is the length in leagues of wool yarn that is unwound from the bottom of that housemate's woolen sweater. The housemate then uses that yarn to create a partition in the home, within which the housemate is entitled to roam. At noon the next day, each housemate collects the toads that are in his or her partition and adds the weights on their bellies together. The percentage that this amount represents of the combined weight of all the housemates is calculated, and that is the percentage of the rent that housemate is responsible for. The toads are then eaten in a psychedelic ritual to the tunes of the first Jefferson Airplane album."
- Kevin Erickson, 'Traditions In White Culture', mcsweeneys.net
December 5, 2008
arcadia commented on the word housemate
ah HA HA HAH! Though not vegan, this is good stuffs!
December 5, 2008