Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

border gore

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables: bor-der -gore
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"You started a world war, killing millions, just to fix some of your border gore?"
"For the most part, you can enjoy a game of Crusader Kings II without ever playing as a merchant republic. Although, it's worth noting that their trade posts can cause quite the border gore when using its specific map mode."
"The Kingdom of France can end up having more Finnish land than French. The Spanish King might decide to conquer just the north of Ireland. An Indian prince may end up ruling Poland. This delightful phenomenon is known 'bordergore' and adds a flavour to the game that many others struggle to replicate."
"The developers add that this new feature "will allow you to ask for things directly without resorting immediately to war, which will remain a last resort when you need to topple a king whose tolerance of border-gore clearly proves their illegitimacy"."
"France, but the shape of a giraffe, with a number of its counties belonging to Wales, with an odd little exclave far up North in Norway? That's border gore."
"I will be blunt dear reader, I was never a fan of the Peace Conference system in Hearts Of Iron IV up until this point; it felt underdeveloped, was prone to border gore, and it was hard to get a decent settlement for your efforts."

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

bordergore (alternative) border-gore (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

enclave exclave

Questions

What does border gore mean?: Political borders which appear extremely messy and unaesthetic when viewed on a map, typically due to being extremely jagged or involving many enclaves.
Where does border gore come from?: From border + gore (“murder, bloodshed, violence”), jokingly suggesting that such borders are so gruesome they might cause someone to become physically ill.

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