gravyadjacent
/ˈɡreɪvi əˈdʒeɪsənt/adjectiveVerified NewAlso in: Bratennah (Deutsch) · casifamilia (Español) · quasifamille (Français)
Describing a person related to the family not by blood or marriage but by decades of meals at its table.
The gravyadjacent neighbour, piano teacher, or oldest friend is introduced with a pause and the phrase "he's basically family." The pause is the taxonomy. Gravyadjacent members attend everything, hold chairs, and are mourned as kin.
Etym. — gravy + adjacent — proximity measured in dinners, not documents.
Rel. — gravybound · livingroomfamous
Novelty check: APPROVE
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