border gore
border gore noun: political borders which appear extremely messy and unaesthetic when viewed on a map, typically due to being extremely jagged or involving many enclaves.
Noun
border gore (uncountable)
- Political borders which appear extremely messy and unaesthetic when viewed on a map, typically due to being extremely jagged or involving many enclaves.
- 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.2018 November 27, Jason Rodriguez, “Crusader Kings II: Best And Worst DLC Expansions”, in PCInvasion, archived from the original on 04 Dec 2022
Forms of border gore
| alternative form | bordergore |
|---|---|
| alternative form | border-gore |
Origin of border gore
From border + gore (“murder, bloodshed, violence”), jokingly suggesting that such borders are so gruesome they might cause someone to become physically ill.
Questions about border gore
- What does border gore mean?
- Border gore means political borders which appear extremely messy and unaesthetic when viewed on a map, typically due to being extremely jagged or involving many enclaves.
- What part of speech is border gore?
- Border gore is a noun.
Words near border gore in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: border gore (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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