[pruh-PING-kwih-tee]

noun

Nearness in place; proximity.

I was not at all surprised by the propinquity of me eating a burrito on 51st st. and my shitting my pants on 63rd.


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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)

“Propinquity.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/propinquity. Accessed 9 Dec. 2024.

The Effin’ Word, s.v. “propinquity”, accessed December 9, 2024, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/propinquity.

The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Propinquity. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved December 9, 2024, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/propinquity


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