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DEFINITION: n. An unleashed pet (or boyfriend) which is running amuck, chasing cars, eating garbage, and jumping on innocent bystanders. v. To unleash your pet and let him or her run wild.
Verboticisms
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Boornado
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: boor-ney-doh
Sentence: Jill's boyfriend is not a welcome sight at many of her friend's parties. It doesn't take but a few drinks to turn him into a boornado.
Etymology: boor (a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person) + tornado (a localized, violently destructive windstorm)
Bersjerker
Created by: Banky
Pronunciation: /burz-jurr-kurr/
Sentence: It was somewhere in the middle of Adam's imitation of Steve Rubell that he snorted a line of the host's grandmother that he had poured from an urn in a drunken frenzy. Gina fled from the party, ashamed of the bersjerker she had set upon the party.
Etymology: berserker + jerk
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COMMENTS:
Berjerker has a subtle risque' quality to it! I can't say it without blushing and bursting into laughter! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-19: 02:48:00
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Terrorier
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: tehr err eeeeeeeeee errr
Sentence: When Jo's terrorier was let loose He peed in the chilled orange juice He dismembered the turkey and to finish his work, he Attempted gran's ankles to goose!
Etymology: terrier, terror
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COMMENTS:
Grrrrrr-oss sentence, Grrrrr-eat word! Even if it hard to say it three times fast! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-19: 13:37:00
its a limerick, did you spot it? - galwaywegian, 2009-03-19: 15:20:00
Yes, it is a one of the fun rhymes of today. Has such clever attention getting gimmick, it deserves a special name, so lets call it a gimmerick! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-19: 16:56:00
Funny....and his name was no doubt Fido. - Mustang, 2009-03-19: 19:27:00
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Rampet
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: rampət
Sentence: Joan almost hated to get an invitation to a party. She knows her boyfriend will have a bit too much to drink and act like a fool. His rampet behavior may be funny to some but they don\'t have to clean up the mess he makes. Smacking him with a rolled-up newspaper only works for a short while.
Etymology: rampant (violent or unrestrained in action or performance) + pet (a domestic or tamed animal or bird kept for companionship or pleasure)
Runfettered
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: run fet terd
Sentence: Sally's boyfriend, Ron, was a wild thing. Even when they were at social gatherings, he knew no boundaries. Her friends thought that he needed to be housebroken, because he carried on runfettered...or in his case, Ronfettered. Yes, it was time for that trip to the Vet's clinic!
Etymology: Run (unrestricted freedom) & Unfettered (not bound by shackles and chains)
Lovehound
Created by: RightOnTheWin
Pronunciation: \ˈləv-ˈhau̇nd\
Sentence: Vincent is a very nice guy, and would do anything for his girlfriend, Elizabeth. But, whenever he gets drunk (usually from three drinks, and due to peer pressure) he transforms into Elizabeth’s lovehound, and literally becomes a wild & rampant beast that causes destruction wherever it goes.
Etymology: Love (A beloved person) + Hound (A mean or despicable person)
Petonate
Created by: Negatrev
Pronunciation: Pet-oh-nate
Sentence: Julie regretted petonating her boyfriend at her work do...she'll never live it down.
Etymology: from pet(A domestic or tamed animal or bird kept for companionship or pleasure and treated with care and affection) and detonate(cause to burst with a violent release of energy)
Woofensive
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: wuf + fens + ev
Sentence: Laurie's dog was the most woofensive animal we had ever seen. She allowed Wally (she called him wallydog) to aggressively go after her guest's food, run after kids on bicycles and last but not least, relieve himself on everyone's legs.....
Etymology: Woof and Offensive
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COMMENTS:
Your etymology and word are so good they are something to bark about! Woof! Woof! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-19: 13:39:00
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Disobediablo
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: diss-o-bee-dee-ahb-loh
Sentence: Yes, he was certainly a disobediablo. Contemplating the ceiling from her hospital bed of traction and her future plans for Hellmutt, her combination Pitt Bull-Chichuahua, Absentia knew even the Dog Whisperer couldn't help.
Etymology: DISOBEDIENT, meaning failing or refusing to obey + DIABLO, Spanish for devil
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COMMENTS:
Devilishly clever. - Mustang, 2009-03-19: 19:27:00
hahaha! - chaiandallthatjazz, 2009-03-23: 16:03:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
silveryaspen - 2009-03-19: 13:42:00
The creative humor of all was dog gone good today!
silveryaspen - 2009-03-19: 13:47:00
Kudos to the poets, too! Silly rhymes with that grain of true! And an upbleat to the one about ewe!
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
galwaywegian - 2010-10-01: 03:58:00
domesthickated
galwaywegian - 2010-10-01: 03:59:00
oops!