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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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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)
Dumbesthickhated
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: dum esth ik ay ted
Sentence: Unfortunately her boyfriend proved to be completely dumbesthickhated. she would have dumped him ages ago if he didn't have more useful animal instincts.
Etymology: domesticated, dumbest thick hated
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)
Anamuck
Created by: Cannator
Pronunciation: An-a-muck
Sentence: Her anamuck is peeing on the neighbours plants again.
Etymology: An - Animal Muck - From the sentence "to run-a-muck"
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COMMENTS:
Sometimes they WALK amok!~ - metrohumanx, 2009-03-19: 02:01:00
Welcome. How clever to spell amok, amuck, for the muck the anamuck was spreading in your sentence! Good start! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-19: 02:22:00
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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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Boyfrienzy
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: boifrenzē
Sentence: It was always the same. They would go to a party. The girls would gather in the kitchen and exchange gossip. The boys would gather near the TV and at the slightest provocation start acting like fools. The girls would act disgusted but were secretly envious to join the boyfrienzy.
Etymology: boyfriend (a regular male companion with whom one has a romantic or sexual relationship) + frenzy (a state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behavior)
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COMMENTS:
I've seen a few girlfrienzies too! - wayoffcenter, 2009-03-19: 06:58:00
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Fidoh
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: FY-d'oh
Sentence: A common phrase heard whenever Delbert came around with his dog was 'Fidoh' because the dog was unruly and unmanageable and could be counted on to create havoc wherever it might roam.
Etymology: Blend of the generic pet name 'Fido' and the term 'D'oh' from the Simpsons sometimes indicating that something bad is about to happen.
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COMMENTS:
:D - galwaywegian, 2009-03-19: 04:39:00
Fie on Fidoh! Clever! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-19: 13:09:00
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Scalawagger
Created by: rombus
Pronunciation: Skal - ah - wag - gur
Sentence: Ol Buffy was a scalawagger... His tail was fast, he was no lagger. Up and down the street he ran after cars and after vans. He took the food right off one's plate and with every female dog did mate. But now he is all dead and gone so this is the end of my doggie song.
Etymology: scalawag, wag, wagger... A scalawag one who is playfully mischievous and one that is also a wagger has a tail to wag as does a dog
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COMMENTS:
Awwwwwwww! Even though he was an outlaw ... a desperdogo, it's such a cute and clever rhyme ... and scalawagger is absolutely adorable! Your sentence and word are truly Superb! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-19: 13:32:00
Really good! - kateinkorea, 2009-03-19: 20:29:00
I'm so sad he's dog-gone! Good Word, rombus. - Nosila, 2009-03-20: 23:05:00
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Feralunatrog
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: FEAR-uh-LOON-uh-trog
Sentence: Sookie and Sandy sure liked to party- The food wasn’t good but the toasts they were hearty!- The music grew louder, the word passed around- Someone invited the bums from downtown… Soon it grew nasty-the punch it got drained-- Some fool brought a pit bull-The punches they rained- On innocent drunkards who passed out quite early- The riot squad turned out that night to be surly. So next time you party with Sookie and Sandy- Come with a tazer and keep the mace handy. Come with a buddy, a spouse or a dog, but... Please don’t bring a FERALUNATROG
Etymology: FERAL+lUNAtic+TROGlodyte=FERALUNATROG.....FERAL: of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast, having escaped from domestication and become wild; Medieval Latin feralis, from Latin fera wild animal, from feminine of ferus wild 1604.....LUNATIC: affected with lunacy, wildly foolish; Middle English lunatik, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French lunatic, from Late Latin lunaticus, from Latin luna; from the erroneous belief that lunacy fluctuated with the phases of the moon.....TROGLODYTE: a member of any of various peoples (as in antiquity) who lived or were reputed to live chiefly in caves; Latin troglodytae, plural, from Greek trōglodytai, from trōglē hole, cave (akin to Greek trōgein to gnaw, Armenian aracem I lead to pasture, graze) + dyein to enter.
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COMMENTS:
Roaring with laughter at your silly rhyme, and your dilly of a verbotomy! Funtastic! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-19: 02:35:00
Please don’t bring a FERALUNATROG - abrakadeborah, 2009-03-19: 02:58:00
dang it cut off all I said...good one! :) - abrakadeborah, 2009-03-19: 02:59:00
Thanks, all. I was pushing the envelope with that one....?! - metrohumanx, 2009-03-19: 03:02:00
YEARS of Academy training.....WASTED! - metrohumanx, 2009-03-19: 03:13:00
Insanely good. - kateinkorea, 2009-03-19: 20:35:00
You got my vote! Excellent word! :) - abrakadeborah, 2009-03-22: 22:46:00
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Fidoh
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: FIE-d'oh
Sentence: A common phrase heard whenever Filbert came around with his dog was 'Fidoh' because the dog was unruly and unmanageable and could be counted on to create havoc wherever it might roam.
Etymology: Blend of the generic pet name 'Fido' and the term 'D'oh' from the Simpsons sometimes indicating that something bad is about to happen.
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!