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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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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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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
Datetcetera
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: DATE et CET er ah
Sentence: She called him the date from hell. But we had all nicknamed him datetcetera. He talked too much and too loud; he moved too fast, sometimes knocking over things; he tried too hard to do the right thing and constantly failed at it. He just went overboard in everything he did. He was too much! Why did she go out with him? She said it was because he was persistent and he just kept coming back.
Etymology: DATE: ETCETERA: to go on and on
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COMMENTS:
Does persistence really work?
I've tried everything but that! - metrohumanx, 2009-03-19: 02:02:00
Uh Oh! He just couldn't cetera flame even though he was the date from hell! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-19: 02:42:00
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Anumaleballistickone
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: an-new-male-ball-ist-ik-one
Sentence: Jeanna took Lee to a party and he was yelling at the top of his lungs,"Yeah man let's get this party started...woo...oooooh...party on dudes!" Lee continued to get even more obnoxiously drunk and would fall down then crawl back up too his feet as he tossed his cigarette butts into the yard and spilled his drink everywhere. Jeanna wanted to crawl under a rug for bringing him to the party or just leave the "anumaleballistickone" passed out with his head in a bowl of french onion dip, but instead she pulled Lee out the front door to the sidewalk and stapled his address to his shirt then called him a taxi and tipped the taxi driver extra to get Lee to his doorstep. Jeanna walked back in and the rest of the party shouted," WHOOO OHHH the "Anumaleballistickone" is gone!"
Etymology: Anumale;one who acts like an animal. Ballistick;made up from ballistic. Meaning;to go ballistic and is slang for becoming frantic,busy or irate. One; an individual.
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COMMENTS:
I long to create words like this one! - metrohumanx, 2009-03-19: 02:13:00
Your etymology shines brilliantly. Only Abrakadebnorah could pull this word out of hat, just like magic! It's so maleball (maliable) in the middle, too! Also has a stick to it quality at the end! Interesting on so many levels and such a Fun and funny word! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-19: 03:27:00
Thank you Metrohumanx & Silveryaspen, I try to make things interesting :) I'm starting to get the "hang" of this site! - abrakadeborah, 2009-03-19: 03:56:00
Good job. - kateinkorea, 2009-03-19: 20:18:00
Wooo Oooh! Good Word - Nosila, 2009-03-20: 23:04:00
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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)
Pedigreeleased
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: ped ig ree least
Sentence: Leash laws are all too often ignored. Pit bulls knock over trash cans, rip off the lids, and strew their litters everywhere, including their poochiepoops. The cargis chase cars, barking crazily, sending drivers veering badly and braking madly. Pursued by mongrowls, the pedestriafleeings are stopped in their tracks by the snarling bull terrors. Dobermans use their teeth as pinschers, causing people to flea to the hospitals for tetanus shots. There are so many lightning fast strayhounds, untiedy dogs, those pedigreeleased, that even the dog catchers, despite their great currage, and bow-rows, are losing their dog gone battles!
Etymology: PEDIGREES - dogs with papers on their lineage. RELEASED - unleashed, free to roam.
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COMMENTS:
Song of the day might be: You Ain't Nothing But A Hound Dog! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-19: 02:57:00
I love your choice of words in your sentence! Good word :) - abrakadeborah, 2009-03-19: 06:21:00
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Crazybeau
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: cray-zee-bow
Sentence: One drink and out of sight, my soon to be ex, goes totally crazybeau.
Etymology: crazy (wild, mad, uncontrolled) + beau (boyfriend)
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)
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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Anarchipal
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: ann-are-kick-pal
Sentence: Mae brought her anarchipal Jules to the corn roast on Saturday. It probably was the worst place to bring him, ever since he found the garbage bin, he wouldn't stop prancing around while making lude gestures with the eaten cobs of corn.
Etymology: anarchic + pal (buddy)
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!