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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.
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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)
Jerkgusting
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: jerk-gust-ing
Sentence: Jerry was a jerkgusting guy...no matter where he went, he made everyone want to knock him out, to shut him up.
Etymology: Jerk - Slang A foolish, rude, or contemptible person. Part of Dis"gusting" - Arousing revulsion or strong indignation. Synonyms:loathsome - nasty - repulsive -abominable - revolting.
Obsloviate
Created by: BookWorm579
Pronunciation: n: ob-SLAW-vee-it v: ob-SLAW-vee-ate
Sentence: Because Mary's obsloviate of a boyfriend made such a racket, the police had to shut down the party.
Etymology: Derived from "obnoxious" and "slob".
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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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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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
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)
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)
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)
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!