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DEFINITION: n. A person who insists that lower life forms (fish, clams, cephalopods, reptiles, or insects) can be affectionate pets and excellent watchdogs. v. To talk to an animal who can't possibly understand a single word you're saying.
Verboticisms
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Grinvertebrate
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: grin ver teb rayt
Sentence: Cynthia loved her pet caterpillar so much and found that his antics made her smile. She called him her little grinvertebrate because he ade her smile. She was brokenhearted when one day he curled up in a leaf and would not listen to her prattling. And then one day, he came out and turned into a beautiful butterfly and flew out the window to migrate to Mexico. My next pet won't be into metamorphosis, she thought...
Etymology: Grin (smile) & Invertebrate (any living creature lacking a backbone or spinal column)
Critterchat
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: KRIT-ehr-chat
Sentence: Thelmalou shamelessly engaged in critterchat with her pets, small wild animals and any other kinds of creatures she encountered believing with all her heart that they truly understood her.
Etymology: Blend of 'critter' (any animal) and 'chat' (idle talk) , word play based loosely on the word chitchat
Chatnimal
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: chat-ni-mal
Sentence: Ellie would chatimal to anything that moved. She thought that all bugs and animals understood her strange language.
Etymology: Chat - To talk. An(imal)- Taken from part of the word animal.
Animisinterpret
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: an/i/mis/in/tur/pret
Sentence: Sally tended to animisinterpret the actions of insects in her garden often getting stung or bitten in the process. She was convinced they had come to visit her and impart ancient wisdom.
Etymology: animism (attribution of a living soul to plants, insects etc) + misinterpret (drawa a wrong inference)
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COMMENTS:
animism was a great choice to use in your etymology and word - silveryaspen, 2009-01-28: 22:44:00
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Petofeel
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: pet o feel
Sentence: Magenta was a petofeel. She developed unnatural emotional bonds with insects. In high school, she was voted Moth Likely to Succeed. She won many spelling Bees during her final Termite at College. With her sister pregnant, she was soon to become an Ant. Although she was born a WASP, she became a Praying Mantis. She had once been married, but he turned out to be a Louse. She enjoyed all kinds of Grub and when she had to travel she preferred to Fly. At school dances, she often performed the Worm, especially to old Beetles music. She'd been known to enjoy a Roach or two. Many times she just wanted to Flea when people started to Bug her. She was an Aphid supporter of Butterfly gardens and also enjoyed Cricket. At the local bar, she would always order a Grasshopper and her computer was equipped with a Spider program, on the world-wide Web. She admired Ladybird Johnson and her greatest fear was having the exterminator crawl up her driveway. We could tell you more about her, but we'd hate to Drone on...
Etymology: Pet (a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement; preferred above all others and treated with partiality) & Feel (undergo an emotional sensation) & rhymes with pedophile (love of children, literally, but more sinister)
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COMMENTS:
Such fun bugfoonery! Top notch! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-28: 22:13:00
Magenta had bugs in her belfry. Good word! - Mustang, 2009-01-28: 23:43:00
had lots of fun reading this....clever. - mweinmann, 2009-01-30: 00:00:00
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Zooboon
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: ZOO boon
Sentence: When I was a young girl my boon companions were the girls in the Smith family next door, but now my zooboon companions are from every family in the animal kingdom. My mother came in once and found us napping in a zoobooning position and she forbid me from having them in my bed anymore. I don't know what the big deal was.
Etymology: ZOO: related to animals BOON (companions): blessed or jolly companions, something to be grateful for
Zanynatter
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: zay nee nat ter
Sentence: "Fishy, Fishy, in the aquarium, it is home to you I come. Let me tell you 'bout my day. I'll feed you, while I have my say. I can tell by your eyes, the gossip shared was a surprise. Ahhhh! How you pucker your lips sweetly, and blow bubbly kisses to me." Nettie cooed to her neon tetras. Her husband shook his head and muttered, " Zanynatter, Nettie."
Etymology: ZANY, NATTER. NATTER - to talk about not very serious matters, often rapidly and at length and sometimes in an irritating way. ZANY - to be strangely entertaining in an amusing and unusual clownish and foolish way.
Bugwhisperer
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: bəgwɪspərər
Sentence: Julie liked to think of herself as a bugwhisperer. When a bug came into her house, she would try to talk to it, trying to convince it to leave peacefully. The fact that this never worked didn't seem to alter her approach. Her friends began to think her a bit buggy.
Etymology: bug (a small insect) + whisperer (one who speaks softly) A play off of the Dog Whisperer
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COMMENTS:
nice - galwaywegian, 2009-01-28: 11:04:00
has great appeal ... like a whispered secret! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-28: 22:22:00
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Interviewterbrate
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: in ter vu ter brayt
Sentence: Clara always spoke to her pets and whatever critters came into her yeard. She would interviewterbrate them for hours, despite the fact they could not understand her. Many of her neighbors just found her to be plain crazy.
Etymology: Interview (discuss with or ask questions) & Invertebrate (species lacking a backbone, hence thought to be of a lesser order)
Foolittle
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: foo lit el
Sentence: the truth be known she was more foolittle than Doolittle, but the bugs never complained.
Etymology: doolittle, fool
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James
No problema. Never use a large word when a diminutive one will do.
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James
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