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DEFINITION: Something, or someone, that appears to be warm and fuzzy but is, when you get close, sharp and prickly.
Verboticisms
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Gremlynn
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: grem-linn
Sentence: Lynn is the perfect "ggod girl" , till she PMSed then she turned into GREMLYNN.
Etymology: Gremlin/Lynn
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COMMENTS:
I love it! - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-23: 20:19:00
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Bristleflage
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /'bri-s&l-"fläzh/
Sentence: Some cacti use spines as a deterrent against predators, but the teddy-bear cholla's bristleflage is just mean.
Etymology: From bristle + camouflage
Shreddybear
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: shreddy/bare
Sentence: To prepare their child for the cruel world they gave him a shreddybear which bit him every time he cuddled it
Etymology: shred + teddy bear
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COMMENTS:
Sweet! I want one! - Alchemist, 2007-01-23: 08:16:00
I laughed audibly. Good one. - kyotonils, 2007-01-23: 08:21:00
so did I! - Javeson1, 2007-01-23: 09:55:00
I had one of those when I was a kid! - wordmeister, 2007-01-23: 12:56:00
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Quillpillow
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: qwill-pill-oh
Sentence: Jen was a quillpillow in that she seemed soft but was in fact prickly and hostile.
Etymology: quill + pillow
Quillusory
Created by: kyotonils
Pronunciation: kwil-oo'-zə-rē
Sentence: Her outward indifference is quillusory. If you try to move in on her territory she'll come after you like a rabid Doberman.
Etymology: (adj.) quill + illusory
Werekitten
Created by: ahwinters
Pronunciation: we're + kit + n
Sentence: Betsy was nothing but a werekitten, she acted nice but had a black heart.
Etymology: Were + kitten
Prickmedainty
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: prick/me/dane/ty
Sentence: My mother always advised me never to pay lip service to a prickmedainty.
Etymology: prick + me + dainty: also a 19th century expression meaning a person of either sex who is finicky about his or her style of dress
Indistofuzzitravile
Created by: TrJoshB
Pronunciation: in-di-stow-fuzz-it-ra-vile
Sentence: Although She became very attractive over the last couple of beers; I had to remind myself that she was indistofuzzitravile.
Etymology: in + distance + fuzzy + travel + vile
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COMMENTS:
wow that's alot of letters. - TrJoshB, 2007-01-24: 17:08:00
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Trickupines
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: trick-yoo-piynz
Sentence: Some cacti look cute and fluffy, but when you go to hug them you find out they are trickupines.
Etymology: trick+porkupines or trick+you+porkupines (i just noticed this, wasn't intended, lol)
Eezkidnya
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: eez-kid-n-ya
Sentence: The echidna has inflicted nasty wounds on those fooled by it's cuteness. It has definitely fooled a few animal lovers - and as the locals say he's kidding yer. (eezkidnya)
Etymology: echidna (Australian ant eater with lots of spikes) + he's kidding you (playing a joke on you)
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COMMENTS:
One for the Aussie verbotomists - petaj, 2007-01-23: 05:14:00
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Comments:
allwise - 2007-01-23: 02:28:00
he he, nice sentence =)