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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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Prickachu
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: PRIK-ah-choo
Sentence: "Don't EVER try to pet my Prickachu!" Carol bristled.
Etymology: prick + Pikachu (pokemon)
Flufficky
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: fluff icky
Sentence: colins dog was flufficky, he looked cute enough but on close inspection he was slightly mange ridden.
Etymology: from fluffy and icky
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
Trickulent
Created by: chofu67
Pronunciation: trick you lent
Sentence: He seemed so nice on the internet, but his harsh criticisms and vile asides revealed a truly trickulent side.
Etymology: tricking + truculent (cruel, savage)
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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Devangel
Created by: GreatRandew
Pronunciation: dev-ang-el
Sentence: Joey was a real devangel. In public he wore suits and smiled a lot, but in private he preferred leather and chains.
Etymology: devil = the new angel + angel = the new devil
Devangel
Created by: allwise
Pronunciation: dev-ang-el
Sentence: Joey was a real devangel. In public he wore suits and smiled a lot, but in private he preferred leather and chains.
Etymology: devil = the new angel + angel = the new devil
Haasgla
Created by: adbern
Pronunciation: Ha-asgla
Sentence: When i look futher, i believe it's a another haasgla
Etymology: hard as glass
Furbyopia
Created by: maxxy
Pronunciation: fur-bee-OH-pee-ah
Sentence: Jim suffered from furbyopia, as he realized when he picked what he only thought was a chocolate-chip cookie off the kitchen floor. "Bad dog," he shouted.
Etymology: Furby, the furry but annoying toy, + presbyopia, nearsightedness
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 =)