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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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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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Angoratack
Created by: egonschiela
Pronunciation: ang-gora-tak
Sentence: Hermione was being a complete angoratack again, despite Hugh having gone to the trouble of buying wine and flowers on his way home.
Etymology: from angora (the softest, most beautiful fluffy wabbit fur) and tack (a small sharp nail with flat head). Most applicable in Hermione's case.
Hedgedog
Created by: mickey666
Pronunciation: hedge - dog
Sentence: Approaching the cure furry animals, Mark thought they looked ideal pets. As he stroked the nearest, his fingers were covered in little needles. He has been hedgedogged.
Etymology: hedge - solid, prickly dog - warm and cuddly
Hugmenot
Created by: sodium
Pronunciation: hug-me-not
Sentence: At first, Jane seemed like a nice girl, but after a few drinks it became clear that she was a classic hugmenot.
Etymology: variation of forget-me-not flower
Retrospinous
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: ret-tro-spyn-nuss
Sentence: Miss Binns is retrospinous - she seems warm and generous at first, but this only hides her spiteful coldheartedness.
Etymology: Retro+spinous, from Latin 'retro' (back, behind - i.e. retrospective) and spinous (covered in or like thorns/spines)
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
Fuzzaphony
Created by: lauramy
Pronunciation: fuhz-uh-fone-ee
Sentence: All her sweetness is baloney. She's nothing but a fuzzaphony.
Etymology: fuzz + phony
Prickeley
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: prickeley
Sentence: i am not cute i am prickeley
Etymology: prickking
Kittytankerous
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: kit/ee/tang/ker/uhs
Sentence: Bosses have to be kittytankerous individuals to get their job done.
Etymology: kitty + cantankerous
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COMMENTS:
What about teachers? - wordmeister, 2007-01-23: 12:58:00
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Oprahclone
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: oh-prah-clohn
Sentence: i used to think she was warm and understanding..in touch with the common folk....i was wrong...damned oprahclone
Etymology: clone, oprah
Comments:
allwise - 2007-01-23: 02:28:00
he he, nice sentence =)