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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)
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
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
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
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
Haasgla
Created by: adbern
Pronunciation: Ha-asgla
Sentence: When i look futher, i believe it's a another haasgla
Etymology: hard as glass
Confusting
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: confewsting
Sentence: he was stung by a most confusting creature.
Etymology:
Fuzzaphony
Created by: lauramy
Pronunciation: fuhz-uh-fone-ee
Sentence: All her sweetness is baloney. She's nothing but a fuzzaphony.
Etymology: fuzz + phony
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
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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Comments:
allwise - 2007-01-23: 02:28:00
he he, nice sentence =)