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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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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
Prickeley
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: prickeley
Sentence: i am not cute i am prickeley
Etymology: prickking
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.
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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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
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
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
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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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
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 =)