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DEFINITION: n., A sulky look characterized by prolonged eye contact, which pets give their owners and/or spouses when they feel neglected. v., To stare at someone with a sad-eyed look in an effort to make them feel guilty.
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Gulk
Created by: vixphilia
Pronunciation: Gulk.
Sentence: v.: Fido couldn't stop gulking at me when I arrived from my vacation. n.: My mom gives me her full-on gulk whenever I forget calling.
Etymology: Gulk: Guilt + Sulk
Glareult
Created by: mayblossom
Pronunciation: glare-ult
Sentence: "awww, come on! Don't give me a Glareult because i forgot your birthday!"
Etymology: glare+guilt=glareult...I think
Guilterful
Created by: StrangerThenFiction
Pronunciation: guilt-er-ful
Sentence:
Etymology:
Mopang
Created by: eileen22
Pronunciation: mow-pang
Sentence: The cat mopanged me on my way out the door this morning.
Etymology: mope (to sulk) pang (it pulled my heartstrings)
Lowguiltify
Created by: emilylind
Pronunciation: lowguiltify is pnownced 'low' ad then the word 'guilt' and then 'fy'.
Sentence: My pet decided to lowguiltify he for making her feel neeglected .
Etymology:
Pathopout
Created by: thebaron
Pronunciation:
Sentence: My cat gave me a sullen pathopout when I walked in after the long weekend.
Etymology:
Eyecusation
Created by: tdhall56
Pronunciation: I kews a shun
Sentence: When I picked up my dog, Buddy, at the vets, he looked at me with eyecusation
Etymology: eye - eye/sight accuse/accusation
Critterseyes
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: critter/size
Sentence: Each day when she left for work her cat would critterseyes her from the tiny opening in the living room shutters.
Etymology: criticize + eyes + critter
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COMMENTS:
nice! - galwaywegian, 2008-09-18: 06:26:00
You have a crittercal eye! - Nosila, 2008-09-19: 01:47:00
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Donleamealone
Created by: hiladizzle
Pronunciation: doen-lee-mee-alone
Sentence: She watched him walk slowly down the sidewalk as they parted ways for the night. They both hated this part. Saying good-night was almost the equivalent to good-bye for them. He turned for one last glance and noticed she had that donleamealone look on her face. His eyes filled with tears. He hated that look & it filled his heart with such an unfathomable pain to see. He quickly turned back around and rounded the corner and got in his car. Once inside, he let out a huge sigh and wiped his eyes. "One day", he thought as the engine roared to life, "I won't ever have to see that look again."
Etymology: Don't (contraction of do not) + Leave (to depart from) + Me (the objective case of I, used as a direct or indirect object) + Alone (separate, apart, or isolated from others)
Peekablue
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: peek/a/blue
Sentence: Apache, Laura's dog, would whine and play peekablue with her because she didn't pay attention to him all day.
Etymology: peekaboo + blue (dejected, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, down-hearted, downcast, glum, melancholy)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James
remistram - 2007-10-22: 10:34:00
Came up with this one thanks to my sucky-baby cat.
Your pet inspiration! ~ James
ErWenn - 2007-10-22: 19:09:00
Petspiration? Nah, sounds a little too much like dog sweat.
Pet sweat? That smells like a good idea for a definition. I will put it on the list. Thanks ErWenn! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
galwaywegian - 2011-07-06: 04:33:00
staretling