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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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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)
Guilteyzed
Created by: Chickp
Pronunciation: Guilt-eyezd
Sentence: My dog guiltized me through the front window as I walked away from the house
Etymology: guilt+eyed
Goggeloomy
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Goggle-oomee
Sentence: The goggleoomy expression on her face and in her eyes told of the sadness in her heart
Etymology: Goggle + gloomy
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
Uebluit
Created by: jhill1229
Pronunciation: you blue it
Sentence: My wife gave me the uebluit eye, letting me know I was sleeping on the couch tonight.
Etymology: From the Latin: ueble, a person who makes mistakes.
Chimplore
Created by: astorey
Pronunciation: chimp-lore
Sentence: I couldn't stand it when the dog would chimplore me to feed him, even though I knew he could barely drag his overweight body around the park as it was.
Etymology: Implore: call upon in supplication combined with chimp, as in the animal with expressive eyes.
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
Hangdoggone
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Hang-dog-gon
Sentence: Felicity never failed to notice the hangdoggone look her pets would give her when she'd return from a night out or even a shopping trip, and her pooch Hector was the most baleful of her menagerie.
Etymology: Blend of 'hangdog' (shamefaced; guilty), 'doggone' (damned; confounded),
Gloomeyed
Created by: Kyoti
Pronunciation: Gloo-mide
Sentence: Sarah's cat, Mr. Huxley, glanced up at her all gloomeyed, walked casually over to the litter box, and began to fling the contents aimlessly about the room in an attempt to convey his displeasure with being left in the apartment for a week with nothing but a catnip ball and NPR radio programming.
Etymology: Gloomy: when the sun never shines, eyed: possessing two organic visual sensors located about the face.
Petseethe
Created by: fourgirls
Pronunciation: pet seethe
Sentence: Craig's cat, Mouse, was very upset by his constant computer use. It could be seen in his petseething stare that he was in need of attention.
Etymology: pet and seething mad
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