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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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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
Melancollie
Created by: milorush
Pronunciation: (n.) měl'ən-kŏl'ē
Sentence: When I refuse to give in to Tilda's look of melancollie and give her a treat, she sulks in her doghouse all day.
Etymology: Melan- ("black", as in melancholy) + -collie ("One of a breed of dogs having a usually long, black, tan, and white or sable and white coat, raised originally in Scotland for herding sheep"; probably derived from "coaly" = "coal-black").
Melancollie
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: mel-lan-col-lie
Sentence: Jake, a border collie, hated being left behind and felt melancollie and dejected. So the highly intelligent and talented dog who could control a flock of sheep or geese with just a look, would also use his stare to control his owner, making her feel very guilty for leaving him.
Etymology: melancholy: tending to promote sadness and gloom + collie: herding dog originating from the British Isles - Border Collies in particular have a distinct "gaze" that they use to control sheep, geese, children or anything that moves (except for cats, who stare back at them and refuse to be herded)
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COMMENTS:
cute! - Nosila, 2010-02-17: 23:22:00
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Loneleer
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: lone-leer
Sentence: It was the second time this month that Sue called in sick to work because her goldfish, Fluffy, gave her that loneleer when she was headed out the door.
Etymology: lone, leer
Petyouglance
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: pet u glans
Sentence: Petula could not help the fact that she had to go out to work every day. She just had to in order to pay for the upkeep of her many pets. That did not stop them from sending a petyouglance her way everytime she came home. Her school of fish focussed their pupils on her. Rabbit Redford gave her a petyouglance anytime she came near his Starsky InHutch. Her pooches, Bob Barker, Mutt Damon and Angela Bassett became her all-seeing-eye dogs. Her cats: Meow Tse Tung, Mick Jaguar, Cheetah Rivera and Leopardo Di Catprio could catapult her into a cataclysm with their accusacatory looks. Her reptiles: Myrtle Turtle, Jose Gecko, Sally Mander, Boa Dicea, Cybill Serpent and Slither N. Yawn, all looked at her cold-bloodedly. And of course, her pet birds, Peter Finch, Walter Pigeon, Perry Keet and Polly Wannacracker not only gave her those sidelong looks, they also squawked their disapproval. Poor Petula, those petyouglances petrified her!
Etymology: Pet (a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement;a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight) preferred above all others and treated with partiality) & You (yourself; 2nd person singular/plural) & Glance (look at) & rhymes with Petulance (easily irritated or annoyed state)
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COMMENTS:
Hey, you forgot her fave pooch Mary Louise Barker. Yeah, I used to live next door to Petula. Matter of fact I gave her Whoopie Goldfish for Christmas a few years ago...may she rest in peace... - lumina, 2008-09-19: 06:22:00
I also forgot her horse, Pony Soprano...boy if looks could kill... - Nosila, 2008-09-20: 19:02:00
I also forgot her horse, Pony Soprano...boy if looks could kill... - Nosila, 2008-09-20: 19:30:00
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Peekablue
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: peek/a/blue
Sentence: Apache, Laura's dog, after being sad and lonely all day would whine and play peekablue with her when she got home from work.
Etymology: PEEKABLUE - noun - from PEEK (a quick, or furtive look, or glance; peep) + BLUE (dejected, depressed, despondent, down-hearted, downcast, glum, melancholy)
Petpeep
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: pet peep
Sentence: When Jenny returned from holdays every year, she got the same treatment from her menagerie...the petpeep. Even though she had ensured someone would come by daily to feed, water, talk to them and change their litter areas, it took a week for them to forgive her. The guinea pig glared, the beta was baleful, the cat was contemptuous, the sheepdog looked sheepish and the Siamese cat was sulky.
Etymology: Pet (a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement;a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)& Peep (a secret look; to look furtively)also Wordplay on Pet Peeve (an opportunity for complaint that is seldom missed)
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.
Manipisad
Created by: sallybeth
Pronunciation: man-ip-e-sad
Sentence: She gave me a long manipisad to tell me how long it's been since i took her for a walk.
Etymology: manipulate and sad
Petantic
Created by: gobidesert
Pronunciation: pet-an-tic
Sentence: The cat has been petantic all morning -- perhaps we should take it for a walk?
Etymology: Variation on pedantic.
Comments:
Verbotomy - 2007-10-22: 00:01:00
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.
Verbotomy - 2007-10-22: 11:32:00
Your pet inspiration! ~ James
ErWenn - 2007-10-22: 19:09:00
Petspiration? Nah, sounds a little too much like dog sweat.
Verbotomy - 2007-10-23: 03:03:00
Pet sweat? That smells like a good idea for a definition. I will put it on the list. Thanks ErWenn! ~ James
Verbotomy - 2010-02-17: 00:17:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
galwaywegian - 2011-07-06: 04:33:00
staretling