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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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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
Errlepathy
Created by: thegoatisbad
Pronunciation: 'er-'le-puh-the
Sentence: Kimberly was a critic of the idea of errlepathy until she saw a commercial about animal abuse. As if the Sarah McLachlan music wasn't enough, the eyes of the mistreated animals made her own eyes flow with tears as she reached for her phone and credit card.
Etymology: Blended: (1) err: mistake or wrongdoing + (2) telepathy: extrasensory transmission of messages
Tomoccule
Created by: Corebowe
Pronunciation: TOM;uck;yule
Sentence: n., "Having woken up late and gone straight to work without feeding my dog, I was greeted with a piercing tomoccule when I returned that evening." v. tr., "Michelle tomocculed her husband until he gave in and apologised."
Etymology: From latin 'tom' - to cut (LoboTOMy, AppendecTOMy, aTOM) and 'occulo', meaning eyes - roughly translated as 'to cut with eyes'
Anxeyeity
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: anxiety
Sentence: The spaniel had spent too long at the pound and was feeling very insecure. It was now practising anxeyeity on every visitor in the hope that someone who saw his big sad eyes would feel guilty enough to adopt him.
Etymology: anxiety + eye
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COMMENTS:
I won't go into a pet store for that very reason - it's too sad - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-22: 13:24:00
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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
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)
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
Mydopia
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: m aye doe peeee ya
Sentence: her mydopia was her second worst look, the worst was reserved for when you bought her the wrong birthday present. He shuddered as he remembered her last bout of presbuydopia.
Etymology: myopia, my dope (denoting possesion of an idiot).
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COMMENTS:
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-18: 11:20:00
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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
Gillty
Created by: wordslikevenom
Pronunciation: Gill-tee
Sentence: Samantha tapped some flakes into the fish bowl. "Aww", she said staring into the fish's sullen eyes. "Did you miss me, Chip?". Chip floated toward the edge of the bowl and nuzzled the glass. He always managed to make her feel so gillty that she had to go out to work in order to feed him. He was such a bloody selfish cod.
Etymology: Guilty - pisspronunciation
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
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