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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.
Verboticisms
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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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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)
Pethetic
Created by: Misanthropic
Pronunciation: Pet-thetic
Sentence: Pez stared at me with that pethetic look he gives.
Etymology: pet + pathetic
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COMMENTS:
So pathetic I had to vote! - zxvasdf, 2008-09-21: 20:40:00
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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)
Condogle
Created by: Nimbulan
Pronunciation: Con - doe - gul
Sentence: A quick Condogle put Frank right back in his seat.
Etymology: Condem, Ogle.
Critiseyes
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: cri/ti/size
Sentence: Each day when she left for work her cat would critiseyes her from the tiny opening in the living room shutters.
Etymology: criticize + eyes + critter
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COMMENTS:
should this perhaps be spelled critterseyes? - MrDave2176, 2007-10-22: 17:16:00
good one MrDave - that would have been better - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-23: 05:56:00
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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)
Begazing
Created by: chippy
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Rascal was begazing me because he wanted a treat.
Etymology: Beseeching, beguiling, gaze
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").
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
staretling