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DEFINITION: n., An animal, usually a much loved pet, whose dead and departed owner has bequeathed a huge sum of money solely for its comfort and care. v. To leave part or all of an estate to a pet animal.
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Petificient
Created by: monde
Pronunciation:
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Etymology: Mashword: mashes 'pet' and 'beneficient'.
Pethetic
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: pet/thet/ic
Sentence: When Charles Ronson Daily the III wrote his will, he had written into it, what is known among normal people as the pethetic clause, which stated that his beloved animal, in this case his dog Alphonse, would inherit his entire billion dollar corporation.
Etymology: PETHETIC - from PET + PATHETIC
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COMMENTS:
CRD3 is despicable. Very astute. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-22: 04:51:00
Very true - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-24: 23:57:00
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Besqueak
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: bee - skweek
Sentence: Elvira loved her pet mice; so much so that she made a huge besqueak to them in her will. She provided $1,000,000 for the purpose of supporting her three blind mice and another $250,000 each for the ones who could see.
Etymology: bequeath,bequest, squeak
Heirhare
Created by: gazissax
Pronunciation: "air-hare"
Sentence: I am suing Grandpa's heirhare for my fair share of the estate.
Etymology: heir -- one who inherits hare - rabbit, bunny, common household pet
Thoroughbread
Created by: phonematode
Pronunciation: thur-oh-bred
Sentence: Sheba was a thoroughbread. Her late owner had thoroughly breaded her with the whole of his considerable estate.
Etymology: thoroughbred + bread, as in dough, as in moolah
Hamsterdamper
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: ham/stir/dam/pur
Sentence: The hamsterdamper foiled his plans to put his father's eclectic Dutch pipe collection on ebay.
Etymology: hamster + damper + Amsterdam
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COMMENTS:
Just as a well, might ended in a dutch auction? - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-24: 23:39:00
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Phileonathropist
Created by: noztril
Pronunciation: fil-lee-o-na-thra-pist
Sentence: Princess Dearest rolled around in her abode generously provided for by her dogmatic Phileonathropist.
Etymology: philanthropist + Leona (Helmsley)
Petscrow
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈpɛtskɹoʊ/
Sentence: When her father's estate was placed in petscrow to take care of his favorite mouse for the remainder of its brief life, she thanked her stars that he hadn't left anything to his tortoise.
Etymology: From pet + escrow
Philudicreature
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: fill-OOD-uh-cree-chur
Sentence: Joe was a wealthy mortgage broker, but his dearth of endearing qualities left him without friends, family or hares. Just before his demise, he left his estate, including stork options, to the only living thing which did not despise him - his groundchuck, Speedbump. A thorough analysis of Speedbump's petfolio revealed him to be the wealthiest PHILUDICREATURE in North America , and got him on the covers of both Forbes and People magazines as "The Financial World's Richest Rodent"- A title envied by by many Cheap Executive Officers.
Etymology: Prefix PHIL-loving : having an affinity for (late latin)+LUDICROUS: meriting derisive laughter or scorn as absurdly inept, false, or foolish + CREATURE: a lower animal; especially : a farm animal Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin creatura, from Latin creatus, past participle of creare.....thus: PHILUDICREATURE
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COMMENTS:
After a week of petsitting, I'm back. Now we can ALL sing along:
http://www.neilinnes.org/audio/audio.htm - metrohumanx, 2008-08-22: 04:39:00
always lots of pun and games on Fridays - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-22: 15:29:00
I think Joe was a "philudicrit" - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-24: 23:53:00
Mister Slater's Parrot was a philidicreature- but a lovable one. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-25: 07:31:00
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Petherit
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: pett-herr-it
Sentence: Bartholomew, the pot-bellied pig who was the sole petherit of her grandfather's fortune sure tasted great after he roasted for 3 hours on the rotisserie.
Etymology: pet + inherit
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COMMENTS:
I suppose first came the pig and toast, then the pig out! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-22: 07:01:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by OZZIEBOB. Thank you OZZIEBOB! ~ James
ErWenn - 2007-09-22: 16:44:00
Lots of obvious ways to go today...I think today's winner will likely be the one who got here first.
Today's definition was suggested by OZZIEBOB . Thank you OZZIEBOB . ~ James
GENIUS!!! (how'd I miss it)
Yesterday and today's definitions are giving me deja vu. Haven't we done these once before?
maybe we have to branch out and come up with definitions
EVERYONE HAD A GREAT WORD!!! but i'm giving Sethyll the crown today