Verboticisms

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: ver-min-der

Sentence: Herbie Tollogist joined up at verminders' anonymous after his anaconda grew to such a weight that the rafters on which it enjoyed coiling itself collapsed bringing the roof crashing around his ears.

Etymology: vermin (pesky animals) + minder (carer)

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COMMENTS:

superb word - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-09: 10:47:00

Good one--Herbie really has to believe in a higher power now! - readerwriter, 2009-04-09: 11:05:00

Herbie Tollogist...love it! - Nosila, 2009-04-09: 22:05:00

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Created by: Biscotti

Pronunciation: wy-ld-pet-yew-ay-shun

Sentence: Amy knew that Eric had a problem with wildpetuation when she came to his house and was greeted by a monkey (in a bowtie no less), had her coat taken off by birds, and had her shoes taken off by rabbits. She didn't mind, the excellent service, it was just the smell of the other 13 animals in his apartment.

Etymology: Wild (untamed) + pet (cute and cuddly animals) + infactuation (crazy, sometimes foolish love of something)

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COMMENTS:

Amy must have felt like Cinderella! - Nosila, 2009-04-09: 22:08:00

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: pet-ZILL-eh-wo

Sentence: After having to call professionals to deal with the cuddly chimp and the fuzzy panther he acquired as babies and watched them grow into dangerous creatures, Leonard felt again the pangs of petzillawoe when the cute little python he bought as a newborn turned out to be, in fact, a dangerous anaconda.

Etymology: blend of pet, Godzilla (monster) and woe.

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COMMENTS:

That was a real kick-asp sentence! - metrohumanx, 2009-04-09: 02:40:00

funny - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-09: 10:48:00

gives a whole new meaning to all animals 'asp'pirations. - silveryaspen, 2009-04-09: 16:10:00

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: rep + kill + eun

Sentence: Isiah was thrilled with his new pet snake Skinnard, until he attacked his girlfriend, his second cousin and his best friend Marty. When Marty disappeared, Isiah realized that Skinnard was a reptilian sub-species of the special repkillian class and definitely not meant to be a pet.

Etymology: reptilian (any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators and crocodiles) and kill (cause to die)

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COMMENTS:

excellent - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-09: 10:46:00

like it - galwaywegian, 2009-04-09: 14:25:00

Powerful! Terrorific! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-09: 16:13:00

excellent word! - splendiction, 2009-04-09: 20:54:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: as-uh-sas-in

Sentence: Harry has a very big heart when it comes to animals in distress. All too often, when he takes in a wild animal as a pet it turns out to be an assassassin. Whether it is a matter of costs, trouble with authorities or bad behavior from his charge, he usually ends up taking a bite in the shorts.

Etymology: ass (buttocks) + assassin (a murderer)

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Created by: isaac

Pronunciation:

Sentence: A person that consumes the mind of other persons. For example my wife just plays or eats my brain.

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: tshom pan yun

Sentence: what had arrived into the household as a cute kitty with huge paws had turned into a lurking chompanion with a constant craving for meat and terrible personal habits. She had frequently felt she should have him removed, but he did keep the place free of encyclopedia salespeople, canvassing politicians and religious groups.

Etymology: companion, chomp

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COMMENTS:

sounds like the pros outweigh the anaCONdas - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-09: 10:50:00

You really sunk your teeth into this clever create! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-09: 15:06:00

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Created by: metrohumanx

Pronunciation: SO-wile-dee-NILE-trust (sowildenialtrustee)

Sentence: SOWILDENIALTRUST is an error… It starts out as love but descends into terror- Out in the food chain those creatures belong… You might bring them in but you know before long- They’ll eat you and then you’ll have cause to reget not purchasing a more... conventional pet. They were so cute, so cuddly and small! We made them a plush cozy bed in the hall. But if you embrace all of God’s wild creations, You’ll wind up with grisly severe lacerations.

Etymology: SO+SOW+WILd+DENIAL+TRUST =SOWILDENIALTRUST.....SO: to a great extent or degree; Middle English, from Old English swā; akin to Old High German sō so, Latin sic so, thus, si if, Greek hōs so, thus, Latin suus one's own...SOW: to set something in motion, begin an enterprise; Middle English, from Old English sāwan; akin to Old High German sāwen to sow, Latin serere, Lithuanian sėti.....WILD: living in a state of nature and not ordinarily tame or domesticated; Middle English wilde, from Old English; akin to Old High German wildi wild, Welsh gwyllt.....DENIAL: refusal to admit the truth or reality, : a psychological defense mechanism in which confrontation with a personal problem or with reality is avoided by denying the existence of the problem or reality;[1528].....TRUST: assured reliance on the safety,consistency or dependability of someone or something; Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse traust trust; akin to Old English trēowe faithful.

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COMMENTS:

Take only pictures...leave only footprints...kill only time. (The Spelunker's Motto) - metrohumanx, 2009-04-09: 02:04:00

Sookie and Shirley converted their pet- into hip snakeskin boots without much regret. Since Henry wound up as a snack for the BOA...They traded the snake for a pet protozoa ! - metrohumanx, 2009-04-09: 02:26:00

Is protozoa singular or plural? - metrohumanx, 2009-04-09: 02:49:00

Leave only footprints, not the mark of a heel! - Nosila, 2009-04-09: 22:12:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: ad der ay shun

Sentence: When Katy returned home, her adderation for Boadicea, the pet snake her husband Henry kept soon turned to horror. Eating Henry meant she was no longer a civil serpent.

Etymology: Adder (snake species) & Adoration (feeling of profound love)

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Created by: splendiction

Pronunciation: rhymes with IMPETUOUS

Sentence: The snake had been sizing Henry up for almost a week; instead of sleeping in the cool, tiled, front foyer, it had taken to sleeping next to Henry’s sofabed. It would lay on the floor parallel to Henry. That morning Henry awoke to the unpleasant sensation of becoming his pet snake’s lastest, and biggest, meal! Henry’s hat lay uneaten on the floor, a lonely reminder of his impetchuoice decision to trust a wild pet snake.

Etymology: Meaning: IMPETUOUS (make a rash decision), CHOICE of a PET.

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