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Anifoodgest
Created by: Chistinalove
Pronunciation: 'a-n&-'füd -'jest
Sentence: After living with him for a week I discovered he was an anifoodgest.
Etymology: ANIMAL - Latin, from animale, neuter of animalis animate, from anima soul FOOD - Middle English fode, from Old English fOda; akin to Old High German fuotar food, fodder, Latin panis bread, pascere to feed INGEST - Latin ingestus, past participle of i
Petluck
Created by: polarpanda
Pronunciation: pet-luck
Sentence: Yeah, this super cute girl asked me to join her for dinner at Chez Panisse tonight, but I think I'm just going to stay home for petluck with Fluffy.
Etymology: like potluck, but with your pet
Beastfeasting
Created by: babel
Pronunciation: beast-feast-ing
Sentence: Jennifer liked beastfeasting with her golden retrievers, especially when they had just caught a juicy squirrel.
Etymology: beast + feast
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COMMENTS:
This cartoon really cracks me up... that is _exactly_ the face my cat makes when I get anywhere near to its food when it eats... like it is seriously pondering whether to munch you too. - babel, 2006-12-06: 04:41:00
Great! Thanks! - Verbotomy, 2006-12-08: 03:38:00
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Animeal
Created by: warped
Pronunciation: An-a-meal
Sentence: Phil shared a hearty animeal of chicken with his cat.
Etymology: Animal+meal.
Petstircate
Created by: squirrelian
Pronunciation: petstircate
Sentence: I think I'll petstircate this mystery meat.
Etymology: pet + masticate... for the open minded...
Dogdish
Created by: Coolfool
Pronunciation: DOG + DISH
Sentence: That fat cat and I dogdished those tukey bones until there wasn't enough left to make a turkey sandwich.
Etymology: Dog, to denote another species, and a common pet, and dished to denote what action was being undertaken. Quick, easy & you know immediately what it is describing. I may begin using it.
Seniorate
Created by: maxxy
Pronunciation: SEEN-your-ate
Sentence: Down on his luck, Jim seniorated Purina.
Etymology: senior (stereotypical poor folk) + deteriorate
Faunorexia
Created by: ArsMajika
Pronunciation: FAW-nor-ECKS-ee-ah
Sentence: "Call it faunorexia if you want, but these dog biscuits are delicious!"
Etymology: Fauna - animals; Orexis, Greek for "appetite."
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