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DEFINITION: n. Embarrassing pet behavior; may be perfectly natural for the pet, but often makes humans feel self-conscious or ill at ease. v. To be embarrassed by your pet's beahviour
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Crotchsniff
Created by: playdohheart
Pronunciation: crotch-sniff
Sentence: "I... don't put dog food in my pants," Mary said, awkwardly fending off the dog's crotchsniff. She was awful at first dates.
Etymology: "crotch sniff" possibly the most embarrassing experience with another person's pet
Embareassment
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: embarasmənt
Sentence: When the family went to the beach, they always took their golden retriever Sam. He was good at keeping an eye on the kids. When he attempted to stop Sarah from going in the water by grabbing her swim suit they all laughed that it looked like the old Coppertone ads. Now that Sarah is 16, they aren\'t laughing so much. Now it’s just an enbareassment.
Etymology: embarassment (a feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness) + bare ass
Animtendis
Created by: Ellemorpheus
Pronunciation: An-M-Ten-dis
Sentence: His dog's animtendis ensured that his date ended, abruptly, after it began.
Etymology: anim-animal tend-tendency synonym of instinct dis- negative, to move awayfrom
Dognoxious
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: dog-NOX-shuss
Sentence: Thomas was always on edge when company came as his mutt Ruff was sure to be dognoxious by slobbering all over his guests, humping their legs and sometimes do even worse things, including 'watering' their shoes.
Etymology: Blend of works 'dog' (canine pet) and 'obnoxious' (highly objectionable or offensive; odious)
Petifoul
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: pet/i/fowl
Sentence: Joe's dog, Fido, always sniffs excessively sticking his nose up every part of your body, licks every piece of bare skin, especially your lips, nose and eyes and slobbers saliva all over everywhere every time he meets you. Fido is a petifoul. Anybody who has been petifouled by a dog knows Fido's routine all too well. Most people hate petifoulers.
Etymology: PETIFOUL - noun - from PET (any domesticated, or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately) + FOUL (grossly offensive to the senses; disgustingly loathsome)
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COMMENTS:
PETIFOUL is very intuitive.
But here we go picking on poor FIDO again. FIDO's infamous behavior is well known and publicised, but he's paid his doggie debt to society. Let him get on with his limited life without the social stigma... - metrohumanx, 2008-07-04: 07:48:00
Yep, Fdo sure has had a dog of a day! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-05: 07:11:00
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Petified
Created by: vermeulenstevos
Pronunciation: Pet-tea-fied
Sentence: Every time my girlfriend comes over I'm petified that Max might jump her
Etymology: Pet-animal kept at your home and cared for petrified-being scared
Petpesterous
Created by: suzanne
Pronunciation: pet-pess-ter-us
Sentence: lilly was shite on one side of her usually overly made up face after snuffles petpesterous behaviour. Snuffles was realising that Maybellines beige fantasy number five was much tastier that Aunty May's Ivory dust, by yardley
Etymology: pet- domestic animal pest - a living thing that irritates, annoys or damages us- pronoun, first person plural
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COMMENTS:
I meant white not shite, though it does still retain meaning. freudian slip maybe, anyway i didn't mean to be rude. Sorry. - suzanne, 2007-04-27: 10:48:00
My dog is guilty of shite, a.k.a., An Inconvenient Poop that occurs in the neighbor's yard, in front of the neighbor, which inspired this definition. - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-27: 11:05:00
How about adding preposterous to your etymology? - petaj, 2007-04-27: 21:04:00
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Petsniff
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: pet - sniff
Sentence: Out of the corner of her eye, Peg knew she was going to be petsniffed by Coco as he stared longingly at her derriere.
Etymology: pet (domestic animal, as in dog) sniff (to perceive by or as by smelling)
Crotchety
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: crotch/itty
Sentence: Rumor has it that Doug and Fido had been banned from the dog park due to many complaints. It seems Fido was becoming more and more crotchety. So much so that even men started to call in complaints.
Etymology: I think it's obvious. :)
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COMMENTS:
If you think FIDO was despicable, you should meet ROVER!
CROTCHETY is very apt, but why is it always about sex? - metrohumanx, 2008-07-04: 07:58:00
great twist to the word - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-04: 10:39:00
Who we gonna call? Crotchbusters. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-05: 07:01:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes.
Thank you purpleartichokes! ~ James
Yes the rumors are true. This week we are offering the The Verbotomy Cup as prize for the top player of the week. See details on the Verbotomy Blog ~ James
Jabberwocky - 2007-04-27: 12:54:00
Hi Verbotomy, Those cups (mugs)are really great. Would it be possible for any of us to purchase ones even if we don't win?
Hi Jabberwocky, Glad you like the Verbotomy Cup! It is our wampeter, and as such I don't think we would sell it, because that might turn it into a MacGuffin. ~ James
Is it our waxing or waning wampeter? What's the other one (since a karass always has exactly two wampeters)?
I believe it is still waxing. And think that Dan Pink's right brain is the other wampeter. ~ James
mana1066 - 2007-05-06: 23:04:00
some of that went right over my head. whine! i want a cup too!
Quit a tail from the punster extrordinaire! Poor FIDO is the Lee Harvey Oswald of doggie misbehavior.
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes. Thank you purpleartichokes. ~ James