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DEFINITION: n An invented language similar to baby talk, used by pet owners to communicate with their pets. v. To speak to an animal using an invented language.
Verboticisms
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Doolittalian
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: doo-lit-al-yun
Sentence: ever since i became fluent in doolittalian, my dog and i have been much better at working through our issues
Etymology: dr doolittle, italian
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COMMENTS:
bada bingo! - galwaywegian, 2007-06-08: 04:29:00
Makes me yearn for spughetti! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-08: 06:47:00
oh noes, now i'm thinking about the episode of futurama where fry finds his old dog. that episode made me cry. - jadenguy, 2007-06-08: 09:43:00
mmm spughetti with a starter course of clam chowchowder and a fresh salad with collieflower - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-08: 10:22:00
And Yorkshire pudding for dessert. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-08: 11:17:00
perhaps a beagle with cream cheese or a cinnamon great daneish - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-08: 11:38:00
Hamster and cheese? - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-08: 12:22:00
or german shepherd's pie with a dachshund of catsup - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-08: 12:49:00
Or some poodles in marinara sauce...or a parrot cake...or some chicken cat-chiatore... - ErWenn, 2007-06-08: 14:09:00
I was going to get into more obscure pets, but I started running into the problem that people are about as likely to eat some animals as they are to keep them as pets. - ErWenn, 2007-06-08: 14:10:00
Like hushpuppies? Geez Rik, we're really crapping up your place here, aren't we? Hope you haven't become petulant! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-08: 14:21:00
I don't think rikboyee is that petty - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-08: 14:33:00
Woohoo! Quittin' time. Headin' home for a verbeer and a hot dog! Have a great weekend all! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-08: 15:23:00
make sure you have catsup and mouseturd with your hot dog purple - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-08: 15:43:00
i hate you jabber. heading over the cabin tomorrow, and there's still a mouse in there. yum. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-08: 18:55:00
These puns are terrierbly funny. - petaj, 2007-06-08: 22:13:00
Well, they're pretty terrible, so I'll half agree with petaj. - ErWenn, 2007-06-08: 23:50:00
I guess puns just aren't your teacup. - jadenguy, 2007-06-09: 00:32:00
wow....if only comments were votes....i'd be best in show - rikboyee, 2007-06-09: 09:55:00
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Puppish
Created by: deano1991
Pronunciation: Puh-Pish
Sentence: Puppish is really annoyinh
Etymology: Puppy + ish (as in English)
Critterchatter
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: CRIT-ehr-chat-ehr
Sentence: Felicity had such a deep emotional bond with her pets that she even developed an extensive critterchatter, a language that only she and her pets understood.
Etymology: Blend of 'critter' (animal) and 'chatter' (light conversation)
Petoral
Created by: SteveMB1959
Pronunciation: pet-oral
Sentence: My dog understands me when I speak 'petoral'.
Etymology: Petoral: To speak 'pet-talk'
Googoopet
Created by: Robyn
Pronunciation: GOO-goop-et
Sentence: "Es dat mummy's widdle puddy tat? Yes hur es! Yes hur es!" Ever since Sara got a baby kitten, she stopped speaking standard English and devloved into fluent googoopet.
Etymology: Goo - glue or sticky substance. Goop - gluey substance Pet - companion animal.
Player
Created by: caizoc
Pronunciation: plai! ya!
Sentence: one two three, player!
Etymology: play yeah!
Dogguage
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: dog/gwij
Sentence: The language of choice for her three pups was dogguage. Even though it was gobbledygook to everyone else and sounded cutsey-wutsey, her pups were bonded to her and understood every rhyming couplet of her dogguage and loved her for it.
Etymology: dog + language
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COMMENTS:
Did they speak in doggerel? - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-08: 08:58:00
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Chittychat
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: chitēchat
Sentence: Valerie and her cat have a special relationship. Purrcy fills the role of the child she never had. They even have their own way of communicating. Friends call it chittychat.
Etymology: chit (late Middle English: denoting a whelp, cub, or kitten) + chat (talk in a friendly and informal way) derivative of kitty cat
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James
purpleartichokes - 2007-06-08: 04:52:00
Great definition remistram! Outstanding submissions already! Gonna be hard voting today.
Jabberwocky - 2007-06-08: 12:11:00
I wish I could vote for every word today
jadenguy - 2007-06-08: 12:16:00
I guess everybody's creative juices are flowing since the weekend is upon us. Contentment envelops us like a warm wind on a brisk morning stroll.
ziggy41 - 2007-06-08: 12:40:00
ahh that's got to be an exact replica of my dog in the pic!
ErWenn - 2007-06-08: 14:04:00
Holy crap, there's a lot of good words today!
Verbotomy received a very positive review today in the The Globe and Mail, a Canadian newspaper. The story quotes words created by Stevenson0, Clayton and Rikboyee. See more: The Globe and Mail: Getting together to make up words.
Jabberwocky - 2007-06-08: 15:18:00
figures ziggy41 would have a k9
jadenguy - 2007-06-08: 15:43:00
I want a pug but I'm often concerned about not noticing it where i walk.
texmom - 2007-06-08: 21:44:00
It really was hard to choose. Petois just had that touch of class.
administraitor - 2007-06-09: 17:58:00
Toronto’s venerable “Mop & Pail” as the paper is affectionately known, is what led me to Verbotomy on Friday. My first instinct was to submit “Doggerel” then realized that it was in no way sufficiently twisted to survive! I’m looking forward to a lotta laffs with this!
mplsbohemian - 2007-06-10: 19:58:00
Dang, I just came up with a much better word, and it's too late for me to enter it: gerbilish!
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James