Verboticisms

Created by: bzav1

Pronunciation: pet - care - ee - us

Sentence: I was often plunged into a kind of wonder at my petcarious depravity. credit to Robert Louis Stevenson, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Etymology: pet + vicarious, with 'care' thrown in as an accidental bonus

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Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: cur/doll

Sentence: The curdoll was so ugly dressed in all it's finery that it made the milk curdle.

Etymology: cur + doll + curdle

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Created by: gemmgemms

Pronunciation: preem-a-poo-cha

Sentence: She is such a primapooch over her dog!

Etymology: prima donna + pooch:dog

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Created by: metrohumanx

Pronunciation: FALL-ee-COD-uhl (follycoddler,follycoddled)

Sentence: Mad Shirley lived in an unheated garage with her two poorly behaved, recalcitrant canine-americans, Duchess and Duke. Mad Shirley FOLLYCODDLED her dogs to the point where she had no discretionary income of her own, even though she fancied herself the "alpha male" of her pack. Mad Shirley's few friends tolerated her lunacy, until she declined a much-needed kidney transplant operation so that she could pay for Botox injections for Duchess, and a new wardrobe for Duke. Surely Shirly shouldn't shirk her daily doggie duties, but a diet of Purina Pro-Plan probably promoted her early demise....although she DID have a glossy coat when they found her. WOOF!

Etymology: FOLLY+CODDLE=FOLLYCODDLE.....FOLLY:lack of good sense or normal prudence and foresight regarding the treatmentof domesticated animules,criminally or tragically foolish actions or conduct,an excessively costly or unprofitable undertaking,a foolish act or idea;Middle English folie, from Anglo-French, from fol fool .....CODDLE:to treat with extreme or excessive care or kindness, often to the point of ridiculosity;perhaps from caudle (1598 AD)

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COMMENTS:

HEY! I just Googled my word and found it here: http://mirror.verbotomy.com/?p=verboticisms&jid=protection&this_room=-1 My apologies.....Metro :( - metrohumanx, 2008-11-03: 02:06:00

http://mirror.verbotomy.com/?p=verboticisms&jid=protection&this_room=-1 - metrohumanx, 2008-11-03: 02:06:00

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Created by: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: fer-hoat-bay-bee

Sentence: Fancy Fruity dressed her dog in such furhautebaby clothing from Paris, that I actually felt sorry for the pooch.

Etymology: Fur-Haute-Baby

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Created by: Nouvemot

Pronunciation: Coll-ee-cod-del

Sentence: His life having become entirely devoid of human affection, he had begun to collicoddle his poor dog by way of substitute.

Etymology: Collie (breed of dog)+ mollycoddle (treat someone in an overindulgent or protective manner).

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Created by: MrDave2176

Pronunciation: uh-pet-tn-uhns

Sentence: The appetenance of Mr. Muggles on the show Heroes is evidence of his superpower of controlling humans.

Etymology: ap(purt)enance [An adjunct; an accessory; something added to another, more important thing.] + pet

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Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Kay-nyn-kly-n

Sentence: Kelly thought that by giving her pedigree Dandie Dinmont Terrier, Marmaduke the canineklein treatment that it would improve her standing in the community. She dressed him in all the latest fashions and he even had his own designer collar with his name encrusted on it in diamonds. Unfortunately Marmaduke was so spoilt that he would snap and snarl at any stranger who came within arms length!

Etymology: See Calvin Klein(American designer who founded a fashion brand in 1968)

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COMMENTS:

Funny - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-04: 06:30:00

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Created by: idavecook

Pronunciation: Lay Bitch

Sentence: OMG, Sheila's gone so ABFAB, Fifi is sooo lebitch!

Etymology: Come on, do I really need to explain?

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COMMENTS:

LeLovely! - purpleartichokes, 2007-12-11: 18:11:00

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: his-si-plin

Sentence: To establish control, Jinx administered hisscipline to the entire household. He would hiss if he didn't like the brand of catfood, yowl if he wanted held, scratch the furniture to go out, hack up a hairball on the new carpet if he needed his litter changed and slap the dog around just to show who was boss. It all worked out nicely because everyone, even the dog, gave him the respect he knew he deserved.

Etymology: hiss: sound of a cat, snake or goose to express anger, alarm or disapproval + discipline: training expected to produce a specific behavior; punishment to correct or train

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