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DEFINITION: v. , To over indulge your pet. n., A pet which has trained its owner to jump, rollover and beg.
Verboticisms
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Furhautebaby
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
Hisscipline
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
Petcarious
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
Heirdale
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: air/dale
Sentence: An heirdale along with the much sought after wallettease are special breeds who are expected to inherit their owners estates. They can get whatever they want with a click of their heels.
Etymology: airedale + heir
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COMMENTS:
Nice word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-04: 06:30:00
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Collicoddle
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).
Fancybeast
Created by: thegoatisbad
Pronunciation: ˈfæn si fest
Sentence: Good taste is easy to recognize, and it's hard to miss Zinnia running her weekend errands with Mr. Tuxedo. Not a black and white cat, Mr. Tuxedo is a pampered pooch with a taste for haute couture. Zinnia recalls: "Well, his name is a bit of a misnomer. He stopped wearing tuxedos after his third birthday and Balenciaga had that amazing collection inspired by bug exoskeletons." Kimberly complained to Loretta "she's turned one of God's most beautiful domesticated animals into a FancyBeast."
Etymology: Fancy (fantastic quality or taste) + Beast (animal) Play on cat food brand "Fancy Feast"
Petownia
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: pet own ya
Sentence: Petula's new poodle puppy was called Petunia. She was a purebred pooch and a pretentious poseur. Petula attended her every need and was worse than a Stage Mother when managing Petunia's daily life. However, Petula was suffering from a new malaise called petownia...where your every living moment is devoted to the feeding, comfort and care of an animal pet. When Petula's friend, Peter saw her pushing Petunia's perambulator, he paused and posed the probing question, "Why are you pushing her in a stroller?" When Petula's implausible retort came, Peter had one main thought. "Who would an alien assume was the leader on our planet? The pooch, or the person picking up her poo?" Unless he was from anywhere but Pluto...he could only assume it was the pets who were in charge!
Etymology: Pet (a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement) & Own (have ownership or possession of) & Ya (you) & Wordplay on Petunia (flower with numerous fluted petals; smells sweet and very hardy)
Petophilia
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: pet -o- feelya
Sentence: Paris Hilton is a registered Petophiliac...she is registered in every designer doggie boutique in the U.S.
Etymology: pet and philia (love of something)
Fashpugnista
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: fash-pugh-knee-sta
Sentence: It was hard to tell if the glittery, sequined being in the stroller was a really ugly, yet stylish child or an over accesorized chihuahua who was clearly the victim of a fashpugnista.
Etymology: fashionista + pug
Roverindulgence
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: rover - indul - jence
Sentence: Her beloved Mona just sparkled when she walked. Her collar and leash were studded with diamonds and she wore a little hat fringed with real mink. Her owner, Leticia proudly showed her off each day as they walked through the park. What she did not know is that eveyone who saw them thought that Leticia had a bad case of roverindulgence.
Etymology: The common dog name "Rover" is combined with the word "overindulgence" which means to spoil or indulge in excessively.
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COMMENTS:
Grrreat word!Without you, it would have been roverlooked! - Nosila, 2008-11-03: 11:14:00
I wondered when the infamous ROVER would surface.... - metrohumanx, 2008-11-03: 13:03:00
Clever - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-04: 06:29:00
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Comments:
Verbotomy - 2007-12-11: 03:06:00
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie Thank you kabloozie ~ James
silveryaspen - 2007-12-13: 15:51:00
Your webtexting expertise is showing! Should your word 'lebitch' be 'R' rate? Very clever. I liked it even though I dinna wanna!
Verbotomy - 2010-03-31: 00:18:00
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie. ~ James