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DEFINITION: v. To pretend that you adore someone's pet even though it is annoyingly stupid, bizarrely threatening, or just plain stinky. n. A alarming pet or companion, which nevertheless requires fawning.
Verboticisms
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Pethetic
Created by: DiPpO
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COMMENTS:
Great word. Would have enjoyed a sentence and etymology. Did you know they give you points, too! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-07: 22:29:00
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Petronize
Created by: youmustvotenato
Pronunciation: like "patronize" except with pet.
Sentence: Much to my chagrin, I had to petronize my neighbor as he showed off his slimy kingsnake
Etymology: Pet;Patronize
Pseudopetadoritis
Created by: CanadianAndyCapp
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COMMENTS:
Meaning full! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-07: 22:27:00
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Lamboozle
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: lam boo zil
Sentence: Sally the shepherdess was such a babe that he would cuddle any four legged candyfloss carrier to get into those handknitted pantaloons. Unfortunately for him, his wool allergy put paid to his lanboozling. his skin on fire, he headed for the ER, alone, sheepishly.
Etymology: bamboozle, lamb.
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COMMENTS:
Another great punster of a sentence! your fun word has outstanding originality! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-07: 09:47:00
how do you come up with this stuff? very funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-07: 11:43:00
Ewe post such smuttonry! Wooly bully. - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-07: 12:00:00
He should ram some Lamb's rum down his throat, although it would probably make him feel wooly headed in the morning! Not baaaaad! - Nosila, 2008-03-07: 23:01:00
Lovely word; zany sentence! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-08: 21:09:00
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Cowtow
Created by: zabxuq
Pronunciation: kou-tou
Sentence: When her boss asked how she liked the new mud-guppies in the office aquarium, despite her revulsion, Laura began to cowtow. "They're so adorable..."
Etymology: Play on Kowtow; to specifically kowtow about an animal (bovine or otherwise).
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COMMENTS:
Good one. - Mustang, 2009-01-01: 22:21:00
nice - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-01: 22:28:00
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Pseudore
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: soo-dore
Sentence: Janice was overcome with pseudore when she met her boyfriends stupid, ugly pet chimpanzee. The only trick he had taught it was how to fling poo at strangers, but Janice was quite sure they did this on their own in the wild. She pretended to enjoy the trick, even though she was the victim.
Etymology: pseudo (fake) + adore (love)
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COMMENTS:
Sentence really grossed me out, as I'm sure you meant it to do! Thank goodness I can escape thru your pseudore! Word and etymology have lots of originality! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-07: 09:39:00
I love words that employ a silent p! - picabomama, 2008-03-08: 13:37:00
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Fauxlove
Created by: kalisnowflake
Pronunciation: foh-luhve
Sentence: Kelly fauxloved Tim's pet ferret, but agreed to take care of it while he was away.
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Ferretrocious
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ferret/trow/shus
Sentence: I find my friend's new pet ferret quite ferretrocious, especially after it attacked my pet bunny. My friend said it was just because my bunny was a tease and he really liked her.
Etymology: ferret + ferocious
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COMMENTS:
Always so pleasant to experience your subtle infunuations! Fierce word! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-07: 09:50:00
Sounds like ferrhetoric on the friend's part. - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-07: 13:25:00
Tough love,eh! Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-08: 21:04:00
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Pseudozoophilia
Created by: XMbIPb
Pronunciation: /su-do-zo-o-fi-li-a/
Sentence: Once a girl hears the ticking of that special biological clock, she'll fake anything. I knew a girl once who pretended to know how to cook, laughed at my jokes, and even laughed at my friends' jokes. What tipped me over to propose was her PSEUDOZOOPHILIA toward my pet tarantula Mike. Now that we are back from our honeymoon, Mike is dead, I am always hungry and can't help but wonder what else is she faking.
Etymology: PSEUDO (fr. Grk.) - false, fake; ZOO (fr. Grk.) - animal; PHILOS (fr.Grk) - dear, love.
Feigndore
Created by: diyan627
Pronunciation: fain-door
Sentence: I feigndore my sister's abhorable pet-of-a-creature. (I borrowed from picabomama's great creation :)
Etymology: feign (to give a false appearance of; to represent falsely; pretend to; to imitate so as to deceive; to fabricate; archaic, to invent or imagine) + adore (to worship as God or a god; to regard with deep, often rapturous love)
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COMMENTS:
Clever to up play the pretend in the defnition. Good one! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-07: 22:10:00
I wonder if your "feigndore" for your sister's pets is real? ;) - kashman, 2008-03-09: 00:36:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by yellowbird. Thank you yellowbird. ~ James
Tigger - 2008-03-07: 02:48:00
If I can post a YouTube link here, this one's pretty amusing, and relevant to this definition: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq6NJ7kKEag
silveryaspen - 2009-01-01: 01:30:00
Song of the day is "Oh Deer, What can the matter be?"
Today's definition was suggested by yellowbird. Thank you yellowbird. ~ James