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DEFINITION: v. To be woken up by a child or pet who is quietly but intently staring at you from the edge of your bed. n. A creepy silent stare that is so intense that it pierces sleep.
Verboticisms
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Gazeboo
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: gah zay booooooooooo
Sentence: She was awoken from her siesta in the garden by a gazeboo.
Etymology: gaze boo
Glarify
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: glarəfī
Sentence: The cat wanted to glarify his point that more treats and toys were in order so he waited until Sharon had gone to sleep. He sat on the pillow next to hers and laser-beam stared at her until she awoke with a start. The only time she had felt anything that creepy before was in an Alfred Hitchcock movie. The very next morning Sharon went straight to the pet store and bought a crate for the cat to sleep in.
Etymology: glare () + clarify (make (a statement or situation) less confused and more clearly comprehensible)
Starewolf
Created by: Banky
Pronunciation: stair-wulf
Sentence: Lynn gasped audibly as she opened her eyes, her reflection mirrored in twin dead reflecting pools, sanguine in the light from the alarm clock. She froze in place as fetid hot breath assaulted her nostrils. She tried to form the words to wake her husband, but they were lost in his cavernous snores. The beast opened its rancorous mouth and licked her full on across the mouth, and then bolted for the door. A mixture of chewed kleenex and rawhide dotted her cheek as she realized the starewolf was just the dogs needing to go out. Groaning when she saw the time, she rolled back over and pretended to accidentally elbow her husband in the face, feigning sleep as he dutifully rose to let the twin monsters out to sour the lawn with their feculence.
Etymology: stare + wolf; ala werewolf
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COMMENTS:
great sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-18: 15:05:00
I like how I came up with the definition, and upon re-reading it, I realized I didn't actually stick to the definition. Haha, I'm an idiot. - Banky, 2008-03-18: 15:24:00
Another great sentence. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-18: 16:39:00
Are your dogs wolf hounds? Houndingly good creations! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-18: 19:13:00
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Extrasensorypetception
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: x/tra/sen/sorry/pet/cep/shun
Sentence: We gave up using an alarm clock long ago because of our cat's extrasensorypetception. His ESP can drag us out of the deepest dreams.
Etymology: extra sensory perception (ESP) + pet
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COMMENTS:
Great! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-08: 18:33:00
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Sonraise
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: sun rays OR son raise
Sentence: Scotty, my son, the electronics technician in the transporter room, on the Starship Enterprise, often receives the request "Scotty, beam me up." When he comes home for a visit to me, his father, his eyes spark and shine, with rays so intense, that even if I'm in a sound sleep, there is joy from his sonraise, that special "Son, beaming me up!"
Etymology: SUN RAYS / SON RAISE . SUN RAYS - bright beams of light that can raise the sleeping. SON RAISE - sparks of light from a son's eyes that can raise the sleeping. /// Oh how we enjoy sun beams and son beams!
Starewait
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ster wate
Sentence: It never ceased to amaze Lucy how every morning at 5:00 am precisely, her dog, Rex, would starewait her awake. He must be a watch dog, thought Lucy, because he knows exactly when 5:00 am came, an hour before the alarm went off. No matter how late every night everyone would go to bed, Rex was positioned starewaiting her awake until she had no choice but to get up and let him out. How could he manage on so little sleep she wondered. What she did not realize was that the moment everyone left the house, Rex would sleep, all day, for 8 or 10 hours on end. This gave him the rest he needed to get up at 5:00 every day. If he did not stop, Lucy was going to wish he was on a starewait to Heaven.
Etymology: stare (look at with fixed eyes or a fixed look with eyes open wide)& wait (the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something))
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COMMENTS:
Starewelling, Rex! Great ending! Great word! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-18: 09:58:00
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Jeeperspeepers
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: jēpərzpēpərz
Sentence: Joyce sat bolt upright in her bed. There wasn't a sound. It was that spooky cat of hers. The one with the jeeperspeepers. During the day she seemed to look right through you. At night it was as though she could wake the dead. Joyce's mother told her not to buy a black cat from that scary old lady.
Etymology: jeepers creepers (used to express surprise or alarm) + peepers (a person's eyes)
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COMMENTS:
Terrific word. Jeeperspeepers captures that feeling of the heebie jeebies! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-08: 18:36:00
Good one! - Mustang, 2009-01-08: 18:45:00
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Bedrheumeyes
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: bed room ize
Sentence: Buck was one of those cats with bedrheumeyes. He would watch you sleep all night until his penetrating, watery glances would stare you awake. When he did this to his owner, Lauren,she knew upon waking 2 things for sure...A) Buck had used his bedrheumeyes on her and B) He wanted her to let him out, now! If Lauren ignored him, it was at her peril, for he would leave some bodily fluids or other masses in her bed. Phrases like "The Buck stops here" and "She would do anything for a Buck" originated with Lauren...
Etymology: Bed (where one sleeps at night) & Rheum (A watery or thin discharge, of serum or mucus, especially from the eyes, especially from eye strain or infection) & Eyes (The windows to the soul;peepers;optical organs of sight)
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COMMENTS:
eeeeeeeeeeek! - galwaywegian, 2009-01-08: 05:18:00
nice - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-09: 13:44:00
WOW! - metrohumanx, 2009-01-16: 07:53:00
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Creeperstare
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: kree-pur-stare
Sentence: Annie was imposing a creeperstare on her mother for quite some time before she finally woke up and asked her what was wrong. Annie replied, "Nothing mommy..." Mommy wasn't very happy because it was nearly 1 in the morning.
Etymology: creeper (someone who creeps up unnoticed) + stare (gaze upon)
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COMMENTS:
Jeepers! Creppers! Where did ya get those peepers? Jeepers! Creepers! Where'd ya get those eyes! Nice one! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-18: 18:53:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by banky. Thank you banky. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by banky. Thank you banky. ~ James
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