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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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Vortasm
Created by: youmustvotenato
Pronunciation: vore-tazz-um
Sentence: The cat had me in a crippling vortasm.
Etymology: Vortex + orgasm
Dogmateyes
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: dog/ma/tize
Sentence: It is impossible to stay in bed when your dog begins to dogmateyes.
Etymology: dogmatize (asserting opinions) + dog + eyes
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COMMENTS:
Interesting angle! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-18: 10:33:00
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Bestialarming
Created by: Kazizzle
Pronunciation: bee/styuhl/ahr/ming or bee/stee/uhl/ahr/ming
Sentence: Clarissa awoke to the feeling of being watched and abruptly sat up. Not unexpectedly therefore, it was bestialarming to see her dog and cat staring at her from the bedroom doorway.
Etymology: From bestial - of or referring to beasts (any animal other than humans) and alarming - causing fear, alarm, or fright.
Hipponoteyes
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: hip/oh/not/ize
Sentence: People thought I was crazy to have a pet hippo but, with training, he was able to hipponoteyes me to get me up and out for my daily run.
Etymology: hippo + hypnotize + eyes
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COMMENTS:
Far out! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-18: 10:19:00
Reminds me of the song: "I want a hippopotamus for Christmas Only a hippopotamus will do Don't want a doll, no dinky Tinker Toy I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy" Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-18: 16:31:00
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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)
Aloomclock
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /əˈlum ˈklɑk/
Sentence: Nothing wakes me up better than my aloom clock, but I've noticed that I often wake up in the middle of the night with a jump only to discover that my cat isn't even in the room and that it was only a false aloom.
Etymology: from a(larm) clock + loom
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COMMENTS:
So meaning full, witty pun. Funtastic Won! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-18: 10:36:00
Great word! - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-18: 12:02:00
Very funny! - diyan627, 2008-03-18: 13:04:00
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Furboding
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: fer-BODE-ing
Sentence: Sally's dreams were interrupted by an awful sense of furboding and she became aware that her cat, Felicity, was staring at her ominously as she slept.
Etymology: Blend of 'fur' and 'bode'(be an omen; portend) - a play on the word foreboding(A sense of impending evil or misfortune)
Stalkgawking
Created by: bradly224
Pronunciation: Stalk*Gawk*Ing
Sentence: She awoke to her one night stand perched next to her on the edge of the bed, stalkgawking her.
Etymology:
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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