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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.
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Oculamorph
Created by: yelloweyes
Pronunciation: awk-you-la-morf
Sentence: My husband has been oculamorphing me lately. I thought it was cute at first, but now I am considering divorce.
Etymology: Ocula - connected to ocular, which means "connected to the eyes or vision." Morph - connected to Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams.
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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Eyesickle
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: AHY-si-kuhl
Sentence: The icy glare of the glass eye Bob got from the KGB Disposal's shop in Moscow was as chilly as a Siberian winter. And out of the shadows of darkness, Roxie swore that it was watching her. Often she would wake from sleep and yelled, " My God! It knows what I dreaming about." Bob told her not to worry, that the Cold War was now but an icicle and she was reading too much Orwell. Furthermore as he was so happy with his eyesickle, and having heard about a new Russian made prosthesis, named: "glassnose", he was thinking of ordering one also.
Etymology: Blend of EYE & SICKLE, with ICICLE in mind.
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COMMENTS:
Ever so clever! Your wit is always a big hit with me! I'm all 'ayes' up over this one! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-18: 10:07:00
creepy but funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-18: 14:53:00
You'd think Bob would get pink eye from such a creation. I'm sure Roxy will find a way of Stalin, instead of letting Bob go Russian out to buy a new nose! It would be quite a Tass to blow his glassnose without breaking it! I am sure he could buy a couple of moles from that KGB Shop, too! Great sentence, Comrade!(Or should I say Tovarich!) - Nosila, 2008-03-18: 20:04:00
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Terroreyezing
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ter-ohr-ahyz-ing
Sentence: Maybe Marty shouldn't have stayed up late to watch that scary movie on a night she was going to be alone. Maybe her friend was right to say that there seemed to be something demonic about her cat, Lilith. All she knows now is that she can't sleep with the cat terroreyezing her from its perch atop the headboard.
Etymology: terrorizing (to dominate or coerce by intimidation) + eyeing (to observe or watch narrowly)
Broodawakening
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: brood-ah-way-kun-ing
Sentence: Living with two dogs, a cat, and three kids, Sherry was generally roused each morning by a broodawakening, gazing intently at her and hungry for breakfast.
Etymology: brood (both offspring and to meditate with morbid persistence), rude awakening
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COMMENTS:
Startling darlings ... Outstanding! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-18: 10:28:00
on a roll - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-18: 14:49:00
Excellent. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-19: 16:31:00
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Pediastare
Created by: picabomama
Pronunciation: pee/dee/a/stare
Sentence: Violet had the habit of creeping very quietly into her mother and father's bedroom. She had been told that she could not wake them before Mr. Sun came up, so she waited, patiently and intently. The power of Violet's unblinking pediastare could raise her mother from the deepest sleep and was so completely creepy that there was no way to return to sleep after experiencing it.
Etymology: pedia- root word meaning child + stare The word also echoes the name of a popular brand of children's over-the-counter medicine.
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COMMENTS:
Interesting etymology. - silveryaspen, 2008-03-18: 18:56:00
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Glareouse
Created by: catgrin
Pronunciation: glair-rouz
Sentence: Never date a man who can glareouse you into making the coffee.
Etymology: from "glare" and "arouse"
Scioniglare
Created by: arrrteest
Pronunciation: si-on-ik-glayr
Sentence: Intent on laying still as to not let the assassin notice her, Marybeth realized perhaps her anxiety dream was being enhanced by the scioniglare of her cat that just hopped on the bed.
Etymology: Scion (from O. Fr sion, cion from kidon, to sprout, split, open) + glare (to "stare fiercely")
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COMMENTS:
Ultra-unique! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-18: 10:23:00
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Cattygoreyes
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /kat-ee-gor-ayz/
Sentence: Max secretly delighted in mildly tormenting his 'person' — the Can Opener Lady, as he affectionately thought of her. She always wanted to go to sleep at the same time every night though, which was just strange, so it was easy to justify harassing her. He knew that staring at her while she was awake agitated her, but he'd discovered that even when her eyes were closed he could cattygoreyes her, boring his stare into the back of her head, and making her squirm. At the same time, Max would idly try to send her thoughts of getting up and work the can opener again, or making that fake mouse on a string come to life, as she sometimes did. Maybe it wasn't nice to tease the Can Opener Lady, but how else was he supposed to amuse himself late at night?
Etymology: Catty - slyly malicious (from Low Latin, cattus "cat"[-like]) + Gore - to pierce or stab (from Scottish, gorren) + Eyes - organs of sight (from Old English, ēge)
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COMMENTS:
love it! - galwaywegian, 2008-03-18: 06:37:00
It's better than the cat's meow! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-18: 09:59:00
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Esostare
Created by: DragonRider428
Pronunciation: esso-stair
Sentence: I get this creepy feeling that something's giving me the esostare.
Etymology: the word "stare" with the prefix "eso", meaning inward or within
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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