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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
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!
Galvaneyes
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: gal-van-ize
Sentence: My toddler gets a real chuckle out of my leap from deep sleep to hysterical outburst whenever he galvaneyes me. He laughs himself silly, while I'm wiping drool from my chin and scrabbling for the baseball bat and light switch.
Etymology: galvanise (to startle into activity) + eyes
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COMMENTS:
Exception Won! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-18: 10:20:00
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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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Gazeboo
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: gah zay booooooooooo
Sentence: She was awoken from her siesta in the garden by a gazeboo.
Etymology: gaze boo
Pillowstalk
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: pil-oh-stork
Sentence: i woke abruptly, feeling certain that Mr Kittikins was pillowstalking me with cat like determination.
Etymology: pillow, stalk, pillow talk
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COMMENTS:
you had that strange feeline too? - galwaywegian, 2008-03-18: 08:32:00
very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-18: 14:49:00
I go out stalking, after midnight, out in the moonlight... Great word! - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-18: 14:50:00
Good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-18: 16:36:00
stalking is a very good word to describe cats! Well done! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-18: 18:51:00
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Matildefy
Created by: Maxine
Pronunciation: ma til di fy
Sentence: Marc Jones was devastated. Born two days ago, his little son Buck was already deep in the art of Matildefiance - and was pulling his mother (who never wanted a child in the first place) down with him.
Etymology: Matilda - a Roald Dahl character who was quite good at the whole staring thing. Defiance - what silent, unshakable stares are all about.
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COMMENTS:
Unusual but interesting! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-18: 10:31:00
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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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Pillowstalk
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: pill - oh - stallk
Sentence: Marcy felt that she was again the victim of pillowstalk as she slowly opened her eyes to reveal her Chihuahua's big brown ones staring intently at her.
Etymology: Pillow (a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person) + Stalk (a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush) + A satirical play on the phrase Pillow Talk
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COMMENTS:
Sounds creepy...I like it. - Mustang, 2009-01-08: 18:44:00
Eye Carumba! - Nosila, 2009-01-08: 22:24:00
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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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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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