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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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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)
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)
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.
Nightglare
Created by: Jamagra
Pronunciation: nite'/glair
Sentence: He turned around fast, and he saw a small Who! Little Cindy-Lou Who, who was no more than two. She stared at the Grinch and said, "Santy Claus, why, Why are you taking our Christmas tree? Why?" (Cindy Lou Who: nightglare ninja)
Etymology: nightmare + glare
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COMMENTS:
cute! - diyan627, 2008-03-18: 01:48:00
The darling of the day! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-18: 10:34:00
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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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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.
Sorcereye
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: sôrsərī
Sentence: Maggie insists her cat Beelzebub practices sorcereye, not just watching her sleep but staring into her dreams looking for a chance to take over her soul.
Etymology: sorcery (the use of magic, esp. black magic) + eye (look at or watch closely or with interest)
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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