Verboticism: Pettiquette
DEFINITION: n. Embarrassing pet behavior; may be perfectly natural for the pet, but often makes humans feel self-conscious or ill at ease. v. To be embarrassed by your pet's beahviour
Pettiquette
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: PET i ket
Sentence: Herb's labrador Bert had a dogs' pettiquette when greeting strangers. While it was embarrassing for Herb, Bert felt it natural to taste a stranger.
Etymology: From: ettiquette and pet.
Points: 1187
Comments: Pettiquette
Nosila - 2009-11-14: 00:36:00
petticularly good word!