Verboticism: Fauxpet

'Yuck! Your dog is trying to kiss me!'

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

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Fauxpet

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: foe-pet

Sentence: as i entered the kitchen i found Mr Tibbly committing yet another fauxpet

Etymology: pet, faux pas

Points: 494

Comments: Fauxpet

Alchemist - 2007-04-27: 06:21:00
must get up earlier...great word!

rikboyee - 2007-04-28: 20:52:00
yeah.....a real crowd pleaser :)