Verboticism: Barkotomy

'Guess what? I'm going to the doctor to get my vocal cords tuned!'

DEFINITION: A non-threatening term to describe the procedure of cutting vocal cords on yappy dogs, which makes it sound like a good thing. After all, they will never bark again.

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Barkotomy

Created by: enigma

Pronunciation: we all know how to say lobotomy...

Sentence: Fifi's barkotomy resulted in a 3 month recovery watching Lassie reruns.

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