Verboticism: Pugsbunny

'They're so cute! What kind of kittens are they? Porcupines.'

DEFINITION: Something, or someone, that appears to be warm and fuzzy but is, when you get close, sharp and prickly.

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Pugsbunny

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: rhymes with Bugs Bunny

Sentence: Geraldine was the office pugsbunny. She looked like that old stereotype of a kindly librarian, but underneath that cardiganned, bunned, spectacled exterior, she had a heart of steel and never pulled her punches.

Etymology: pug (short for pugilist) + bunny (sl. rabbit) + Bugs Bunny (smart alec rabbit cartoon character)

Points: 731

Comments: Pugsbunny

Jabberwocky - 2007-07-31: 12:01:00
love it!