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