Verboticism: Petois
DEFINITION: n An invented language similar to baby talk, used by pet owners to communicate with their pets. v. tr. To speak to an animal using such a language.
Petois
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: PET-wah
Sentence: Bob was zoetic in petois from Foxxidental to Pigeon Henglish.
Etymology: PATOIS: "A provincial dialect" - from O Fr "patoier" to handle clumsily, to paw. Perhaps imitative of the sound made by a paw. 2. Non standard language. & PET 3. ZOETIC (zoo & poetic) 4. FOXXIDENTAL (fox & Occidental- an invented language)
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Comments: Petois
xirtam - 2007-12-27: 13:29:00
I was going to use this word.
Jabberwocky - 2007-12-27: 17:42:00
love zoetic
silveryaspen - 2007-12-27: 19:21:00
I will use this word every time the baby talk to a cat is used ... short, sweet, and right on the meaning. Great creation!