Verboticism: Poodelingo
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.
Poodelingo
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /pood-el-ling'-goh/
Sentence: If the way Patti's dog kisses her on the mouth doesn't make you feel nauseous, her cutesy poodelingo probably will.
Etymology: poodle [poodel] - (German, pudel - short for pudelhund) + lingo - language or speech, esp. if strange or foreign (a corrupt form of the Latin, lingua)
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