Verboticism: Pseudore
DEFINITION: v. To pretend that you adore someone's pet even though it is annoyingly stupid, bizarrely threatening, or just plain stinky. n. A alarming pet or companion, which nevertheless requires fawning.
Pseudore
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: soo-dore
Sentence: Janice was overcome with pseudore when she met her boyfriends stupid, ugly pet chimpanzee. The only trick he had taught it was how to fling poo at strangers, but Janice was quite sure they did this on their own in the wild. She pretended to enjoy the trick, even though she was the victim.
Etymology: pseudo (fake) + adore (love)
Points: 1139
Comments: Pseudore
silveryaspen - 2008-03-07: 09:39:00
Sentence really grossed me out, as I'm sure you meant it to do! Thank goodness I can escape thru your pseudore! Word and etymology have lots of originality!
picabomama - 2008-03-08: 13:37:00
I love words that employ a silent p!