Verboticism: Cowtow
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.
Cowtow
Created by: zabxuq
Pronunciation: kou-tou
Sentence: When her boss asked how she liked the new mud-guppies in the office aquarium, despite her revulsion, Laura began to cowtow. "They're so adorable..."
Etymology: Play on Kowtow; to specifically kowtow about an animal (bovine or otherwise).
Points: 719
Comments: Cowtow
Mustang - 2009-01-01: 22:21:00
Good one.
Jabberwocky - 2009-01-01: 22:28:00
nice