Verboticism: Zooyak
DEFINITION: n An invented language similar to baby talk, used by pet owners to communicate with their pets. v. To speak to an animal using an invented language.
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Googoopet
Created by: Robyn
Pronunciation: GOO-goop-et
Sentence: "Es dat mummy's widdle puddy tat? Yes hur es! Yes hur es!" Ever since Sara got a baby kitten, she stopped speaking standard English and devloved into fluent googoopet.
Etymology: Goo - glue or sticky substance. Goop - gluey substance Pet - companion animal.
Anigmalia
Created by: surdut
Pronunciation:
Sentence: It's an enigma to me why people speak to their animals in anigmalia.
Etymology:
Doolittalian
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: doo-lit-al-yun
Sentence: ever since i became fluent in doolittalian, my dog and i have been much better at working through our issues
Etymology: dr doolittle, italian
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COMMENTS:
bada bingo! - galwaywegian, 2007-06-08: 04:29:00
Makes me yearn for spughetti! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-08: 06:47:00
oh noes, now i'm thinking about the episode of futurama where fry finds his old dog. that episode made me cry. - jadenguy, 2007-06-08: 09:43:00
mmm spughetti with a starter course of clam chowchowder and a fresh salad with collieflower - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-08: 10:22:00
And Yorkshire pudding for dessert. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-08: 11:17:00
perhaps a beagle with cream cheese or a cinnamon great daneish - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-08: 11:38:00
Hamster and cheese? - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-08: 12:22:00
or german shepherd's pie with a dachshund of catsup - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-08: 12:49:00
Or some poodles in marinara sauce...or a parrot cake...or some chicken cat-chiatore... - ErWenn, 2007-06-08: 14:09:00
I was going to get into more obscure pets, but I started running into the problem that people are about as likely to eat some animals as they are to keep them as pets. - ErWenn, 2007-06-08: 14:10:00
Like hushpuppies? Geez Rik, we're really crapping up your place here, aren't we? Hope you haven't become petulant! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-08: 14:21:00
I don't think rikboyee is that petty - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-08: 14:33:00
Woohoo! Quittin' time. Headin' home for a verbeer and a hot dog! Have a great weekend all! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-08: 15:23:00
make sure you have catsup and mouseturd with your hot dog purple - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-08: 15:43:00
i hate you jabber. heading over the cabin tomorrow, and there's still a mouse in there. yum. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-08: 18:55:00
These puns are terrierbly funny. - petaj, 2007-06-08: 22:13:00
Well, they're pretty terrible, so I'll half agree with petaj. - ErWenn, 2007-06-08: 23:50:00
I guess puns just aren't your teacup. - jadenguy, 2007-06-09: 00:32:00
wow....if only comments were votes....i'd be best in show - rikboyee, 2007-06-09: 09:55:00
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Animalate
Created by: hooterbug
Pronunciation: an-uh-muhl-ate
Sentence: Sophie was proud of the way she could animalate with her dog. "Who's a good boy?" Why you are my poopy doo..YES YOU ARE!" Give mommy kisses" OH such big, sloppy, puppy kisses! Yes they are...Oh YES THEY ARE!
Etymology: Blend of animal and relate
Anibablate
Created by: Gigafrost
Pronunciation: [An-nuh-baa-blate]
Sentence: As Leah wished that she could further relate to her pet dog's upset stomach, she blurted out an array of aniblabations, in order to sympathetically comfort the animal.
Etymology: (Ani)- pertaining to an animal; (bab)- to talk profusely, utterly, without end; (ate)- Suffix meaning the act(ion) of.
Snuggleswap
Created by: happyhippy
Pronunciation: u say it how u spell it!
Sentence: snuggleswap-- chosen becuase when talking to a pet in this way u want to feel phisical closeness with the animal, or to snuggle. also the swap part of the word is because, aswell as the human urge to understand things, for instace the pet's mind, but also as u want to let the paet know what u r thing,in short u want to swap secrets, so therefore came about the word - snuggleswap
Etymology:
Poochinese
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: pooch + in + eese
Sentence: What can I tell you, my dog only speaks poochinese, and "widdle scruffy wuffy woo" means "please do not pee on the floor" in that language.
Etymology: shweetie puppy wuppy woogums.
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COMMENTS:
like that one - w5lf9s, 2007-06-08: 15:09:00
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Poochycoo
Created by: tiffing
Pronunciation:
Sentence: She spent all her time poochycooing with the dog.
Etymology: Pooch and coochy-coochy-coo
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COMMENTS:
It sounds like it, too! - tiffing, 2007-06-08: 14:46:00
Another cute word! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-08: 18:59:00
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