Verboticism: Insectitied
DEFINITION: n. A person who insists that lower life forms (fish, clams, cephalopods, reptiles, or insects) can be affectionate pets and excellent watchdogs. v. To talk to an animal who can't possibly understand a single word you're saying.
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Inscecst
Created by: GlobalGallery
Pronunciation: in-sek-st
Sentence: "Wodda madda my widdle schnookums? You not eating your poop-de-woops" said Gerald to Pandora his beloved African Dung Beetle. "I wuv yooo! I'm gonna give you a big kiss if you eat up all your din-dins" he cooed seductively. Gerald's inscecst fantasies had always interfered with his interpersonal relationships. His only girlfriend left him after three weeks when he showed her Pandora's customized Myspace page.
Etymology: 1. insect - a small air-breathing arthropod. 2. incest - sexual contact betwwen relatives.
Gnatchat
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: gnat/chat
Sentence: When the tiny flying insects start to interfere with dinner, Julie justs calls them altogether for a little gnatchat and asks them to go bother the family next door.
Etymology: GNATCHAT - from CHITCHAT + GNAT (a small flying insect)
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COMMENTS:
Maybe next time Julie will gnatchat them into visiting the cat in the hat - silveryaspen, 2009-01-28: 22:30:00
fun word and fun to say - silveryaspen, 2009-01-28: 22:31:00
Julie was just doing what comes gnaturally. - Mustang, 2009-01-28: 23:44:00
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Inverbalbrate
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: in verb bal brayt
Sentence: Jen Tomology loved her pets. She kept insects and talked to them daily. She could inverbalbrate to them in her version of their languages. She could caterwaul with the caterpillars, she could mouth moth, mantis semantics and could aphidavit aphids. In her own waspish way she was trying to diversifly and bee relev-ant to her pets. That really bugged some people.
Etymology: Invertebrate (any animal lacking a backbone or notochord) & Verbal (express in spoken words;relating to or having facility in the use of words;communicated in the form of words)
Critterchat
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: KRIT-ehr-chat
Sentence: Thelmalou shamelessly engaged in critterchat with her pets, small wild animals and any other kinds of creatures she encountered believing with all her heart that they truly understood her.
Etymology: Blend of 'critter' (any animal) and 'chat' (idle talk) , word play based loosely on the word chitchat
Shrimpatico
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: SHrim-PAH-ti-koh
Sentence: "Oh, do you see what shrimps see?" asked Bob, not even battering an eyelid. "To confess the truth, Bob, it's just I don't think that's as easy as you say," said Roxy. " I'll try to do so, to please you; but I rather think Crusty, brought up in the sea, sees the world quite differently; indeed, through different eyes." Have you got a pencil and paper!" exclaimed Bob. "Just write him a note in Shrimperanto and he will understand immediately." Bob watched eagerly, convinced that he had developed some special shrimpatico, with even the tiniest of crustaceans.
Etymology: Blend of SHRIMP: Any of various small, chiefly marine decapod crustaceans of the suborder Natantia. In a loose sense, any small crustacean & SIMPATICO: congenial or like-minded; sharing similar temperaments and, therefore, able to get along well together.
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COMMENTS:
nice one OB - galwaywegian, 2009-01-28: 04:23:00
terrific - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-28: 13:50:00
Love it...it shows we are all just Prawns in the game of life. - Nosila, 2009-01-28: 19:30:00
Seansational! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-28: 22:16:00
This is hilarious ....shrimpsational - mweinmann, 2009-01-29: 23:58:00
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Chatterpillar
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: chat - ter - pill - ur
Sentence: Daphne loved butterflys and, each year, would just wait until they appeared in her garden so that she could sit in her favorite chair and watch them fly around. She felt an almost magical quality inhabited her garden when they there. This year, she decided to "tip the scales" in her favor by befriending the caterpillars that would soon be transformed. Each day, she would crawl around in her garden looking for them. When she saw one, she would engage in chatterpillar with each one of them, beseaching them to make her garden their "forever" home.....
Etymology: Chatter + Caterpillar >> Chatter (speak rapidly and incessantly) Caterpillar (worm-like larva of various insects, especially butterflies and moths)
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COMMENTS:
nice - galwaywegian, 2009-01-28: 13:43:00
cute - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-28: 13:48:00
Love it! - TJayzz, 2009-01-28: 13:56:00
You have metamorphosized a great word! - Nosila, 2009-01-28: 19:35:00
appeals to the child in me as well as the adult ... fun creation! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-28: 22:27:00
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Doctorfoolittle
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: sdok tor fooooo lit illllll
Sentence: Her last doctorfoolittle moment came to a painful end for both parties when she was trying to listen to the whisperings of Viggy, her pet earwig.
Etymology: doctor doolittle, fool
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COMMENTS:
ooh - gives me goosebumps - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-28: 13:49:00
Superb pun! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-28: 22:02:00
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Dummunication
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: duh-myoo-ni-key-shuhn
Sentence: Cindy has a pet spider. She talks to it all the time. This would be dummunication because spiders don't have ears.
Etymology: dumb (lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid; dull-witted) + communication (the imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing, or signs)
Cozyologist
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: COE-zee-ALL-uh-jist
Sentence: Beverly insisted that ALL life forms were capable of returning her love -especially all the myriad creatures in her insect collection, each of which had a name. Beverly was a fanatic COZYOLOGIST, and she claimed that even the dust mites on her sofa could feel the pain of rejection. When she insisted that Timmy The Beard verify her beliefs, Timmy had to recuse himself from judgement...he was just too close to the subject.
Etymology: COZY+zoOLOGIST= COZYOLOGIST.....COZY:enjoying or affording warmth and ease,snuggly, marked by or providing contentment or comfort;perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian koselig cozy.....ZOOLOGIST: study of the properties and vital phenomena exhibited by an animal, animal type, or group,a branch of biology concerned with the promotion, the properties and vital phenomena of animals, even unresponsive ones.
Socialicing
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: sōshəlīs
Sentence: To say that Mary is lonely is an understatement. One of her few friends told her that a pet might be a good idea. The problem is that she can\'t afford a traditional one. Instead she has adopted some tiny little friends. She discovered them when she scratched her head. When she looks like she is talking to herself she is really socialicing.
Etymology: socialize (mix socially with others) + lice (small, wingless, parasitic insects that live on the skin of mammals and birds)
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