Verboticism: Petuglance
DEFINITION: n. That weird stare your cat, dog, bird or other pet gets in it's eye when it sees you naked. v. tr. To stare at your owner when he or she changes clothes or is otherwise naked.
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Barestare
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: bear-stair
Sentence: My cat's habit of monitoring my daily showers always ends up with him giving me the same incredulous barestare when I emerge unclothed and dripping wet.
Etymology: bare + stare
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COMMENTS:
A peeping tom! If it was a human barestarer would he be defended by a bare-rister? Such fun to play with this great one! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-18: 10:22:00
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Rexamination
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: reks-am-in-ay-shun
Sentence: While taking a shower that morning, Greg realized that he was undergoing his dog's careful rexamination. After such intense scrrrrrutinizing, he was left feeling somewhat inadequate the whole day.
Etymology: Rex, examination
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COMMENTS:
That Rex gets around! - galwaywegian, 2008-02-18: 10:05:00
Did he suffer from disrexia? Great blend! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-18: 10:28:00
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Oddeyes
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: odd-ize
Sentence: Fluffy was giving Eric that oddeyes stare before he got into the shower.
Etymology: odd + eyes
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COMMENTS:
Unique and oddly good! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-18: 09:50:00
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Catskance
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: cat/skans
Sentence: I swear every time I change my clothes, my feline, Garth, sneaks a catskance to check me out.
Etymology: cat + askance (With a sideways glance) + scan
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COMMENTS:
Simple fun pun ... Terrific word play! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-18: 15:02:00
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Buffboggle
Created by: CanadianAndyCapp
Pronunciation: Buff-bogg-el
Sentence: The nudist had no inhibitions when it came to other people, but was highly embarrased when his pet gave him a buffboggle and hid under the couch.
Etymology: Buff- (Coloqial form) nakedness / Boggle- (Coloquial form) viewing with wide eyes or astonishment.
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COMMENTS:
Doubly B good! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-18: 10:05:00
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Yorkseeyourderrier
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: york/see/yor/dairy/air
Sentence: A neighbour's dog always gives people the yorkseeyourderrier look as they walk past the property.
Etymology: Yorkshire terrier + see + your + derrier
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COMMENTS:
Especially if they are wearing kilts! Unique combination! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-18: 11:39:00
Clever! My sister has one of those dogs and they are always barking up, looking up, or licking up someone's derrier! - 548240262, 2008-02-18: 18:25:00
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Petuglance
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: pet you glans
Sentence: When Roger climbed naked out of the forest pool after his morning ablutions, his beloved elephant, Seemore, gave him a petuglance which asked the oft unspoken question, "How do you breathe through that thing??"
Etymology: pet (domesticated animal kept for companionship) & you & glance (look) & petulant (easily annoyed)
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COMMENTS:
you get a vote for the seymore/seemore pun! (and a good verbot) - swallowedbyafish, 2008-02-18: 02:37:00
HA! Funny sentence! - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-18: 05:34:00
Roaring with laughter! That ending suggests a whole new spelling and meaning for petuglans! (I don't know which made me redder, this remark or laughing so hard!) - silveryaspen, 2008-02-18: 09:59:00
Great sentence! LMTO (Laughing My Trunk Off)... - Tigger, 2008-02-18: 18:43:00
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Stripnosis
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: strip-no-sis
Sentence: as i got out of the shower i was suprised to find my cat in the bathroom, in a deep state of stripnosis
Etymology: strip, hypnosis
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COMMENTS:
I think people, like cats, are afflicted with stripnosis. Excellent creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-18: 09:52:00
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Blushpuppy
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈblʌʃˌpʌpi/
Sentence: I know he probably just wanted me to take him outside, but when I noticed my dog was staring at me, I went all blush-puppy.
Etymology: From blush + puppy (sounds like "hush puppy", which has nothing to do with the meaning)
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COMMENTS:
Your clever pun fun verbot has stolen my heart and vote! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-18: 09:55:00
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Peekunease
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /PEEK-uh-neez/ (like the common pronunciation of "Pekingese")
Sentence: When Joyce returned from the store, she tried on her new swimsuit once again, but this time felt a sudden sense of 'peekunease'. She turned to see little Fluffly staring up at her, regarding her with, what felt to her like, disapproval and morbid curiousity at the same time.
Etymology: peek - to peer furtively (c.1374, piken "look quickly and slyly," of unknown origin) + unease - state of discomfort or awkwardness (un- "not" ease - from Old French, aise "comfort, pleasure") & Pekingese - breed of small dog originally from Peking, China
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COMMENTS:
Great Pique! Excellent pun fun! Excellent Blending! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-18: 11:44:00
Best of the day! - Mustang, 2008-02-18: 21:46:00
Good one! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-19: 15:48:00
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