Verboticism: Civilserpent
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.
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Machosham
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: mahch-oh-sham
Sentence: Cleo commented, "Does my pet asp frighten you? You are trembling." Mark lied through his teeth, "I'm not quaking in fear, my dear. It is cold in here. I'm shivering. You have a very nice asp!" Cleo, choking down the laughter beneath her smile, thought ... that's okay ... machosham that he is ... he's still my machosham! Mark just wished he could call the police!
Etymology: Macho Man, Sham. Macho Man: having or showing characteristics conventionally regarded as male, especially physical strength and courage, aggressiveness, and lack of emotional response. Sham: fake.
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COMMENTS:
I think Mark must be a machokissed to put up with that - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-07: 11:46:00
Mark might need to take a aspirin! Good word; luv the sentence. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-08: 21:13:00
Mark was trying to avoid Cleo's Pyramid Scam...tut, tut! - Nosila, 2008-03-09: 04:02:00
Mark was trying to avoid Cleo's Pyramid Scam...tut, tut! - Nosila, 2008-03-09: 04:03:00
I can hear the Village People (who always appreciated a nice asp) singing "macho, machoshaaaaam!" Great word! - Jamagra, 2008-03-09: 11:12:00
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Shamanimolize
Created by: jbiddie
Pronunciation: sham-ani-molize
Sentence: If that pig wasn't covered in sht I'd shamanimolize it to death.
Etymology: Sham animal idolize
Arachnophonia
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: uh - rak - nuh - FONE - ee - ya
Sentence: Maribell was deeply attracted to Gilbert but was terribly afraid of the spiders he kept in an aquarium and putting on her best face she resorted to arachniphonia to keep from letting Gilbert know she abhorred his 'pets'.
Etymology: Blend of arachnophobia and phony.
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COMMENTS:
very reptilerehensible! - galwaywegian, 2008-03-07: 06:54:00
A word that creeps into the mind and stays there! Extraordinary! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-07: 09:21:00
Maribell must have met Gilbert on the Web! You've spun a good word. - Nosila, 2008-03-07: 23:07:00
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Vetervex
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: VET er VEX
Sentence: Her vetervex with her animals caused concern for her roommates, especially when she wanted to share her room with an alligator.
Etymology: veterinary: associated with caring for the health of animals vex: to annoy or worry
Taipander
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: Tahy-PAN-der
Sentence: Bob would do almost anything to slither up the corporate ladder to success; but when he, with open arms of alacrity, agreed to care permanently for his boss's pettiles, his toady taipander, taipandery and taipandering almost lead to a posthumous promotion.
Etymology: TAIPAN: (Oxyuranus scutellatus) Australia has 30 different kinds of venomous snakes. The largest and most poisonous of them is the taipan (tie-pan). It is in fact considered to be the most venomous snake in the world. The taipan was named by anthropolgist Donald Thompson after the word used by the Wik-Mungkan Aboriginal people of central Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. & PANDER: yield (to); give satisfaction to [syn: gratify, grovel]
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COMMENTS:
Great word...venominous with some of the slithery corporate taips one meets! Happy New Year...Hope it eel be a krait one! - Nosila, 2009-01-01: 02:59:00
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Furmin
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: fur-min
Sentence: She called her pet ferrets her fur children. He pretended to like the little furmin just to get closer to her.
Etymology: fur (the fine, soft, thick, hairy coat of the skin of a mammal) + vermin (noxious, objectionable, or disgusting animals)
Roverindulge
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: row-ver-in-dulj
Sentence: Molly Coddel was incredibly roverindulgent, even to the extent that her friends' dogs could jump up and scratch, drool all over her face and leave smelly hair on her clothes and she could still find something nice to say about them
Etymology: Rover + overindulge
Fauxphoria
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: foe-FOR-ya
Sentence: Elaine thought Alex's menagerie of pets were all disgusting and even frightening but she maintained a high degree of fauxphoria, pretending to adore each and every one of the critters so as not to offend Alex.
Etymology: Blend of 'faux' (false or fake) and 'euphoria' (feeling of well-being, elation)
Pettison
Created by: bigveg
Pronunciation: pet-ison
Sentence: As soon as Jane had left the room, he pettisoned the snarling rat which was masquerading as a "hand-dog".
Etymology: pet, jettison