Verboticism: Scoobygroovydupe
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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Fauxlove
Created by: kalisnowflake
Pronunciation: foh-luhve
Sentence: Kelly fauxloved Tim's pet ferret, but agreed to take care of it while he was away.
Etymology:
Pseudozoophilia
Created by: XMbIPb
Pronunciation: /su-do-zo-o-fi-li-a/
Sentence: Once a girl hears the ticking of that special biological clock, she'll fake anything. I knew a girl once who pretended to know how to cook, laughed at my jokes, and even laughed at my friends' jokes. What tipped me over to propose was her PSEUDOZOOPHILIA toward my pet tarantula Mike. Now that we are back from our honeymoon, Mike is dead, I am always hungry and can't help but wonder what else is she faking.
Etymology: PSEUDO (fr. Grk.) - false, fake; ZOO (fr. Grk.) - animal; PHILOS (fr.Grk) - dear, love.
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
Mindovercritter
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: mind-over-critter
Sentence: Coral had to exercise her mindovercritter whenever her mother-in-law came to visit bringing her mangy cat and farting dog. Not only could she fool the woman that she loved the animals, she also suppressed her gag reflex to strong odours and eczema allergy to cat fur.
Etymology: mind over matter (mind is more powerful than the body) + critter (animal)
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COMMENTS:
Cringingly good sentence! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-07: 09:29:00
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Panicoddle
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: pan-EE-cod-dul
Sentence: The heightened rush of panicoddle was almost intoxicating as Martha reached a shaking finger to stroke Patrick's pet tarantula.
Etymology: Panic + ani(mal) + coddle
Pseudopetromancy
Created by: arrrteest
Pronunciation: soo-doh-peh-tro-man-see
Sentence: Aaron used pseudopetromancy to pretend to like his new girlfriend's poodle by talking to it.
Etymology: pseudo- false, feigned, + pet- tamed animal,+ mancy- divination,
Critterfauxbia
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: critr-FOE-bya
Sentence: Ellie Mae was deeply attracted to Billy Joe, but was terribly afraid of the snakes and other wild animals he kept around the house and property and putting on her best face she relied on her severe critterfauxbia to keep from letting Billy Joe know she abhorred his 'pets'.
Etymology: Blend of 'critter' (variant of creature), 'faux' (false) and 'phobia' (irrational fear)
Feigndore
Created by: diyan627
Pronunciation: fain-door
Sentence: I feigndore my sister's abhorable pet-of-a-creature. (I borrowed from picabomama's great creation :)
Etymology: feign (to give a false appearance of; to represent falsely; pretend to; to imitate so as to deceive; to fabricate; archaic, to invent or imagine) + adore (to worship as God or a god; to regard with deep, often rapturous love)
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COMMENTS:
Clever to up play the pretend in the defnition. Good one! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-07: 22:10:00
I wonder if your "feigndore" for your sister's pets is real? ;) - kashman, 2008-03-09: 00:36:00
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Ferretrocious
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ferret/trow/shus
Sentence: I find my friend's new pet ferret quite ferretrocious, especially after it attacked my pet bunny. My friend said it was just because my bunny was a tease and he really liked her.
Etymology: ferret + ferocious
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COMMENTS:
Always so pleasant to experience your subtle infunuations! Fierce word! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-07: 09:50:00
Sounds like ferrhetoric on the friend's part. - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-07: 13:25:00
Tough love,eh! Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-08: 21:04:00
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