Verboticism: Beastow
DEFINITION: v. To allow your pet to sleep in your bed even though it may squirrel into your pillows, hog all the sheets, and bulldoze you on to the floor. n. A pet which sleeps in its owner's bed.
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Crittermate
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: crit - er - mait
Sentence: Gerold and Dagmar had taken Scruffy in when he was very young and Scruffy believed they were his siblings. He made himself right at home as their crittermate, even taking up half their bed at night.
Etymology: Critter and mate - a play on the word littermate
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COMMENTS:
Clever sentence! Clever Word! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-13: 13:41:00
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Bedgehog
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /bej-hog/
Sentence: Bandit had started out as a cute Border Collie puppy, but now he'd grown into a huge bedgehog. Not only did Bandit hog all the pillows and yank the comforter to the other side of the bed, but he had literally pushed Stewart out of his own bed three nights in a row. Stewart decided to seek professional help, and started wondering how hard it was to contact that 'It's Me Or the Dog' lady. What was her name again?...
Etymology: Bed - furniture for sleeping (from Common Germanic, badjam "sleeping place dug in the ground") + Hedgehog - small, spiny, insectivorous mammal (from German, hecke "hedge" + Cornish, hogh "swine")
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COMMENTS:
Great etymology! Very clever word play! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-13: 02:20:00
Throw a quillt over it. - petaj, 2008-03-13: 03:59:00
Hopefully in her, he will find a comforter! - Nosila, 2008-03-13: 19:43:00
Bandit, he ain't nothing but a hound dog! Once again, great etymology. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-13: 21:56:00
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Somnanimalism
Created by: Prostheta
Pronunciation: Som-nan-nee-mal-ism
Sentence: Astrid's somnanimalist tendencies precluded her ability to function as a normal human being.
Etymology: Somna - to fall asleep. Animal - mobile multicellular organism.
Menagerieatrois
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: men a jah ree a twa
Sentence: When Angus moved in with Cattelena, he herd that her bovine was to menagerieatrois with them. Sometimes he wished he had been more of a maverick and had had time to ruminate; take a poll or gotten a Papal Bull about the hayrrangement. Suddenly, phrases like "Hit the Hay", "BedSpread", "Counterpain", "Rustling the sheets", "Udder ecstasy", "Beef Tongue", "Ranch Dressing", "Ride a Limousin" and "DetOX" took on a whole new meaning for him. And many's a night he awoke Friesian because someone had steered the covers off him or he had a very sharp pain in his calf! Every morning, there was a stampede for the bathroom. At this rate,and with his short horn, he would never be a fodder.
Etymology: menage a trois ("sleeping" arrangement of 2 with a third participant, wink, wink, nod, nod, say no more, a wink's as good as a nod to a blind horse) & menagerie (a facility where animals are kept)
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COMMENTS:
Absolutely hilarious! Great last line! Brilliant etymology. Exceptional Word! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-13: 02:16:00
tres magnifishe - petaj, 2008-03-13: 03:57:00
brilliant! - galwaywegian, 2008-03-13: 08:11:00
Hard to say, but perfect! - picabomama, 2008-03-13: 13:33:00
Cheers, all! Do you think this couple cud live happily heifer after?? - Nosila, 2008-03-13: 19:41:00
Thought of it; thought again: moved on!Crazy, but I like it. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-13: 21:59:00
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Crittermate
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: crit-er-mayt
Sentence: Lacy and Louie had raised their blond lab, Herbie, since he was born and Herbie believed they were all crittermates, equals in every sense of the word and he joined them in all activities from meals to outings to bedtime.
Etymology: Blend of 'critter' (slang for creature) and 'mate' (A person with whom one shares living quarters)
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Marrwedge
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: marwej - If you say it right, you'll sound like Elmer Fudd
Sentence: John and Mary found themselves becoming more distant from each other. It wasn't that they didn't care for each other deeply. The problem was that Mollie, their Norwegian Elkhound had taken to sleeping in their bed. Sure it was cute when she was a puppy and slept at the foot of the bed. As she got bigger and the weather got colder Mollie crept towards the pillows. She is no longer just a dog, she is a marrwedge. Now she is a full-fledged, cover-stealing, fur-shedding, intimacy-quelling bed hog.
Etymology: marriage (matrimony)+ wedge (a piece of wood, metal, or some other material having one thick end and tapering to a thin edge, that is driven between two objects or parts of an object to separate them)
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COMMENTS:
Does Mollie snore like my Rascal or steal your pillow if you get up to use the bathroom? - wayoffcenter, 2009-01-06: 04:47:00
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Anoysle
Created by: coolkids58
Pronunciation: Anoeeslee
Sentence: they anoyslee their pet
Etymology:
Menagerieatrois
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: men aj er ee a twa
Sentence: When Angus moved in with Cattelena, he herd that her bovine was to menagerieatrois with them. Sometimes he wondered about the hayrrangement. Suddenly, phrases like "Hit the Hay", "BedSpread","Rustling the sheets", "Udder ecstasy","Ride a Limousin" and "DetOX" took on a whole new meaning for him. And many's a night he awoke Friesian because someone had steered the covers off him or he had a very sharp pain in his calf! Every morning, there was a stampede for the bathroom. At this rate,he would never be a fodder. Cud this couple live happily heifer after?
Etymology: Menagerie (zoo) & Menage a Trois (threesome)
Anthropetdormphic
Created by: Jamagra
Pronunciation: an/throw/pet/dorm/fic
Sentence: The anthropetdormphic couple feared schnuffocating their schnauzers while schnuggling.
Etymology: anthropomorphic + pet + dormire (L "to sleep"); anthropetdormphize(v); anthropetdormpher(n) - the animal sleeping quite comfortably in the bed; anthropetdormphee (n., var.) - the person wide awake and uncomfortable
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COMMENTS:
SchNIFTY creations! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-13: 10:46:00
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