Verboticism: Petzillawoe
DEFINITION: v. To "adopt" a cute, baby, wild animal as a pet, which then grows up to become a very large, very wild, and very dangerous predator. n. A person who treats wild animals like pets, only to discover that they are not.
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Wildpetuation
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: wy-ld-pet-yew-ay-shun
Sentence: Amy knew that Eric had a problem with wildpetuation when she came to his house and was greeted by a monkey (in a bowtie no less), had her coat taken off by birds, and had her shoes taken off by rabbits. She didn't mind, the excellent service, it was just the smell of the other 13 animals in his apartment.
Etymology: Wild (untamed) + pet (cute and cuddly animals) + infactuation (crazy, sometimes foolish love of something)
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COMMENTS:
Amy must have felt like Cinderella! - Nosila, 2009-04-09: 22:08:00
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Domestigator
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: dom esti gay tor
Sentence: Crikey, but the Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, was a true domestigator. He turned every animal he met into a pet. He put the Pen in Penguin, the M'am in Mamba and the Con in Anaconda. He was a true communigator and an edugator. He found out the hard way that the Pole Cat was not really a cat and he looked out for the wilferal wildlife. Sadly, but ironically, he met his Cregator after having a stinging ray put a hole in his heart. Maybe it was squid pro quo (a favor for a favor) but he never seemed to have reptile dysfunction before that fateful day!
Etymology: domesticate ( make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans;overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable) & Gator (nickname for an alligator, either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with with shorter broader snouts)
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COMMENTS:
Reptile dysfunction! Brilliant, Mon cherie! - metrohumanx, 2009-04-09: 01:52:00
Thanks for the early morning chuckle. - mrskellyscl, 2009-04-09: 06:38:00
LOL! He should have taken his Gatoriagra for "reptile dysfunction" :) YOU are hilarious! - abrakadeborah, 2009-04-09: 08:18:00
Hilarous squid pro quo.....great sentence!! - mweinmann, 2009-04-09: 08:29:00
terrific combo - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-09: 10:46:00
terrific verbotomies ... greater gator creator! :-) - silveryaspen, 2009-04-09: 16:03:00
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Chompanion
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: tshom pan yun
Sentence: what had arrived into the household as a cute kitty with huge paws had turned into a lurking chompanion with a constant craving for meat and terrible personal habits. She had frequently felt she should have him removed, but he did keep the place free of encyclopedia salespeople, canvassing politicians and religious groups.
Etymology: companion, chomp
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COMMENTS:
sounds like the pros outweigh the anaCONdas - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-09: 10:50:00
You really sunk your teeth into this clever create! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-09: 15:06:00
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Aspouse
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: as powz
Sentence: When Tina found the tiny snake, she called her Cleo and decided to aspouse her as one of the family. Over the years Cleo grew and grew until she became massive and spent her days and nights hunting around the house. Tina was unaware that Cleo had become smitten with her husband Henry. One day, Tina could not find Henry. She reported him missing and it was not until the police arrived, that they noticed the Henry-shaped bulge inside the snake. "What did your husband do for a living?", asked the policeman. "Why he was an accountant." Tina declared. "Well no wonder Cleo took a fancy to him" said the cop, "he was an adder!"
Etymology: Asp (a variety of viper;cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death)& Espouse (to adopt as one's own;to give your support to something;to wed)
Kittycatastrophe
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: kit/tee/ka/tas/tro/fee
Sentence: The baby mountain lion looked so helpless and adorable when it stumbled into their tent that Sally and Sam decided to take it home. It soon turned into a kittycatastrophe.
Etymology: kitty cat + catastrophe
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COMMENTS:
admire the dichotomy between the 2 words in yhour etymology! Portrays the change in feelings ever so well! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-09: 16:07:00
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Domestigator
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: dumb esty gay tur
Sentence: Here lies what's left of the body of Dr Dootoolittle, animal domestigator-not-so-extraordinaire
Etymology: domesticator, gator
Impetchuoice
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: rhymes with IMPETUOUS
Sentence: The snake had been sizing Henry up for almost a week; instead of sleeping in the cool, tiled, front foyer, it had taken to sleeping next to Henry’s sofabed. It would lay on the floor parallel to Henry. That morning Henry awoke to the unpleasant sensation of becoming his pet snake’s lastest, and biggest, meal! Henry’s hat lay uneaten on the floor, a lonely reminder of his impetchuoice decision to trust a wild pet snake.
Etymology: Meaning: IMPETUOUS (make a rash decision), CHOICE of a PET.
Assassassin
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: as-uh-sas-in
Sentence: Harry has a very big heart when it comes to animals in distress. All too often, when he takes in a wild animal as a pet it turns out to be an assassassin. Whether it is a matter of costs, trouble with authorities or bad behavior from his charge, he usually ends up taking a bite in the shorts.
Etymology: ass (buttocks) + assassin (a murderer)
Psychophage
Created by: isaac
Pronunciation:
Sentence: A person that consumes the mind of other persons. For example my wife just plays or eats my brain.
Etymology:
Animenace
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: an ih men ace
Sentence: In their quest to humanize animals, people overlook their savage nature and innate killer instincts. People have to be brutalized by them, before they realize the dangers of the animenace. When people go wild, they can be equally animenacing!
Etymology: Animal, Menace. Animal - creature, living being. Menance - be a constant source of danger and harm.
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COMMENTS:
Does that include Mighty Joe Young? - metrohumanx, 2009-04-09: 02:06:00
very true - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-09: 10:47:00
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