Verboticism: Impetchuoice
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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Reptkillian
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: rep + kill + eun
Sentence: Isiah was thrilled with his new pet snake Skinnard, until he attacked his girlfriend, his second cousin and his best friend Marty. When Marty disappeared, Isiah realized that Skinnard was a reptilian sub-species of the special repkillian class and definitely not meant to be a pet.
Etymology: reptilian (any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators and crocodiles) and kill (cause to die)
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COMMENTS:
excellent - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-09: 10:46:00
like it - galwaywegian, 2009-04-09: 14:25:00
Powerful! Terrorific! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-09: 16:13:00
excellent word! - splendiction, 2009-04-09: 20:54:00
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Petzillawoe
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: pet-ZILL-eh-wo
Sentence: After having to call professionals to deal with the cuddly chimp and the fuzzy panther he acquired as babies and watched them grow into dangerous creatures, Leonard felt again the pangs of petzillawoe when the cute little python he bought as a newborn turned out to be, in fact, a dangerous anaconda.
Etymology: blend of pet, Godzilla (monster) and woe.
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COMMENTS:
That was a real kick-asp sentence! - metrohumanx, 2009-04-09: 02:40:00
funny - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-09: 10:48:00
gives a whole new meaning to all animals 'asp'pirations. - silveryaspen, 2009-04-09: 16:10:00
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Fangquet
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: fangkwit
Sentence: Hank was fascinated by snakes. He loved his collection of exotic reptiles. He loved to take them out of their cages for their feeding. He said it created a bind between himself and his slithering buddies. His friends used to tell him he was not careful enough handling these dangerous kritters. Now his friends can say they were right after Hank became a fangquet for his pets.
Etymology: fang (the tooth of a venomous snake, by which poison is injected) + banquet (an elaborate and extensive meal)
Predpetator
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: pred-pet-ah-tore
Sentence: His life insurance application was denied because he mentioned that he was married to a predpetator.
Etymology: predator + 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)
Impetumonstrosity
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: im-pet-u-mon-strosity
Sentence: When her poodles Fluffy and Muffy disappeared, Carol wondered if the impetumonstrosity that Alvin brought home from the swamp may have had something to do with it. But when little Ricky went missing, she knew she'd have to say something to him about it.
Etymology: impetuosity: foolish, hasty, impetuous + pet + monstrosity: monster, mutant
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.
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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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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)
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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