Verboticism: Petsperanto
DEFINITION: n An invented language similar to baby talk, used by pet owners to communicate with their pets. v. To speak to an animal using an invented language.
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Zoogaga
Created by: logarithm
Pronunciation: zu-ga-ga
Sentence: Hello kitty kitty kitty meow meow meow purr purr zoogaga woof woof? Muagh!
Etymology: Zoo - animals. Gaga - baby language.
Critterfranca
Created by: serendipity9000
Pronunciation: cri-ter-frank-a
Sentence: He used to love sitting on his favorite bench in the park - until SHE started showing up each morning muttering in critterfranca to her poodle.
Etymology: critter (animal/pet) + franca (from lingua franca - any lanugage used as a way of speaking to others who speak different languages)
Dogalect
Created by: kelyn
Pronunciation: DOG-ah-lekt
Sentence: My cutesy little puppy-wuppy and I understand each other through our own special dogalect. Oh yes, we do, don't we sweetums?
Etymology: Dog + Dialect
Infantidote
Created by: rephil
Pronunciation: In-FAN-tih-dote
Sentence: I detest small dogs and those who infantidote upon them.
Etymology: infantile + dote
Petsperanto
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: pet spur ann toe
Sentence: Dr. Dooless spoke fluent petsperanto
Etymology: esperanto, pet
Animanguage
Created by: weareallbeautiful
Pronunciation: ah-n-ih-m-ang-g-w-ih-j
Sentence: Jenny's dog watched her in disgust as she spoke to him using an animanguage which sounded suspicusly like babytalk in front of all of his dog friends.
Etymology: animal+language
Anibablate
Created by: Gigafrost
Pronunciation: [An-nuh-baa-blate]
Sentence: As Leah wished that she could further relate to her pet dog's upset stomach, she blurted out an array of aniblabations, in order to sympathetically comfort the animal.
Etymology: (Ani)- pertaining to an animal; (bab)- to talk profusely, utterly, without end; (ate)- Suffix meaning the act(ion) of.
Poochycoo
Created by: tiffing
Pronunciation:
Sentence: She spent all her time poochycooing with the dog.
Etymology: Pooch and coochy-coochy-coo
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COMMENTS:
It sounds like it, too! - tiffing, 2007-06-08: 14:46:00
Another cute word! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-08: 18:59:00
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Esperantoto
Created by: bigdog
Pronunciation: es peh ran toe toe
Sentence: Her fluency in esperantoto allowed her to have extended conversations not only with her dog but other dogs, no matter what country she's in.
Etymology: esperanto + toto (we ain't in Kansas anymore)
