Verboticism: Xenocturnalia
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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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)
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.
Codormesticate
Created by: arrrteest
Pronunciation: co-dorm-es-tih-cayt
Sentence: Jeffrey was caught between getting a good night sleep and having the girl of his dreams put him out if he didn't let her codormesticating cat have its way among the bed.
Etymology: co- together + dorm- to sleep/domesticate- belonging to the house
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COMMENTS:
I'd have to say that Jeffrey in this case would suffer from the same malady as yesterday's verboticism! - arrrteest, 2008-03-13: 00:42:00
Nice Triple Play! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-13: 02:17:00
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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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Snugglemugger
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: snəgəlməgər
Sentence: Rudy limped into work suffering muscle aches and sore joints having been animauled by his not-so-tiny mastiff the night before. It seemed very cute when his little puppy wanted to sleep in the bed. Now he is a snugglemugger.
Etymology: snuggle (settle or move into a warm, comfortable position) + mugger (a person who attacks and robs another in a public place)
Quallipet
Created by: kiki3247
Pronunciation: Quail-ee-pet
Sentence: Marice thinks Quallipeting is a bed idea.
Etymology:
