DEFINITION: v. To pretend that you adore someone's pet even though it is annoyingly stupid, bizarrely threatening, or just plain stinky. n. A alarming pet or companion, which nevertheless requires fawning.

Puffaddery

Created by: Guest

Pronunciation: pəfadərē

Sentence: Nobody knows why the boss’s son thought it would be o.k. to bring his pet snake to the company picnic. Some of the staff were able to talk to the kid about his serpent with a sincere tone. The best Julie could muster was puffaddery.

Etymology: puff adder (a large, sluggish, mainly nocturnal African viper that inflates the upper part of its body and hisses loudly in threat)+ puffery (exaggerated or false praise)

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