Verboticism: Koalalusion

'They're so cute! What kind of kittens are they? Porcupines.'

DEFINITION: Something, or someone, that appears to be warm and fuzzy but is, when you get close, sharp and prickly.

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Koalalusion

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: co-ALL-ah-loo-zhun

Sentence: His online profile described him as someone who "likes to cuddle by the fire", but when he showed up at her door clad in black leather with a tatoo proclaiming that he slept with her mother, Sue quickly realized she had just hooked-up with yet another koalalusion.

Etymology: koala, illusion

Points: 608

Comments: Koalalusion

wordmeister - 2007-01-23: 15:39:00
poor sue, seems like she has a bad habit...

purpleartichokes - 2007-01-23: 16:58:00
She shouldn't have had such high expectations when she signed up at the dating service Letch.com

petaj - 2007-01-24: 02:11:00
Another aussie creature in the list!