Verboticism: Snuffulated

'I'm getting my vocal cords tuned!'

DEFINITION: n. A non-threatening term to describe the procedure of cutting vocal cords on yappy dogs, which makes it sound like a good thing -- after all, they will never bark again. v. To remove the vocal chords.

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Snuffulated

Created by: paperhoard

Pronunciation: snuff-you-late

Sentence: After Sparky was vocally snuffulated I started yelling at the gerbil for squealing every time I touched the potato chip bag.

Etymology: Derived from the word SNUFF, to put a sudden end to.

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Comments: Snuffulated

erasmus - 2007-01-30: 10:04:00
so cute though.

erasmus - 2007-01-30: 10:05:00
so cute though. This gets my vote but voting appears to be broken.

paperhoard - 2007-01-30: 11:50:00
Thanks!

wordmeister - 2007-01-30: 14:54:00
also sounds like suffocated... Cute and scary!

paperhoard - 2007-01-30: 14:56:00
Oops - forgot about the "non-threatening" aspect of the word. The dog won't understand anyway!