Verboticism: Snuffleupaguest
DEFINITION: n. Embarrassing pet behavior; may be perfectly natural for the pet, but often makes humans feel self-conscious or ill at ease. v. To be embarrassed by your pet's beahviour
Snuffleupaguest
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: snuf-full-up-a-gest
Sentence: My future mother-in-law had just walked in the door when much to my chagrin-tintin, my dog, Ernie, decided it was an appropriate moment to stick his nose in her crotch and snuffleupaguest.
Etymology: snuffle up a guest, snuffleupagus (A Sesame Street character with a very long nose.)
Points: 773
Comments: Snuffleupaguest
ErWenn - 2007-04-27: 09:19:00
That's...that's a fantastic word.
petaj - 2007-04-27: 21:26:00
When Ernie is behaving himself does he snuggleupaguest?
wordmeister - 2007-04-29: 05:57:00
Love chagrin-tintin too!