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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
Verboticisms
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Slobberfactor
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: slaw-ber-fact-tor
Sentence: Bills dog had that slobberfactor where he thinks everyone is his friend and seeks to share his saliva.
Etymology: saliva + factoring
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COMMENTS:
Excellent word. - ErWenn, 2007-04-29: 20:07:00
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Petpeeved
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: pet PEEVD
Sentence: Kitty was really petpeeved about her dog's behavior whenever people would come to visit. He growled at men and was rovereager to "greet" all the women. He petstered them until they felt quite roverwhelmed.
Etymology: pet + peeved (bothered, annoyed); a play on "pet peeve"
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COMMENTS:
dog-gone good word...loved rovereager/roverwhelmed! - Nosila, 2009-11-13: 12:11:00
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Mortifido
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: more-ti-FIE-do
Sentence: The mortifido exhibited by Angie's cockupspaniel completely destroyed the dog show arena and left Angie with a sheep(dog)ish look on her face
Etymology: mortified + Fido
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COMMENTS:
"cockupspaniel"... that's priceless! - pinwheel, 2007-04-27: 07:07:00
Very good! I tried the Fido path too... best I could come up with was Fi-don't. - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-27: 08:00:00
Excellent word Petaj - as usual - you get my vote - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-27: 09:03:00
Thanks Jabberwocky - this week has been much easier for me than Vonnegut week - that was a real struggle to come up with words. - petaj, 2007-04-27: 21:11:00
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Nonmannerism
Created by: ekath
Pronunciation: non-man-er-ism
Sentence: My dog's most striking nonmannerism is her tendency to rub her butt on the stairs (for some obscure medical reason). My little brother, watching this, tried to imitate her and ended up getting carpet burn on his rear.
Etymology: from non + "man" + mannerism
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COMMENTS:
That story is so funny it must be true! - wordmeister, 2007-04-28: 22:49:00
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Werpet
Created by: raenpayne
Pronunciation:
Sentence: as a noun: ugh, don't be such a werpet! sir, your dog is a werpet. as a verb: stop werpetting my leg.
Etymology: wer - middle egyptian - bad + pet modern english - an animal companion which may or may not be considered an equal or a lower being depending on the number of tree huggers in your area
Petrouble
Created by: allawson
Pronunciation: Pet Trouble
Sentence: Rover jumped up on Judy as she came out the door and john was petroubled.
Etymology: The mush I call a brain
Petifoul
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: pet/i/fowl
Sentence: Fred's dog, Fido, always sniffs, licks and slobbers when he meets people. Fido is a petifoul. Anybody who has been petifouled, hates petifoulers.
Etymology: pet + foul
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COMMENTS:
Poor Fido's really copping a hammering today. Does anyone actually know someone with a dog called Fido? - petaj, 2007-04-27: 21:31:00
I know someone with a phone called fido... - wordmeister, 2007-04-29: 06:03:00
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Slobberdon
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: slob ber don
Sentence: he looked adorable but was a bit of a slobberdon when it came to etiquette
Etymology: slobber slobodon milosovic
Creaturediscomfort
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Cree-chur-diss-cumf-ort
Sentence: When Linda invited Jane round for coffee at her flat she accepted reluctantly. Remembering last time she went round there, when her dog, Poochiepie, decided to lick parts of himself she never thought he could reach, then promptly jumped up on her lap in an effort to lick her face. Luckily she swerved just in time to avoid the horrorifying situation. She never wanted to feel that sense of creaturediscomfort again. At least this time she will be ready for anything!
Etymology: Creature (a living being, in particular an animal as distinct from a person.) from Latin Creare 'produce' + Discomfort ( Slight anxiety or embarrassment.) = Creaturediscomfort
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COMMENTS:
Great etymology. Good word.
FIDO says he never met POOCHIEPIE and was incarcerated at the time of the incident. - metrohumanx, 2008-07-04: 08:11:00
I guess that explains why our cat has such bad breath - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-04: 10:41:00
Great word...my brother-in-law reckons dogs their privates after they lick humans to get the taste out of their mouths! - Nosila, 2008-07-05: 00:18:00
oops "dogs lick their privates" - Nosila, 2008-07-05: 00:19:00
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Fidodidoes
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Fye - doe - DYE - doze
Sentence: The overly friendly and boisterous fidodidoes of his dog, Charlie, when visitors came around, had caused great consternation for Worthington and had even gotten to the point where he was considering getting rid of Charlie or abandoning his desire to entertain friends and coworkers.
Etymology: Blend of Fido (generic dog name) and didoes (mischievous tricks; pranks; antics)
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COMMENTS:
FIDODIDOES is very creative. But why restrict ourselves to criticism of canine-americans? This smacks of rampant specieism.
Love the word, though.
Good work, MUSTANG! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-04: 07:43:00
fun to say - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-04: 10:34:00
Very interesting combination. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-05: 07:06:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes.
Thank you purpleartichokes! ~ James
Yes the rumors are true. This week we are offering the The Verbotomy Cup as prize for the top player of the week. See details on the Verbotomy Blog ~ James
Jabberwocky - 2007-04-27: 12:54:00
Hi Verbotomy, Those cups (mugs)are really great. Would it be possible for any of us to purchase ones even if we don't win?
Hi Jabberwocky, Glad you like the Verbotomy Cup! It is our wampeter, and as such I don't think we would sell it, because that might turn it into a MacGuffin. ~ James
Is it our waxing or waning wampeter? What's the other one (since a karass always has exactly two wampeters)?
I believe it is still waxing. And think that Dan Pink's right brain is the other wampeter. ~ James
mana1066 - 2007-05-06: 23:04:00
some of that went right over my head. whine! i want a cup too!
Quit a tail from the punster extrordinaire! Poor FIDO is the Lee Harvey Oswald of doggie misbehavior.
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes. Thank you purpleartichokes. ~ James