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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.
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Petriflect
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: PET-ra-flekt
Sentence: When Bob described his pet "Phido" as a sanguined-eyed, silky-skinned sweetie, craving to be cuddled, Roxie couldn't wait to meet him. But to her horror, when Phido slithered silently from under a cushion on the sofa she was sitting, she almost apsed into unconsciousness. Not wishing to offend Bob she smiled and petriflected, as if nothing was a hiss. However when Phido sidled up to her and slipped inside her blouse, she feared she was about to be cleopatronized. Bob told her not to worry, saying: "That's his way of showing you that he likes you."
Etymology: Blend of PET, tamed or domesticated animal; PETRIFY, metaphorically to paralyse with fear, shock; FLECT, to bend as in GENFLECTION, to bend knee or touch ground in adoration; obeisance, dote. Nouns: petriflection; a petriflect. "Phido" Gk:ophidia-snake
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COMMENTS:
Your sentence is so full of great plays on words! Cunning sentence and word! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-07: 09:45:00
what a word week - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-07: 09:50:00
Uh, wow, I guess I've learned the value of pressing "show all" instead of "more", because I almost completely ripped yours off in mine. I totally didn't mean to, sorry Oz! :( - Banky, 2008-03-08: 09:06:00
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Beastbuddy
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: beast BUD ee
Sentence: "Um, isn*t a scorpion kind of a dangerous pet?" she asked, as she scooted toward the other end of the couch. "Shhh - you'll hurt Spike*s feelings! He doesn*t even know he's supposed to be scary. He's my beastbuddy and would never hurt anyone," he responded. "Just make sure to shake out your shoes before you leave - you know, so you don*t hurt him. He gets a tiny bit cranky when people step on him."
Etymology: best buddy + beast
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COMMENTS:
Is Spike a Scorpio..good word - Nosila, 2010-05-18: 20:02:00
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Roverindulge
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: row-ver-in-dulj
Sentence: Molly Coddel was incredibly roverindulgent, even to the extent that her friends' dogs could jump up and scratch, drool all over her face and leave smelly hair on her clothes and she could still find something nice to say about them
Etymology: Rover + overindulge
Pseudopetadoritis
Created by: CanadianAndyCapp
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COMMENTS:
Meaning full! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-07: 22:27:00
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Furmin
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: fur-min
Sentence: She called her pet ferrets her fur children. He pretended to like the little furmin just to get closer to her.
Etymology: fur (the fine, soft, thick, hairy coat of the skin of a mammal) + vermin (noxious, objectionable, or disgusting animals)
Pettison
Created by: bigveg
Pronunciation: pet-ison
Sentence: As soon as Jane had left the room, he pettisoned the snarling rat which was masquerading as a "hand-dog".
Etymology: pet, jettison
Ferretrocious
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ferret/trow/shus
Sentence: I find my friend's new pet ferret quite ferretrocious, especially after it attacked my pet bunny. My friend said it was just because my bunny was a tease and he really liked her.
Etymology: ferret + ferocious
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COMMENTS:
Always so pleasant to experience your subtle infunuations! Fierce word! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-07: 09:50:00
Sounds like ferrhetoric on the friend's part. - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-07: 13:25:00
Tough love,eh! Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-08: 21:04:00
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Arachnophonia
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: uh - rak - nuh - FONE - ee - ya
Sentence: Maribell was deeply attracted to Gilbert but was terribly afraid of the spiders he kept in an aquarium and putting on her best face she resorted to arachniphonia to keep from letting Gilbert know she abhorred his 'pets'.
Etymology: Blend of arachnophobia and phony.
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COMMENTS:
very reptilerehensible! - galwaywegian, 2008-03-07: 06:54:00
A word that creeps into the mind and stays there! Extraordinary! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-07: 09:21:00
Maribell must have met Gilbert on the Web! You've spun a good word. - Nosila, 2008-03-07: 23:07:00
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Pethetic
Created by: DiPpO
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COMMENTS:
Great word. Would have enjoyed a sentence and etymology. Did you know they give you points, too! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-07: 22:29:00
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Mindovercritter
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: mind-over-critter
Sentence: Coral had to exercise her mindovercritter whenever her mother-in-law came to visit bringing her mangy cat and farting dog. Not only could she fool the woman that she loved the animals, she also suppressed her gag reflex to strong odours and eczema allergy to cat fur.
Etymology: mind over matter (mind is more powerful than the body) + critter (animal)
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COMMENTS:
Cringingly good sentence! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-07: 09:29:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by yellowbird. Thank you yellowbird. ~ James
Tigger - 2008-03-07: 02:48:00
If I can post a YouTube link here, this one's pretty amusing, and relevant to this definition: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq6NJ7kKEag
silveryaspen - 2009-01-01: 01:30:00
Song of the day is "Oh Deer, What can the matter be?"
Today's definition was suggested by yellowbird. Thank you yellowbird. ~ James