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Doggeroll
Top verboticism of the day created by readerwriter
DEFINITION: n. A person who has difficulty controlling their pets, especially if they often become entangled in the leashes. v. To get entangled in the leashes of one's pets.
Pronunciation: do-ger-rol
Sentence: There once was a man named Stover/ Who had a dog named Rover/ Well, two...the other named Stew/ (What else is new?)... When he took them to the park for a walk/ Those pooches would bark and balk/ And Stover would doggeroll over and over/ In clover/ That guy named Stover.
Etymology: A play on DOGGEREL meaning loose or irregular verse, especially of an inferior nature and DOG + ROLL meaning to move on a surface by turning over and over
Created by: readerwriter.
Comments:
Excellent word play. - Mustang, 2009-02-03: 07:16:00
so clever to create a limerick to go with your doggeroll! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-03: 08:40:00
Thanks. Except I forgot to use the word in the sentence/poem. Will try to correct. - readerwriter, 2009-02-03: 09:52:00
terrific - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-03: 11:04:00
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Houndbound: /how nd bow nd/ He was so tired of being hound bound that he got rid of the dogs and bought some chickens which he had hoped would be free range, but as they got lost too often he eventually put them on leads. it wasn't long before he became henmeshed. Etymology: bound, bound Created by: galwaywegian.
Comments:
love henmeshed - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-03: 11:02:00
Petrafried: /PE tri FRIDE/ After being wrapped up in dog leash I was pretty much petrifried. I couldn't move, couldn't get the dogs to settle down and I was ready to cry. Etymology: PET: a beloved animal
PETRIFIED: something that is dead, unable to move
FRIED: slang for frazzled Created by: kateinkorea.
Omegalomaniac: /ow-meega-low-may-nee-ack/ "Their father won Best in Show at Crufts", said Carter with an air of arrogance. He pulled firmly on their leads but his treasured hounds ignored him and continued to sniff the Labrador's butt. Carter's overblown ego made him think he was top dog, but really he was just an omegalomaniac. The dogs ignored him unless he was at the grill cooking, sausages for himself, and rib-eye steaks for them. Etymology: 1. omega - the last letter of the
Greek alphabet. (as opposed to alpha male/dog which is the first).
2. megalomaniac - a pathalogical egoist. Created by: GlobalGallery.
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by artr. Thank you artr. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by artr. Thank you artr. ~ James
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