Verboticisms

Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /zoo-MYOO-ni-keyt/

Sentence: Trudy always knew she wanted to work with animals, since they were the only ones who seemed to understand her. She would visit the zoo several times a week because she liked to think that she could zoommunicate with the animals there. When there were no other visitors around, she would speak out loud to them, explaining how insensitive and heartless other humans were. Trudy would make her rounds, spending time with different creatures and trying to avoid the crowds. At first the animals at the zoo seemed to show interest in her monologues, but most of them were used to her presence by now and she was beginning to sense their boredom with her. Trudy was going to have to look for another zoo soon — she might even have to move to another city — in order to find a group of animals who were ready for a long-term committment.

Etymology: Zoo - a park or facility where animals are kept (from Greek, zoion "an animal") + Communicate - to express thoughts, feelings, or information easily or effectively (from Latin, commūnicāre "to impart, make common")

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COMMENTS:

Looking at the word alone, I like it, so far. - stache, 2008-03-28: 01:23:00

I am sorry if I have unintentionally "stolen" or plagiarize your word. I have included an alternative verbotomy for today: "Assissiate" - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-28: 04:17:00

Oh no, did we post the same word at the same time, Bob? No worries. - Tigger, 2008-03-28: 11:54:00

I could just go with my 2nd choice, "Varminteract" (varmint + interact) as an alternate. - Tigger, 2008-03-28: 12:03:00

Nice sentence. I considered, 'animonologue,' but thought it too one-way. - stache, 2008-03-28: 12:48:00

Impossible for me not to vote for this one. "Great" minds, and all that stuff! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-28: 23:41:00

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Created by: spotthecat1

Pronunciation: anee-purr

Sentence: The girl was so busy anipurring that she failed to notice that the rat had chewed off her earlobe.

Etymology: animal + purr

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COMMENTS:

I find your sentence very funny, which rather worries me. - stache, 2008-03-28: 12:50:00

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Created by: bookowl

Pronunciation: pet/ril/o/quist

Sentence: A petriloquist is an interpeter who can understand and mimic pets.

Etymology: pet + ventriloquist

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: kom-AN-eh-kayt

Sentence: Meredith seems to have a natural rapport with all kinds of critters and is even able to commanicate with them directly.

Etymology: Blend of 'communicate' (the activity of conveying information through the exchange of thoughts, messages, or information) and 'animal' (major group of multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa).

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: dīəfrôg

Sentence: Unable to find her prince, Jessica is left talking to any number of toads. She’s been known to work her tale off on this one-sided diafrog.

Etymology: dialogue (conversation between two or more people) + frog (a tailless amphibian with a short squat body, moist smooth skin, and very long hind legs for leaping) Unwilling alter ego of princes in fairy tales.

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Created by: balku4

Pronunciation: an-mal

Sentence: hi i am a annmmall

Etymology: dmgolej

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: zoo-MYOO-ni-keyt. (uh-see-SEE-eyt)

Sentence: Some people looked upon Bob as the zoological equivalent of Zamenhof, {or a modern day St Francis of Assissi)zoomunicating(assissiating) with the animal world in a language he called, "Menagerese". Others, however, thought that he was nothing more than a greedy, guttural rat; or, at best, a self-deluded do-little, who needed to see a "quack" immediately.

Etymology: ZOOMUNICATE: Blend of zoo:Gk element meaning animal and communicate. QUACK: "medical charlatan, doctor (slang) short for quacksalver, from Du. kwaksalver, lit. "hawker of salve," 2. The harsh, throaty sound of a duck. ASSISSIATE: as in St Francis of Assissi:patron saint of animals; who, it is claimed, was able to talk to animals.

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COMMENTS:

I like this one almost as well as Tigger's! Maybe just one 'm' less. - stache, 2008-03-28: 01:25:00

If I have unintentiontally "stolen" or plagiarize Tigger's verbotomy: please consider "assissiate" as my verbotomy for today. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-28: 04:13:00

(chuckle) - stache, 2008-03-28: 10:09:00

hey Ozzie - Steve0 already beat you to it with assisiate - I'm sure your very fertile mind can come up with another one though - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-28: 11:18:00

why don't we go with 'Menagerese' - that's a great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-28: 13:18:00

I think I'lI take your advice, JBW. Impossible for me not to vote for this one. "Great" minds and all that stuff! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-28: 23:39:00

you kill me, ob. - stache, 2008-03-30: 20:50:00

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Created by: clarice

Pronunciation: chick chat

Sentence: Clarice never believed talking to plants would make them grow faster and healthier. However, she would always chickchat away at the chicken farm. ---- another sentence ---- Clarice and her canary chickchatted all afternoon.

Etymology: chick (young bird especially of domestic fowl, slang for youg ladies) + chat (an informal conversation, birds having a chattering call)

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COMMENTS:

:) - galwaywegian, 2010-06-04: 05:47:00

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: fawn/eh/tic/al

Sentence: Josie was highly faunetical and could use her grasp of faunics to communicate with fauna all over the world.

Etymology: phonetic + fauna

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COMMENTS:

Josie is obviously a highly talented human willing and able to faunacate with all animals. Another brilliant word! - Stevenson0, 2008-03-28: 07:00:00

She is particularly faund of farm animals, especially Mr. Ed because of his large........vocabulary. - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-28: 08:57:00

Excellent: great use of "fauna". Is she the same Josie of "Josie and the Pussycats" fame? I guess she spoke to them in "Catalan " What a faunabulary! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-28: 23:30:00

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Created by: werdnurd

Pronunciation: con - ver - sape

Sentence: Lydia, left alone in the jungles, was living a life of bare subsistence on roots, bugs and other things she was able to forage. Then, one day, she began to conversape with the local tribe of chimpanzees. They told her where all of the best fruit could be found, and kept her in the loop regarding the local gossip.

Etymology: from the slang verb, conversate - and ape (n) being the animal itself and ape (v) to bemoan

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