Verboticisms

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: pet spur an toe

Sentence: He said had a doctorate in Petsperanto, but she thought he was a quack

Etymology: esperanto, pet

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COMMENTS:

petstacular word - Nosila, 2010-06-04: 09:21:00

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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: dennisrussis

Pronunciation: zu-shi-eit

Sentence: He tried to explain something extremely simple, but a man looked like it was beyond his comprehension. What more could he desire? It was simpler to ZOOCIATE with a dog: understand everthing, but can't talk.

Etymology: zoo + associate

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: critr-patr

Sentence: Angelina had a tough time communicating with most adults but had a gift of critterpatter, a unique ability to communicate with creatures of all kinds.

Etymology: 'Critter' (creature) 'patter' (talk)

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COMMENTS:

cute word - mweinmann, 2009-05-18: 22:44:00

super - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-22: 13:12:00

nice - galwaywegian, 2010-06-04: 03:32:00

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Created by: Biscotti

Pronunciation: an-uh-kay-shun

Sentence: When Angie started talking to the mosquitos, her parents knew she was practicing anication. She refused to speak to any human being, claiming that animals and/or insects were far superior in intelligence; meaning they made better conversation as well.

Etymology: Animal (lions and tigers and bears..oh my!) + communication (to speak with)

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

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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: scarletzinc

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: loon a tik

Sentence: Fauna could always understand all animal voices and in particular had a great rapport with all forms of waterfowl. She could translate duckdialect, goosegarble,swanspeak and in particular, loonlingo. In fact, the people she ignored thought her a loonatic, when she spoke loonatalk!

Etymology: Wordplay on Lunatic (a crazy person;insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon) + Loon (a waterfowl)

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Created by: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: E.S.P.-mam-ah-lize-er

Sentence: Whenever Gertrude wanted, she could turn on her Espmamallizer and talk to any animal. She somehow knew when they were quacking up!

Etymology: E.S.P- Communication or perception by means other than the physical senses. [e(xtra)s(ensory) p(erception).] Mamal-(I removed one M for Mammal):Any of various warm-blooded vertebrate animals of the class Mammalia. Mamallizer: A person that can instictively talk to animals of all types...even the spineless :)

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