Verboticisms

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: roh-lee-po-lee

Sentence: "Polly wants a cracker", a phrase repeated and reacted upon so many times that Polly is a rolypolly.

Etymology: rolly-poly (short and plumply round, as a person or a young anima) polly (a tame parrot)

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: dum est ik ay ted

Sentence: Totally dumbesticated, it was amazing barfield still remembered to breathe occasionally.

Etymology: domesticated, dumb

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: pet ag ree

Sentence: To be a lovable lazy lump of ginger feline love machine was Tom's petagree.

Etymology: Pet (a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement) & Agree (be agreeable or suitable)and WordPlay on Pedigree (line of descent of a pure-bred animal)

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Created by: fabdiva

Pronunciation: dim-yum

Sentence: Linda often wondered why her dimyum always licked himself in front of guests.

Etymology: Dim - stupid or slow to understand. Yum - delicious

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Created by: Keeah

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Created by: Wonderbread

Pronunciation: [slawth-puhp-ee]

Sentence: Princess managed to foul all over my dad's golfing shoes, but when I looked into her big, round eyes I couldn't help but forgive her. She's a total slothpuppy.

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: cat - tank - ur - us

Sentence: Mr. Whistkas is the most catankerous cat on the face of the earth but he is loved by all because he is sooo cute!

Etymology: cat + cantankerous

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COMMENTS:

Wonderful blend! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-23: 10:14:00

Catalytic, man! - Nosila, 2009-04-23: 19:18:00

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: lab rad oh

Sentence: the only difference between Fifi and her darling labradoh was that only one of them was a natural blonde

Etymology: labrador doh

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Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: charm id E us

Sentence: He rescued the mixed-breed bassett from the phound. The poor mutt had long, matted, hair, desperately in need of shampooing and clipping, along with a frighteningly ugly, part boxer, part schnauzer, part pugly, face ... earning him the name of Scrunge Bob Scare Pants ... so charmideous he was a blessing in disguise!

Etymology: HIDEOUSLY, CHARMING = CHARMIDEOUS. // A pound for hounds is a phound. // Pug ugly is pugly.

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COMMENTS:

Love it! Scrunge Bob Scare Pants -ha, what a tail. If I had a Bassett, I'd call it Angela! - Nosila, 2009-04-23: 19:24:00

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Created by: metrohumanx

Pronunciation: PETCH-you-LACKS

Sentence: His name was Anfernee- loveable boob! Not really more than a fuzzy food tube. Out on a ledge, too fat to turn round… He sat there and cried, and hoped to be found. Chewed his way into a couple food sacks- Now he’s dozing away like a real PETULAX!

Etymology: PETUlant+LAX=PETULAX.....PETULANT: characterized by temporary or capricious ill humor, insolent or rude in speech or behavior; Latin or Middle French; Middle French, from Latin petulant-, petulans; akin to Latin petere to go to, attack, seek [1598].....LAX: having loose bowels, articulated with the muscles involved in a relatively relaxed state, deficient in firmness, slack; Middle English, from Latin laxus loose [14th century].

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Please have all pets tutored and sprayed. Although some insist that they have the capacity to love, felinisaurs have very little use as "work animals". - metrohumanx, 2009-04-23: 08:25:00

All great word fun, especially your comment above ... how you suit-or and play! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-23: 10:12:00

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