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DEFINITION: n. A person who has the highly developed ability to communicate on a direct level with any type of animal, except for human beings. v. To talk to animals because you know that communicating with people is useless.
Verboticisms
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Featherbrain
Created by: theCountess
Pronunciation: feather-brain
Sentence: Boring old definition of featherbrain: an emptyheaded person Verboticized new definition of featherbrain: an emptyheaded person who uses only fowl language
Etymology: Featherhead: noun, Old English; to have feathers for brains
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COMMENTS:
It must be fowl play.. or maybe vowel play :P - dochanne, 2009-05-18: 03:19:00
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Confido
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: kun-FI-doh
Sentence: Poor purpleartichokes. Having had only 4 hours sleep the night before, nobody could understand the malformed sentences and willy-nilly thoughts she tried to convey. She couldn't wait to go home and confido with Ernie. He always understood her.
Etymology: confide, fido My word is already found by verboogle, however, it is an herbal medicine for male ...er... problems.
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COMMENTS:
bark bark purple - yap yap ruff ruff ruff? (please respond with an appropriate response) - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-28: 11:22:00
YAAAWWWWWNN!! Grrrrrrrumph. Lick, lick, zzzzzzzzzzzzzz. - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-28: 11:59:00
What a funny, fun word. - stache, 2008-03-28: 12:44:00
Purple..love your word! Sounds like an Irish drinking song refrain: Confido diddle-ee-ido-daiday! But I guess we should consider your word in Ernest...! Cheers - Nosila, 2008-03-28: 23:03:00
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Petriloquist
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: pet/ril/o/quist
Sentence: A petriloquist is an interpeter who can understand and mimic pets.
Etymology: pet + ventriloquist
Critterpatter
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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Commanicate
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).
Critterchatter
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: krih-tur-chah-tur
Sentence: Follwing their argument, Teddy overheard Bonnie's critterchatter recapping the entire event to their pet turtle, Morris. He felt a little bad for Morris, as that poor turtle had no where to run to to escape Bonnie's constant droning.
Etymology: chitter chatter + critter
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COMMENTS:
Teddy may have to shell out for therapy for Morris! - Nosila, 2009-05-19: 00:51:00
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Telepetist
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: tell-e-pet-ist
Sentence: Carmina had one up on Dr. Dolittle. Not only could she communicate with her menagerie of animals, but as a telepetist she could send and receive messages with them using only the power of her mind.
Etymology: telepathist (one who can communicate directly without using sensory perception) + tell (a mode of communication) + pet (domestic animal)
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COMMENTS:
love the sound of telepetist - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-28: 11:10:00
Good One...being telepetist is way better than being telepathetic! - Nosila, 2008-03-28: 23:05:00
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Anication
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)
Petsperanto
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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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by leechdude. Thank you leechdude. ~ James
stache - 2008-03-28: 01:36:00
Great 'toon, as usual. Thanks for the def, too, leechdude.
stache - 2008-03-28: 17:48:00
thanks, JW.
stache - 2008-03-28: 17:50:00
oops. wrong box.
We are starting our summer season at Verbotomy today -- which means we are re-doing some of favorite Verbotomies from the past. Today's definition was suggested by leechdude. Thank you leechdude ~ James
readerwriter - 2009-05-18: 10:06:00
Whew...thanks for the update! I thought it was reducks...
Reducks revisited... ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by leechdude. Thank you leechdude. ~ James
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