Verboticisms

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: pet own ya

Sentence: Petula's new poodle puppy was called Petunia. She was a purebred pooch and a pretentious poseur. Petula attended her every need and was worse than a Stage Mother when managing Petunia's daily life. However, Petula was suffering from a new malaise called petownia...where your every living moment is devoted to the feeding, comfort and care of an animal pet. When Petula's friend, Peter saw her pushing Petunia's perambulator, he paused and posed the probing question, "Why are you pushing her in a stroller?" When Petula's implausible retort came, Peter had one main thought. "Who would an alien assume was the leader on our planet? The pooch, or the person picking up her poo?" Unless he was from anywhere but Pluto...he could only assume it was the pets who were in charge!

Etymology: Pet (a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement) & Own (have ownership or possession of) & Ya (you) & Wordplay on Petunia (flower with numerous fluted petals; smells sweet and very hardy)

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Created by: Redrover

Pronunciation: poo-chess-or-ize

Sentence: Chantalle was the most elegantly poochessorized canine at the dog park, causing serious envy amongst the other doggies and their owners.

Etymology: pooch + accessorize

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: GOO - chee - pooch

Sentence: Pepe' le Poodle was always outfitted in the latest fashions and was given the nickname 'Gucchipooch'.

Etymology: Gucci, fashion design + pooch....small dog.

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COMMENTS:

I guess we were thinking along the same lines, and looks like we posted at the same time too. - Tigger, 2007-12-11: 05:13:00

And would the adjective/adverp of this word Guccipooch ... be Guccipoochie? Love your word's rhythm and rhyme! - silveryaspen, 2007-12-13: 16:04:00

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I give up. My brain is affected by all this verboticism activity ... now I'm typing adverp for adverb. Not sure it was a fingerslip or a brainslip ... maybe I need to dental floss my brain after being too long on this website! - silveryaspen, 2007-12-13: 16:06:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: roh-ver-in-duhlj

Sentence: I don't want to say that Malcolm is roverindulgent but he does pre-chew his puppy's kibble.

Etymology: Rover (popular name for a dog) + overindulge (to yield excessively to the wishes of; spoil)

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Created by: kabloozie

Pronunciation: ote-dawg-ger

Sentence: Cindy just dropped $150 on a dog purse, $190 on a dog bed, and $70 on grooming Snowflake, her new dog. She's such a hautedogger, she won't buy anything at Petco - she only goes to a designer pet store - nothing's too good for that spoiled hautedog.

Etymology: haute: fashionably elegant. Hotdogger: one who shows off.

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COMMENTS:

super word! - libertybelle, 2007-12-11: 09:13:00

very funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-11: 15:09:00

Love it! - purpleartichokes, 2007-12-11: 18:09:00

pardon your french ... it's a terrific word! - silveryaspen, 2007-12-13: 15:39:00

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Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /pra'-da-pōōch/

Sentence: Gina's dog, Fluffy, is such a Pradapooch — that mutt has a more expensive wardrobe than most people I know, eats designer dog food, goes to doggie-daycare, and has catered birthday parties.

Etymology: Prada - popular Italian fashion designer (Italian) + pooch (1924, "dog," [Amer.] English, of unknown origin)

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COMMENTS:

Very Clever! Do you watch a lot of Meryl Streep movies? A real 'now' word for this time in history! - silveryaspen, 2007-12-13: 15:45:00

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Created by: bzav1

Pronunciation: pet - care - ee - us

Sentence: I was often plunged into a kind of wonder at my petcarious depravity. credit to Robert Louis Stevenson, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Etymology: pet + vicarious, with 'care' thrown in as an accidental bonus

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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: oht-pet-koo-toor

Sentence: So what if Fifi hautepetcoutured better than everyone else, she knew she would out live her dog and inherit it all anyway.

Etymology: haute couture + pet

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Created by: zxvasdf

Pronunciation: Pet owned

Sentence: Jack and Jill always gaped in astonishment with a ready phrase of derision lodged in their throats every time Miss Amelia Ampersand passed their house with her baby stroller, in which a poodle lolled with the highest class. It was decked out with the finest accessories known to caninekind (and humankind as well, in some aspects) in a garish display of petownership. "Geez," said Jack, shaking his head in disbelief. "Talk about being petowned." "Imagine extraterrestrials," cried Jill with intensity, "coming along and seeing this pethetic display...what will they think?!" "That humans are the enslaved wards of these four-legged superiors, bridled into succumbing to each and every demand, including the insidious latrine duty?" "Yes!"

Etymology: Pet (animal often treated with affection by their owners) & owned (to possess something)

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COMMENTS:

GREAT writing! - metrohumanx, 2008-11-04: 09:02:00

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Created by: chaiandallthatjazz

Pronunciation: sounds like flatulence with 'pet' replacing 'flat'.

Sentence: Did you see Nina's pooch?!...paaleeeeeeeze. Those dog-booties and the chanel scarf are a bit too much. Her petulence is getting way out of hand.

Etymology: use your imagination

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