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DEFINITION: v. , To over indulge your pet. n., A pet which has trained its owner to jump, rollover and beg.
Verboticisms
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Hautepetcouture
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
Foofoodle
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: foo/foo/dl
Sentence: Moving to the "burbs" really changed the Lopez family. Not only had they become snobs, but little Muffin was now a foofoodle.
Etymology: foo foo + poodle
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COMMENTS:
Scathing chuckles. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-06: 23:51:00
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Moggicoddle
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: MOG-ee-kod-l
Sentence: Regardless of his petulance, Roxie moggicoddled Koshka with felixation.
Etymology: Blend of MOGGIE: cat (also lamb, calf and other animals in some English dialects) & MOLLYCODDLE:to pamper, cosset, cade. FELIXATION: Blend of "felix" & fixation.
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COMMENTS:
"Moggie" is a common term for a cat in Australia - Is its use widespread - or even known - in other parts of the English speaking world? - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-11: 06:48:00
"Moggie" seems to be used more by predominantly British-influenced populations. I've never heard it used here (Eastern U.S.) but I'm not really a 'cat person' either. Interesting blend, BTW. - Tigger, 2007-12-11: 14:37:00
I love the way it sounds - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-11: 14:45:00
In Encarta's dictionarie there is no moggie ... only a moggy and here's the definition they gave: mog·gy [ móggee ] (plural mog·gies) noun Definition: U.K. ( informal ) Same as cat (sense 2) [Late 17th century. Variant of aggie - silveryaspen, 2007-12-13: 15:58:00
oops ... variant of maggie for the above comment correction. I salute you Ozziebob! And Thank You! For me a word I didn't know. - silveryaspen, 2007-12-13: 16:00:00
ARGHHHHHHH! another correction to the above! For 'giving' me a word I didn't know. Will you 'forgive' me for making too many comments here? And all because I couldn't seem to type what I wanted today! - silveryaspen, 2007-12-13: 16:01:00
I value your comments, Silver. Thanks for your imput. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-19: 18:06:00
"Dictionary of Slang" : ' moggie/moggie n, 1, {early 18C -late 19C)an untidy dressed woman, a slattern. 2.(1970s a cat,(? proper name Maggie or dial. moggie, a calf. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-19: 18:12:00
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Mollypoodle
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: mälēpoōdl
Sentence: It doesn*t matter what breed of dog she owns Prissie will mollypoodle each and every one of them. Her friends think it is just wrong that she dresses up her pitbull Maggie in a tutu.
Etymology: mollycoddle (treat someone very indulgently or protectively) + poodle (a dog of a breed with a curly coat that is usually clipped) a play on mollycoddle
Guccipooch
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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Canineklein
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Kay-nyn-kly-n
Sentence: Kelly thought that by giving her pedigree Dandie Dinmont Terrier, Marmaduke the canineklein treatment that it would improve her standing in the community. She dressed him in all the latest fashions and he even had his own designer collar with his name encrusted on it in diamonds. Unfortunately Marmaduke was so spoilt that he would snap and snarl at any stranger who came within arms length!
Etymology: See Calvin Klein(American designer who founded a fashion brand in 1968)
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COMMENTS:
Funny - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-04: 06:30:00
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Appetenance
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: uh-pet-tn-uhns
Sentence: The appetenance of Mr. Muggles on the show Heroes is evidence of his superpower of controlling humans.
Etymology: ap(purt)enance [An adjunct; an accessory; something added to another, more important thing.] + pet
Fancybeast
Created by: thegoatisbad
Pronunciation: ˈfæn si fest
Sentence: Good taste is easy to recognize, and it's hard to miss Zinnia running her weekend errands with Mr. Tuxedo. Not a black and white cat, Mr. Tuxedo is a pampered pooch with a taste for haute couture. Zinnia recalls: "Well, his name is a bit of a misnomer. He stopped wearing tuxedos after his third birthday and Balenciaga had that amazing collection inspired by bug exoskeletons." Kimberly complained to Loretta "she's turned one of God's most beautiful domesticated animals into a FancyBeast."
Etymology: Fancy (fantastic quality or taste) + Beast (animal) Play on cat food brand "Fancy Feast"
Petcarious
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
Hautedogger
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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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie Thank you kabloozie ~ James
silveryaspen - 2007-12-13: 15:51:00
Your webtexting expertise is showing! Should your word 'lebitch' be 'R' rate? Very clever. I liked it even though I dinna wanna!
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie. ~ James