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DEFINITION: n. An unleashed pet (or boyfriend) which is running amuck, chasing cars, eating garbage, and jumping on innocent bystanders. v. To unleash your pet and let him or her run wild.
Verboticisms
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Rampet
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: rampət
Sentence: Joan almost hated to get an invitation to a party. She knows her boyfriend will have a bit too much to drink and act like a fool. His rampet behavior may be funny to some but they don\'t have to clean up the mess he makes. Smacking him with a rolled-up newspaper only works for a short while.
Etymology: rampant (violent or unrestrained in action or performance) + pet (a domestic or tamed animal or bird kept for companionship or pleasure)
Terrorier
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: tehr err eeeeeeeeee errr
Sentence: When Jo's terrorier was let loose He peed in the chilled orange juice He dismembered the turkey and to finish his work, he Attempted gran's ankles to goose!
Etymology: terrier, terror
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COMMENTS:
Grrrrrr-oss sentence, Grrrrr-eat word! Even if it hard to say it three times fast! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-19: 13:37:00
its a limerick, did you spot it? - galwaywegian, 2009-03-19: 15:20:00
Yes, it is a one of the fun rhymes of today. Has such clever attention getting gimmick, it deserves a special name, so lets call it a gimmerick! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-19: 16:56:00
Funny....and his name was no doubt Fido. - Mustang, 2009-03-19: 19:27:00
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Runfettered
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: run fet terd
Sentence: Sally's boyfriend, Ron, was a wild thing. Even when they were at social gatherings, he knew no boundaries. Her friends thought that he needed to be housebroken, because he carried on runfettered...or in his case, Ronfettered. Yes, it was time for that trip to the Vet's clinic!
Etymology: Run (unrestricted freedom) & Unfettered (not bound by shackles and chains)
Anarchipal
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: ann-are-kick-pal
Sentence: Mae brought her anarchipal Jules to the corn roast on Saturday. It probably was the worst place to bring him, ever since he found the garbage bin, he wouldn't stop prancing around while making lude gestures with the eaten cobs of corn.
Etymology: anarchic + pal (buddy)
Fidoh
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: FY-d'oh
Sentence: A common phrase heard whenever Delbert came around with his dog was 'Fidoh' because the dog was unruly and unmanageable and could be counted on to create havoc wherever it might roam.
Etymology: Blend of the generic pet name 'Fido' and the term 'D'oh' from the Simpsons sometimes indicating that something bad is about to happen.
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COMMENTS:
:D - galwaywegian, 2009-03-19: 04:39:00
Fie on Fidoh! Clever! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-19: 13:09:00
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Disobediablo
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: diss-o-bee-dee-ahb-loh
Sentence: Yes, he was certainly a disobediablo. Contemplating the ceiling from her hospital bed of traction and her future plans for Hellmutt, her combination Pitt Bull-Chichuahua, Absentia knew even the Dog Whisperer couldn't help.
Etymology: DISOBEDIENT, meaning failing or refusing to obey + DIABLO, Spanish for devil
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COMMENTS:
Devilishly clever. - Mustang, 2009-03-19: 19:27:00
hahaha! - chaiandallthatjazz, 2009-03-23: 16:03:00
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Lovehound
Created by: RightOnTheWin
Pronunciation: \ˈləv-ˈhau̇nd\
Sentence: Vincent is a very nice guy, and would do anything for his girlfriend, Elizabeth. But, whenever he gets drunk (usually from three drinks, and due to peer pressure) he transforms into Elizabeth’s lovehound, and literally becomes a wild & rampant beast that causes destruction wherever it goes.
Etymology: Love (A beloved person) + Hound (A mean or despicable person)
Boornado
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: boor-ney-doh
Sentence: Jill's boyfriend is not a welcome sight at many of her friend's parties. It doesn't take but a few drinks to turn him into a boornado.
Etymology: boor (a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person) + tornado (a localized, violently destructive windstorm)
Feralunatrog
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: FEAR-uh-LOON-uh-trog
Sentence: Sookie and Sandy sure liked to party- The food wasn’t good but the toasts they were hearty!- The music grew louder, the word passed around- Someone invited the bums from downtown… Soon it grew nasty-the punch it got drained-- Some fool brought a pit bull-The punches they rained- On innocent drunkards who passed out quite early- The riot squad turned out that night to be surly. So next time you party with Sookie and Sandy- Come with a tazer and keep the mace handy. Come with a buddy, a spouse or a dog, but... Please don’t bring a FERALUNATROG
Etymology: FERAL+lUNAtic+TROGlodyte=FERALUNATROG.....FERAL: of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast, having escaped from domestication and become wild; Medieval Latin feralis, from Latin fera wild animal, from feminine of ferus wild 1604.....LUNATIC: affected with lunacy, wildly foolish; Middle English lunatik, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French lunatic, from Late Latin lunaticus, from Latin luna; from the erroneous belief that lunacy fluctuated with the phases of the moon.....TROGLODYTE: a member of any of various peoples (as in antiquity) who lived or were reputed to live chiefly in caves; Latin troglodytae, plural, from Greek trōglodytai, from trōglē hole, cave (akin to Greek trōgein to gnaw, Armenian aracem I lead to pasture, graze) + dyein to enter.
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COMMENTS:
Roaring with laughter at your silly rhyme, and your dilly of a verbotomy! Funtastic! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-19: 02:35:00
Please don’t bring a FERALUNATROG - abrakadeborah, 2009-03-19: 02:58:00
dang it cut off all I said...good one! :) - abrakadeborah, 2009-03-19: 02:59:00
Thanks, all. I was pushing the envelope with that one....?! - metrohumanx, 2009-03-19: 03:02:00
YEARS of Academy training.....WASTED! - metrohumanx, 2009-03-19: 03:13:00
Insanely good. - kateinkorea, 2009-03-19: 20:35:00
You got my vote! Excellent word! :) - abrakadeborah, 2009-03-22: 22:46:00
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Boyfrienzy
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: boifrenzē
Sentence: It was always the same. They would go to a party. The girls would gather in the kitchen and exchange gossip. The boys would gather near the TV and at the slightest provocation start acting like fools. The girls would act disgusted but were secretly envious to join the boyfrienzy.
Etymology: boyfriend (a regular male companion with whom one has a romantic or sexual relationship) + frenzy (a state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behavior)
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COMMENTS:
I've seen a few girlfrienzies too! - wayoffcenter, 2009-03-19: 06:58:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
silveryaspen - 2009-03-19: 13:42:00
The creative humor of all was dog gone good today!
silveryaspen - 2009-03-19: 13:47:00
Kudos to the poets, too! Silly rhymes with that grain of true! And an upbleat to the one about ewe!
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
galwaywegian - 2010-10-01: 03:58:00
domesthickated
galwaywegian - 2010-10-01: 03:59:00
oops!