Verboticisms

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: Mustang

Pronunciation: ab-DORE-uh-bl

Sentence: Angora's cheshire cat, Felicity, was twice the size it should have been, was totally without any brain power, and spent most of it's days sprawled out on the sofa sleeping, yet it was irresistibly cuddly, sweet and abdorable.

Etymology: Blend of 'abhor' (to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate) and 'adorable'.

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Appeals to the child in all of us ... and like the last two words in the definition is Irresistably Cute! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-23: 01:51:00

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Created by: DrWebsterIII

Pronunciation: an-a-mul-tru-is-tik

Sentence: It's not that I expect Teenie to bring me my slippers when I get home from a long shift, but it would be a nice switch from her usual animaltruistic ways to not have to cater to her

Etymology: N.E. (uws)

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Animaltruistic...I get it! an altruistic animal :)~ Great word Drwebsterill! - abrakadeborah, 2009-04-24: 04:51:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: ədôrəbläb

Sentence: Wes thinks he owns a cat. He is wrong. That thing that eats cat food, purrs when scratched is not a cat at all. Cats are barely domesticated creatures that hunt mice and other small critters. Cats are agile and light of foot. Wes’ pet is none of these. What he has is an adorablob, a cute, treat eating, litter soiling lump of fur with the about as much ambition of a sofa cushion. Last week Wes had to trap and remove a mouse that was starting to establish a nest on Fatty McButterpants’ belly.

Etymology: adorable (inspiring great affection; delightful; charming) + blob (an indeterminate mass or shape)

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"Fatty McButterpants"! That's great! ...Although it reminds me of NJ Governor Christie, who is not so cuddly.... - karenanne, 2010-11-05: 13:15:00

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Created by: Keeah

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Created by: karenanne

Pronunciation: pet ed PLANT

Sentence: Her dog Mimado usually lay around the house like a pettedplant, and today was no exception. "Oh, smoochiepoochie!" she exclaimed fondly as her dog pet-ter-pattered over and settled down in her lap for one of his 3-hour naps. The fact that Mimado was now almost 90 pounds was beginning to weigh on her, both literally and figuratively. But she had created this monster, and now she was being hoisted by her own pet-ard.

Etymology: potted plant + pet

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COMMENTS:

great word - galwaywegian, 2010-11-06: 06:13:00

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Created by: clevercommentary

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Sentence: Look at that scrumpy feline!

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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: Nosila

Pronunciation: pol lee kod del

Sentence: When Old Lady Harris finally passed on from Shaker's Acres to the Great Beyond, the only thing she left her niece, Bethany, was her beloved, Hyacinth Macaw parrot, Polly. Polly could talk, incessantly, as it turns out and demanded all Bethany's attention. It turns out,too, her aunt had treated Polly like a baby and as a result she had been able to pollycoddle the raucous bird and spoil her rotten. When Polly did not get her way she screached and swore loudly. "Oh well," thought Bethany, "at least she also left me a few bucks to buy food and supplies for the bird". It was with horror then that Bethany read that parrots like Polly lived to the age of one hundred!

Etymology: Polly (popular name for a pet parrot) & Mollycoddle (a pampered darling;treat with excessive indulgence)

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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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