Verboticisms

Created by: ziggy

Pronunciation: an-i-ver-bos-it-ous

Sentence: Melissa was the most Aniverbositous soul I'd ever happened upon. She would go shopping and refuse to speak to the salesperson unless it was through a pidgeon, she called it using pidgeon English.

Etymology: Ani: derived from animal, verb: from verbal:having plenty to say! Bositous cos it sounds like bossy toes!!

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pidgeon english. heh. - stache, 2008-03-30: 20:44:00

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Created by: kasmin

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Created by: kashman

Pronunciation: anee-mun-sea-ate

Sentence: Lauren has always been an animal lover. Her parents supported her animunciation hoping that it's just a phase in her growing up life. But when they were told by Lauren's teachers that she animunciates with the rats and frogs in her school's biology lab, they knew something was wrong. Later on when she went to college and one Thanksgiving week they received a call from her that she is bringing "someone" with her, it got them all excited. Finally, the Thanksgiving day arrived and the door bell rang; Lauren's parents opened the door beamingly to find her animunciating with a dog!

Etymology: Animal + Enunciate (to speak clearly)

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Created by: Banky

Pronunciation: zho-or-ah-kil

Sentence: "The Master demands a sacrifice, David," said Harvey, his canines bared as he paced along the fence next door, "He finds your limited faith insufficient." The labrador stopped and stared through the chain links at him vacantly. David held his head in his hands. Could this be happening? Was he a zooracle or just losing his mind? Either way, he had to silence the persistent animal, so he would silence him with sacrifice. "My fealty to the dark lord will be apparent by this afternoon." He disappeared into house and grabbed his .44 caliber Bulldog revolver, and stalked to his car. The tires squealed and the Ford Galaxie sped off into the city. When the car was a waning mirage the two teenage boys stepped out from behind Sam Carr's house, cackling with laughter and holding a walkie-talkie. "That Berkowitz kid is an IDIOT!" the taller of the two said, as they walked to the black lab and unstrapped the other handset from the dogs collar.

Etymology: zoo - prefix relating to animals, oracle - a chosen person who can interpret normally unintelligible communications from non-human sources

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I considered 'oracle' as a component. I was thinking along the lines of, 'animoracle.' Nice combination. - stache, 2008-03-28: 01:27:00

oh...my...god. er, dog. - stache, 2008-03-28: 01:38:00

excellent - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-28: 11:24:00

Wow, Banky! Very imaginative theory on the 'Son of Sam' serial killer story, (in case anyone didn't catch that), and, I might add, chillingly morbid. Great stuff. - Tigger, 2008-03-30: 03:42:00

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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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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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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: loon a tik

Sentence: Fauna could always understand all animal voices and in particular had a great rapport with all forms of waterfowl. She could translate duckdialect, goosegarble,swanspeak and in particular, loonlingo. In fact, the people she ignored thought her a loonatic, when she spoke loonatalk!

Etymology: Wordplay on Lunatic (a crazy person;insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon) + Loon (a waterfowl)

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Created by: scarletzinc

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Created by: Kevin0719

Pronunciation: cree-ah-calm

Sentence: Eli would often sit and chat with the possums right before we ate them, but once he was at the dinner table he showed his creacom colors by only chittering and humping the table leg.

Etymology: "creature" and "communication"

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funny sentence, kev. you from alabama, or mississippi? gotta be one of the two. or arkansas. maybe texas? - stache, 2008-03-30: 20:49:00

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: a/see/see/ate

Sentence: Jonathan was in sync with all varities of animals and able to assisiate with them at will.

Etymology: St Frances of Assisi (who could communicate with animals) + associate

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nice twist - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-28: 11:08:00

I hadn't a clue until I read your etymology. Very nice. - stache, 2008-03-28: 12:41:00

Hard for me not to vote for this one. Great minds, and all that stuff! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-28: 23:36:00

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Created by: spotthecat1

Pronunciation: anee-purr

Sentence: The girl was so busy anipurring that she failed to notice that the rat had chewed off her earlobe.

Etymology: animal + purr

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I find your sentence very funny, which rather worries me. - stache, 2008-03-28: 12:50:00

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