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DEFINITION: Something, or someone, that appears to be warm and fuzzy but is, when you get close, sharp and prickly.
Verboticisms
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Flufficky
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: fluff icky
Sentence: colins dog was flufficky, he looked cute enough but on close inspection he was slightly mange ridden.
Etymology: from fluffy and icky
Angoratack
Created by: egonschiela
Pronunciation: ang-gora-tak
Sentence: Hermione was being a complete angoratack again, despite Hugh having gone to the trouble of buying wine and flowers on his way home.
Etymology: from angora (the softest, most beautiful fluffy wabbit fur) and tack (a small sharp nail with flat head). Most applicable in Hermione's case.
Clawddle
Created by: ubgrud
Pronunciation: claw-dl
Sentence: Was she ever surprised when she clawddled up to that wool sweater.
Etymology: claw + cuddle
Quillusory
Created by: kyotonils
Pronunciation: kwil-oo'-zə-rē
Sentence: Her outward indifference is quillusory. If you try to move in on her territory she'll come after you like a rabid Doberman.
Etymology: (adj.) quill + illusory
Bristleflage
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /'bri-s&l-"fläzh/
Sentence: Some cacti use spines as a deterrent against predators, but the teddy-bear cholla's bristleflage is just mean.
Etymology: From bristle + camouflage
Hedgedog
Created by: mickey666
Pronunciation: hedge - dog
Sentence: Approaching the cure furry animals, Mark thought they looked ideal pets. As he stroked the nearest, his fingers were covered in little needles. He has been hedgedogged.
Etymology: hedge - solid, prickly dog - warm and cuddly
Prickachu
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: PRIK-ah-choo
Sentence: "Don't EVER try to pet my Prickachu!" Carol bristled.
Etymology: prick + Pikachu (pokemon)
Shreddybear
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: shreddy/bare
Sentence: To prepare their child for the cruel world they gave him a shreddybear which bit him every time he cuddled it
Etymology: shred + teddy bear
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COMMENTS:
Sweet! I want one! - Alchemist, 2007-01-23: 08:16:00
I laughed audibly. Good one. - kyotonils, 2007-01-23: 08:21:00
so did I! - Javeson1, 2007-01-23: 09:55:00
I had one of those when I was a kid! - wordmeister, 2007-01-23: 12:56:00
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Devangel
Created by: allwise
Pronunciation: dev-ang-el
Sentence: Joey was a real devangel. In public he wore suits and smiled a lot, but in private he preferred leather and chains.
Etymology: devil = the new angel + angel = the new devil
Prickmedainty
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: prick/me/dane/ty
Sentence: My mother always advised me never to pay lip service to a prickmedainty.
Etymology: prick + me + dainty: also a 19th century expression meaning a person of either sex who is finicky about his or her style of dress
Comments:
allwise - 2007-01-23: 02:28:00
he he, nice sentence =)