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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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Clawddle
Created by: ubgrud
Pronunciation: claw-dl
Sentence: Was she ever surprised when she clawddled up to that wool sweater.
Etymology: claw + cuddle
Koalalusion
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: co-ALL-ah-loo-zhun
Sentence: His online profile described him as someone who "likes to cuddle by the fire", but when he showed up at her door clad in black leather with a tatoo proclaiming that he slept with her mother, Sue quickly realized she had just hooked-up with yet another koalalusion.
Etymology: koala, illusion
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COMMENTS:
poor sue, seems like she has a bad habit... - wordmeister, 2007-01-23: 15:39:00
She shouldn't have had such high expectations when she signed up at the dating service Letch.com - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-23: 16:58:00
Another aussie creature in the list! - petaj, 2007-01-24: 02:11:00
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Fuzzaphony
Created by: lauramy
Pronunciation: fuhz-uh-fone-ee
Sentence: All her sweetness is baloney. She's nothing but a fuzzaphony.
Etymology: fuzz + phony
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
Retrospinous
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: ret-tro-spyn-nuss
Sentence: Miss Binns is retrospinous - she seems warm and generous at first, but this only hides her spiteful coldheartedness.
Etymology: Retro+spinous, from Latin 'retro' (back, behind - i.e. retrospective) and spinous (covered in or like thorns/spines)
Eezkidnya
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: eez-kid-n-ya
Sentence: The echidna has inflicted nasty wounds on those fooled by it's cuteness. It has definitely fooled a few animal lovers - and as the locals say he's kidding yer. (eezkidnya)
Etymology: echidna (Australian ant eater with lots of spikes) + he's kidding you (playing a joke on you)
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COMMENTS:
One for the Aussie verbotomists - petaj, 2007-01-23: 05:14:00
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Confusting
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: confewsting
Sentence: he was stung by a most confusting creature.
Etymology:
Trickulent
Created by: chofu67
Pronunciation: trick you lent
Sentence: He seemed so nice on the internet, but his harsh criticisms and vile asides revealed a truly trickulent side.
Etymology: tricking + truculent (cruel, savage)
Haasgla
Created by: adbern
Pronunciation: Ha-asgla
Sentence: When i look futher, i believe it's a another haasgla
Etymology: hard as glass
Indistofuzzitravile
Created by: TrJoshB
Pronunciation: in-di-stow-fuzz-it-ra-vile
Sentence: Although She became very attractive over the last couple of beers; I had to remind myself that she was indistofuzzitravile.
Etymology: in + distance + fuzzy + travel + vile
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COMMENTS:
wow that's alot of letters. - TrJoshB, 2007-01-24: 17:08:00
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Comments:
allwise - 2007-01-23: 02:28:00
he he, nice sentence =)