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'They're so cute! What kind of kittens are they? Porcupines.'

DEFINITION: Something, or someone, that appears to be warm and fuzzy but is, when you get close, sharp and prickly.

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Hugmenot

Created by: sodium

Pronunciation: hug-me-not

Sentence: At first, Jane seemed like a nice girl, but after a few drinks it became clear that she was a classic hugmenot.

Etymology: variation of forget-me-not flower

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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

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Quillpillow

Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: qwill-pill-oh

Sentence: Jen was a quillpillow in that she seemed soft but was in fact prickly and hostile.

Etymology: quill + pillow

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Haasgla

Created by: adbern

Pronunciation: Ha-asgla

Sentence: When i look futher, i believe it's a another haasgla

Etymology: hard as glass

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Clawddle

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Created by: ubgrud

Pronunciation: claw-dl

Sentence: Was she ever surprised when she clawddled up to that wool sweater.

Etymology: claw + cuddle

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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)

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Kittytankerous

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: kit/ee/tang/ker/uhs

Sentence: Bosses have to be kittytankerous individuals to get their job done.

Etymology: kitty + cantankerous

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COMMENTS:

What about teachers? - wordmeister, 2007-01-23: 12:58:00

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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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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.

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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 =)