Verboticisms

Created by: frenchprof

Pronunciation: chip-munch

Sentence: Dang chipmunch did me in again!

Etymology: Chip: O.E. forcippian "to pare away by cutting, always confused with "cheap" by people in my country. onomatopaeic comes from the well known author Munch's manic depressive sister Laura Catherine. So a cheap munch

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈpɛtskɹoʊ/

Sentence: When her father's estate was placed in petscrow to take care of his favorite mouse for the remainder of its brief life, she thanked her stars that he hadn't left anything to his tortoise.

Etymology: From pet + escrow

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: ham - stair

Sentence: Henrietta left her favorite pet, Helena, the bulk of her fortune. She wanted to make sure that her BFF Hamster was pampered, pleased, petted and perfumed until the day she too passed into the next world. Before Henrietta died, she even started referring to Helena as her special hamstheir.

Etymology: Hamster (rodent, often kept as a pet), Heir (someone who inherits money, position or posessions).

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: pet/thet/ic

Sentence: When Charles Ronson Daily the III wrote his will, he had written into it, what is known among normal people as the pethetic clause, which stated that his beloved animal, in this case his dog Alphonse, would inherit his entire billion dollar corporation.

Etymology: PETHETIC - from PET + PATHETIC

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COMMENTS:

CRD3 is despicable. Very astute. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-22: 04:51:00

Very true - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-24: 23:57:00

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: pet/thet/ic

Sentence: When Charles Ronson Daily the III wrote his will, he had written into it, what is known among normal people as the pethetic clause, which stated that his beloved animal, in this case his dog Alphonse, would inherit his entire billion dollar corporation.

Etymology: pet + pathetic

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COMMENTS:

You hit the right sentiment with that one. - Scrumpy, 2007-09-21: 08:03:00

good one! - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-21: 09:48:00

It's one of my pethates, too. After all, eventually, everything goes to the dogs. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-22: 07:04:00

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Created by: noztril

Pronunciation: fil-lee-o-na-thra-pist

Sentence: Princess Dearest rolled around in her abode generously provided for by her dogmatic Phileonathropist.

Etymology: philanthropist + Leona (Helmsley)

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Created by: tizher

Pronunciation: Trussedbunnee

Sentence: Horace knew that now he was a trustbunny he would no longer be forced to wait at the back of the line.

Etymology: Trustfund+luckyBunny

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COMMENTS:

Despite a lack of pronunciation, sentence, or etymology, this might be my favorite word today. You'd get a lot more votes if you put in a little more info. - ErWenn, 2007-09-22: 16:45:00

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Created by: Rhyme79

Pronunciation: ann-ee-mone-ee

Sentence: Clive's late owner had planned for his own death. This included generous payments of animoney to ensure Clive's kennel would see a maid twice weekly and his chef would have the best ingredients and dental cover.

Etymology: 'Ani' from animal + money = Animoney. A play on 'alimoney', (maintenance payments to a former spouse.)

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: glit-ter-CRIT-ter

Sentence: Bob ran "Menagerie Mansion," a home for glittercritters, animagnated pets, whose rich owners had bequeathed millions for their care and comfort. Plutocat, heirabbit and gucchi-poochie were but a few of the residents. Bob remained at all times animated, ready to anticipet the every need of his diamond-decked critterati.

Etymology: Glitter: gold, diamonds, wealth (fig)& critter(slang) creature, animal,pet. Animagnate/animagnatize (vt/v,int)--blend of animal & magnate (wealthy person) & ate/ize.

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COMMENTS:

great words !! - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-21: 10:17:00

Excellent! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-21: 15:56:00

Is Gucci-poochie an heirdale? I'm sure he must be well petigreed. And whatever became of Blingwings? Did Plutocat get him? - ScrabbledEgg, 2007-09-23: 01:05:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: in fer ret ans

Sentence: When Old MacDonald bought the farm, he left a sizeable inferretance to keep all the animals on his farm in style. Talk about putting the FUN in funeral! His daughter,Petula, was fur-ious. The Pet Heirs flew when she found out at the reading of the will. Instead of her getting all his loot, Eddy the Fox Terrier would become an Heirrier. It was fowl play that the hens and turkeys and geese got more than a poultry sum. Garret the Ferret would ferret away his inferretance and Hammy the Hamster could now afford to move to the Hamptons. Billy the Goat was now Will Off and could afford a Nanny. Ferdinand had now become more valuabull and married Bessie,the cash cow. Arnold the Pig could now invest in hog futures and Mr. Ed, the Clydesdale could now afford to play the horses, as long as he was carefoal. Cyril the cat was feline rich and people flocked to meet Dolly, the Dollar Llama. Petula further fumed when she heard the minister say, ewe guessed it, that The Sheep will inherit the worth. Talk about being fleeced...

Etymology: Inheritance (that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner) & Ferret (a rodent pet;domesticated European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits)

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COMMENTS:

Great word. LOVED the "sentence." ha - lumina, 2008-08-22: 03:50:00

well done!I was toying with a ferret for a while this morning. (metaphorically speaking, of course) - galwaywegian, 2008-08-22: 04:33:00

My cheeks hurt from smiling. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-22: 04:45:00

the script for a too punny opera? - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-22: 14:06:00

I forgot about Playboy the Bunny who now can afford 24 carats at a time! Cheers...EIEIO - Nosila, 2008-08-22: 21:05:00

At a first glance, thought it was 'Infurretance.' Would have been good, too. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-24: 23:44:00

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