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DEFINITION: n., An animal, usually a much loved pet, whose dead and departed owner has bequeathed a huge sum of money solely for its comfort and care. v. To leave part or all of an estate to a pet animal.
Verboticisms
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Kittyboodled
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Kit-ee-boo-del-d
Sentence: Martha was so fond of her nine cats that when she passed away she kittyboodled the whole of her estate to them, leaving a large amount of money for their care until it was their turn to join her in paradise. Much to her uncaring family's disgust, they ended up with nothing.
Etymology: Kitty(a fund of money, also a pet name for a cat) + Boodle(money) ORIGIN from Dutch boedel, boel, 'possessions = Kittyboodled
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COMMENTS:
great blend Tjayzz - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-22: 14:07:00
On reflection: lovely. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-24: 23:45:00
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Confur
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: con/fur
Sentence: It was Edna's last wish to confur all her estate to her much beloved rabbit, who became her sole haresse.
Etymology: confer (bestow) + fur
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COMMENTS:
With that kind of money that rabbit got a lot of tail. - Scrumpy, 2007-09-21: 08:01:00
He cot on to that early in life and had many hare raising adventures - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-21: 10:15:00
With that kind of money there wouldn't be any shortage of confurdantes! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-22: 06:54:00
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Benefishiary
Created by: SethelMerman
Pronunciation: Ben-eh-fish-ee-air-ee
Sentence: Goldie got everything being the benefishiary. I feel like getting tanked.
Etymology: Beneficiary: someone who inherits + fish: an animal
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COMMENTS:
Smart! (how'd I miss that?) - DrWebsterIII, 2012-10-24: 11:27:00
Sethel! That's the perfect word! - hyperborean, 2012-10-24: 14:28:00
Great word...just for the halibut! - Nosila, 2012-10-25: 01:02:00
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Hareapparent
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: hay rap par ant
Sentence: Bugs was the hareapparent to Bunny's fortune. The family sat aghast as the lawyer rabbitted on....
Etymology: heir apparent hare
Hamstheir
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).
Parrotrimony
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: pair/ott/tri/moany
Sentence: Since parrots often long outlive their owners, Polly was provided for with a generous parrotrimony.
Etymology: parrot + patrimony (property inherited from one's father)
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COMMENTS:
But the family of Polly's owner, took the matter in to their own hands: it was garrotimony. Nice word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-24: 23:33:00
A spokesman for parrots said he's glad...NO parrots were involved. - metrohumanx, 2008-09-03: 08:56:00
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Billionhare
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: bill eeeeeee un (h) ayr (h is discretionary)
Sentence: The first thing the billionhare did after the ingeritance came through, was have that ear reduction surgery she had promised herself. She had always felt like a kangaroo trapped in a hare's body. she hoped that eventually she would have the courage to have the pouch enhancement surgery and any other readjustments down under which proved necessary.
Etymology: billionaire, hare
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COMMENTS:
Wowie Zowie ! - metrohumanx, 2008-08-22: 04:48:00
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-22: 14:10:00
Love it! BillionHare...is her name WARREN Buffet? - Nosila, 2008-08-22: 21:14:00
I like it; great tale also. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-24: 23:35:00
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Chipmunch
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
Doshlicker
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: dosh-LIK-er
Sentence: When Fifi, the doshlicker of the late Horace Marshall III, became pregnant a dadkeen scramble developed amongst the owners of the neighborhood's mutes, to "claim" their pooch's paternity of the pups.
Etymology: Blend of DOSH: an old and frequently heard slang term used to describe an amount of money, cash, moola. For example: I'm out of dosh; got no dosh; and Give me all your dosh & DISHLICKER: Australian slang for a dog.
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COMMENTS:
VERY original, mate! - metrohumanx, 2008-08-22: 04:47:00
we can always count on ozzie to come up with something completely original - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-22: 14:08:00
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Peteficiary
Created by: apathy42
Pronunciation: pet-a-fish-ee-airy
Sentence:
Etymology: Pet and beneficiary
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COMMENTS:
Glad I didn't go with this version! - Osomatic, 2007-09-23: 20:41:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by OZZIEBOB. Thank you OZZIEBOB! ~ James
ErWenn - 2007-09-22: 16:44:00
Lots of obvious ways to go today...I think today's winner will likely be the one who got here first.
Today's definition was suggested by OZZIEBOB . Thank you OZZIEBOB . ~ James
GENIUS!!! (how'd I miss it)
Yesterday and today's definitions are giving me deja vu. Haven't we done these once before?
maybe we have to branch out and come up with definitions
EVERYONE HAD A GREAT WORD!!! but i'm giving Sethyll the crown today