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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.
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Muttroll
Created by: Scrumpy
Pronunciation: muht-rohl
Sentence: Bentley bacame a muttroll when his owner died and left him 40 boxes of Pre Castro Cuban cigars and 10 bottles of Napolean brandy.
Etymology: mutt (pet pejorative [petjorative ?]) + roll (a large amount of cash)
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COMMENTS:
He hooked up with a pet rock and then it was rock and muttroll - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-21: 12:29:00
Mutt's nutts! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-22: 07:27:00
Yea, Muttnutt would've been better OZ! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-22: 11:43:00
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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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Besqueak
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: bee - skweek
Sentence: Elvira loved her pet mice; so much so that she made a huge besqueak to them in her will. She provided $1,000,000 for the purpose of supporting her three blind mice and another $250,000 each for the ones who could see.
Etymology: bequeath,bequest, squeak
Inharetance
Created by: skeeterzirra
Pronunciation: in hare eh tans
Sentence: Elmer Fudd left a large inharetanse of his carrot patch farm to Bugs Bunny.
Etymology: inherit and hare
Finherit
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: finherit
Sentence: When the old man died he left his fortune to his goldfish. That’s right Bubbles finherited more than a million bucks. The first thing the executor did was purchase a very expensive, heated-seat, gold-plated, designer toilet ”just in case”.
Etymology: fin (a flattened appendage on various parts of the body of many aquatic vertebrates and some invertebrates, including fish) + inherit (receive money, property, or a title as an heir at the death of the previous holder)
Pethetic
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
Dispetsation
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: dis-pet-say-shun
Sentence: All the years of enduring his master's baby-talk and bad breath paid off when Fluffy found out he was left a generous dispetsation.
Etymology: dispensation, pet
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-21: 12:23:00
love it! - Syzygy, 2007-09-21: 23:10:00
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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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Animalianaire
Created by: Syzygy
Pronunciation: animal-ian-aire
Sentence: As the sole heir, Fluffy became an animalianaire several times over.
Etymology: animal and millionaire.
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