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Verboticisms
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Tablepetting
Created by: Clayton
Pronunciation: TEY-buhl-pet-ing
Sentence: Jeffery loved tablepetting with all his furry comrades. The thought of puppychowing, guineapigging, wolfing, grazing, snarfing, swallowing, gobbling, fishing for remnants, and henpecking his plate clean made him the happiest chicken on the block.
Etymology: table setting + petting
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COMMENTS:
you sound like a seasoned tablepetter - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-29: 11:58:00
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Kittiapportionment
Created by: texmom
Pronunciation: kit tee ah por shun mint
Sentence: He was gaining weight due to kittiapportionment of kitty kibbles
Etymology: kitti - cat related apportionment - sharing
Vatunkha
Created by: rahullotli
Pronunciation: vatu-kha
Sentence: Tommy let eat the bread vatunkha
Etymology: konkani
Kibsumption
Created by: Lapper
Pronunciation: kib-SUMP-shun
Sentence: Bob was so hungry that he partook in kibsumption, eating a few flakes of fish food.
Etymology: Kibbles and consumption.
Alportion
Created by: jesster
Pronunciation: Al - portion
Sentence: Being invited to dinner at George's house was a dubious honor. While he was an excellent cook, he always insisted on seating his beloved poodle Fifi at the dinner table. Not only did Fifi eat at the table, George always ensured Fifi was served first and got the choicest alportion.
Etymology: Alpo (dog food) + portion (to share out)
Kiblimate
Created by: administraitor
Pronunciation: kib-li-mayt
Sentence: Jason's habit, formed during his student days of poverty, of kiblimating with Ned, his Irish Setter, became a touchy subject with his fiancee. In defence, he pointed to the saving in time and money to be had by preparing only one meal at a time.
Etymology: kibble + mate
Scoobyscarfing
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: SKOO-bee-skarf-ing
Sentence: Me 'n the woof-woof were scoobyscarfing on some KFC when the pizza man came. Man! talk about your synchronicity!
Etymology: Scooby doo, scarfing
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COMMENTS:
I know I did this same word last time, but darnit, it BELONGS in the lexicon! Rooby rooby roo!!! - Alchemist, 2007-06-29: 10:56:00
Would someone please throw Alchemist a Scooby Snack? - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-29: 11:43:00
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Catpitulate
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: kat pit ewe layt
Sentence: ha knew from the determined way mittens dug his claws into the other end of his trout fillet that he would have to catpitulate or end up with bruce lee type scars on his cheeks, all four of them!
Etymology: capitulate, cat
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COMMENTS:
Plus, he might end up with cat scratch feeder. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-29: 10:07:00
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Dinnerpetty
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: dinner-petty
Sentence: Dinnerpetties on Funniest Home Video Show really gross me out. I hate seeing the animal and its owner chewing the same piece of food.
Etymology: dinner party + pet
Comments:
This is a Verbotomy Classic, but I have changed the settings so that all players can create a new word for today's challenge. ~ James
Based on yesterday's suggestions I would like to go back to single Verbotomy. Since I can't do new comics next week, we can choose to either do the Classics (oldies) or new ones without a cartoon i.e "Text". Please post your preference here. Are you for the Classics? Or for the new ones without a comic? ~ James
Clayton - 2007-06-29: 00:55:00
Well, personally I love the comics, but given the fact that there are already so many words, and the fact that the new words don't always show up where they're meant to, I'm voting "text." This is no slight to you, of course, James... it must be an awful lot to keep up with, and systems are made to be buggy.
The thing is that I introduce the bugs when I try to make things complicated -- like doing a Double Verbotomy. Either way, once things are settled, I'm confident we will be bug-free, or at least all the bugs we offer will be described as features. ~ James
Jabberwocky - 2007-06-29: 05:54:00
I vote for text next week - perhaps it's a tiny bit selfish because some of us (myself included)haven't gotten any points for the classic definitions we've created.
purpleartichokes - 2007-06-29: 06:34:00
Text is fine by me.