Verboticisms

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: pet/i/ket

Sentence: It was a pet peeve of Sue's that every time she encountered Mark and his dog the petiquette involved substantial sniffing and licking

Etymology: etiquette + pet

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COMMENTS:

Even at the risk of you overtaking the lead I had to vote for this one. Excellent word. - petaj, 2007-04-27: 06:42:00

This one's very clever, nice job! - ziggy41, 2007-04-27: 06:51:00

Love it Jabber! - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-27: 07:54:00

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Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: IHN-stihngk

Sentence: Alex could not control the instinks of his Great Dane; thus, he lost 8 girlfriends within the past year.

Etymology: instinct + stink(y behaviour)

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Created by: daisy

Pronunciation: fo-pah

Sentence: Yes, Mr. Whiskers has a little problem with the humping, pardon his fauxpaw.

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: chew-grinned

Sentence: "Puppies will be puppies," Dan thought when Abbey, his new labrador retriever pup chewed up his shoes, gloves, daughter's homework, carpet, furniture and woodwork; however, he was really chewgrined when his neighbor came to inquire about his cat.

Etymology: chew + chagrined: feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: dog-NOX-shuss

Sentence: Thomas was always on edge when company came as his mutt Ruff was sure to be dognoxious by slobbering all over his guests, humping their legs and sometimes do even worse things, including 'watering' their shoes.

Etymology: Blend of works 'dog' (canine pet) and 'obnoxious' (highly objectionable or offensive; odious)

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Created by: sabbychankicksass

Pronunciation: pet/tra/fido

Sentence: When the neighbor's dog begins to engage in "petrifido" all over my face , I think to myself I will have to wash my face when I get home...

Etymology: the words pet, petrified and fido combined to make one word

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: ferr-pah

Sentence: His dog burying its face into his new girlfriends groin was an embarrassing Fur Pas

Etymology: Fur, Faux Pas

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: choo mil ee ay ted

Sentence: When Hugo brought his puppy home, everyone thought that it was adorable. As time went by though, it developed a bad habit of gnawing on leather goods, particularily shoes. Hugo was chewmiliated to find that when he held an anniversary party for his parents that the dog had destroyed all the guests' shoes left at the front door. Shredded beyond recognition, all that was left was a pile unwearable footwear. That dog had sole alright...

Etymology: Chew (biting and grinding in your mouth)& Humiliated (embarrassed by;mortified;made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride)

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Created by: totalyclipse

Pronunciation: pet a barr assment

Sentence: He was diagnosed with petabarrassment.

Etymology: Said to be from Greek penta (five) with the middle letter removed, as if the previously coined prefix tera- had been formed in the same way from Greek tetra (four).

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Created by: LogoEggoGurl

Pronunciation: Dog/Ga/Man/Ti/Tas

Sentence: wow that women has dogamantitas!

Etymology: i is a made to explain that it is a survare disease and its cant we cured ( it is only exposied to ure body when u r by a dog or u lick a dog or com in sexual contact with a dog this cant happen with a cat!)

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COMMENTS:

wow domantitas id hate to get that!!!!1 - LogoEggoGurl, 2007-04-29: 15:16:00

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