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DEFINITION: n. Embarrassing pet behavior; may be perfectly natural for the pet, but often makes humans feel self-conscious or ill at ease. v. To be embarrassed by your pet's beahviour
Verboticisms
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Pawfensive
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: pah-FENS-iv
Sentence: Woofie doesn't mean to be pawfensive, he LIKES you!
Etymology: paw, offensive
Petifoul
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: pet/i/fowl
Sentence: Fred's dog, Fido, always sniffs, licks and slobbers when he meets people. Fido is a petifoul. Anybody who has been petifouled, hates petifoulers.
Etymology: pet + foul
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COMMENTS:
Poor Fido's really copping a hammering today. Does anyone actually know someone with a dog called Fido? - petaj, 2007-04-27: 21:31:00
I know someone with a phone called fido... - wordmeister, 2007-04-29: 06:03:00
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Fidauxpas
Created by: thewbert
Pronunciation: f'Idoʊˈpɑː(z)
Sentence: When my dog interrupted our conversation by trying to hump her leg, we both fell into awkward silence at the fidauxpas.
Etymology: From fido and faux pas
Peturbed
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: pet-turb
Sentence: Bob's dog, Spot, can't keep from licking himself in public. Bob gets peturbed although he often thinks it might be a good thing to learn.
Etymology: pet/perturb, as in embarrass
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COMMENTS:
The next animal movie about pets behaving badly - Peturbia - petaj, 2007-04-27: 21:28:00
Peturbing! - wordmeister, 2007-04-28: 00:00:00
I think my pet gets peturbed at my embarrassing things. - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-28: 18:33:00
Hey Purpleartichokes, Nice. You have a knack for seeing things from the "other" perspective. - wordmeister, 2007-04-29: 05:32:00
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Snuffleupaguest
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: snuf-full-up-a-gest
Sentence: My future mother-in-law had just walked in the door when much to my chagrin-tintin, my dog, Ernie, decided it was an appropriate moment to stick his nose in her crotch and snuffleupaguest.
Etymology: snuffle up a guest, snuffleupagus (A Sesame Street character with a very long nose.)
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COMMENTS:
That's...that's a fantastic word. - ErWenn, 2007-04-27: 09:19:00
When Ernie is behaving himself does he snuggleupaguest? - petaj, 2007-04-27: 21:26:00
Love chagrin-tintin too! - wordmeister, 2007-04-29: 05:57:00
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Humplegitis
Created by: ratbastid
Pronunciation: Hum-pla-GIE-tis
Sentence: Much to the chagrin of everyone around him, Lester's dog has a serious case of humplegitis.
Etymology: Should be pretty clear, tragically enough.
Birdition
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: burd/i/shun
Sentence: I always feel like I'm in birdition when I visit Jill's house. She has canarys that fly free and deposit loads of bird crap and feathers on me.
Etymology: bird + perdition (anguish, nether world)
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COMMENTS:
It's brave soul who walks the road to birdition. Take a raincoat. - petaj, 2007-04-27: 21:02:00
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Petophile
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: petəfīl
Sentence: There is a rule at the dog park that no children under 12 should enter the off-leash area. To do so often results in the children being knocked over and petophiled by most of the male and many of the female dogs present. Looks like that **Birds & Bees** talk may need to be moved up on the calendar.
Etymology: pet (a domestic or tamed animal or bird kept for companionship or pleasure and treated with care and affection) + pedophile (a person who is sexually attracted to children)
Decorbum
Created by: pinwheel
Pronunciation: deck/or/bum
Sentence: After a healthy bout of bottom sniffing and leg hugging, Amanda finally managed to persuade Rex to let her girlfriend enter the apartment. Whilst she made coffee for them both, Rex displayed great decorbum as he gave his balls a thorough licking.
Etymology: decorum (good manners) + bum (your rear end)
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COMMENTS:
OMG, that sentence is so funny!! - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-27: 07:56:00
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Fauxpaw
Created by: daisy
Pronunciation: fo-pah
Sentence: Yes, Mr. Whiskers has a little problem with the humping, pardon his fauxpaw.
Etymology:
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes.
Thank you purpleartichokes! ~ James
Yes the rumors are true. This week we are offering the The Verbotomy Cup as prize for the top player of the week. See details on the Verbotomy Blog ~ James
Jabberwocky - 2007-04-27: 12:54:00
Hi Verbotomy, Those cups (mugs)are really great. Would it be possible for any of us to purchase ones even if we don't win?
Hi Jabberwocky, Glad you like the Verbotomy Cup! It is our wampeter, and as such I don't think we would sell it, because that might turn it into a MacGuffin. ~ James
Is it our waxing or waning wampeter? What's the other one (since a karass always has exactly two wampeters)?
I believe it is still waxing. And think that Dan Pink's right brain is the other wampeter. ~ James
mana1066 - 2007-05-06: 23:04:00
some of that went right over my head. whine! i want a cup too!
Quit a tail from the punster extrordinaire! Poor FIDO is the Lee Harvey Oswald of doggie misbehavior.
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes. Thank you purpleartichokes. ~ James