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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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Petaster
Created by: Goldentongue
Pronunciation: Pe-tas-ter
Sentence: What a petaster! I'm most embarrassed, forgive Peewee he doesn't normally do that to other people, but it's quite pleasurable isn't it?
Etymology: Pet: a domestic tamed animal. Disaster: an event that causes great damage
Immoranimalistic
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: "immora" like in immoral, "animal" like in animal, "istic" like in minimalistic.
Sentence: You've got such an immoranimalistic dog.
Etymology: immoral + animal + adjectifiction = immoranimalistic.
Animtendis
Created by: Ellemorpheus
Pronunciation: An-M-Ten-dis
Sentence: His dog's animtendis ensured that his date ended, abruptly, after it began.
Etymology: anim-animal tend-tendency synonym of instinct dis- negative, to move awayfrom
Petifoul
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: pet/i/fowl
Sentence: Joe's dog, Fido, always sniffs excessively sticking his nose up every part of your body, licks every piece of bare skin, especially your lips, nose and eyes and slobbers saliva all over everywhere every time he meets you. Fido is a petifoul. Anybody who has been petifouled by a dog knows Fido's routine all too well. Most people hate petifoulers.
Etymology: PETIFOUL - noun - from PET (any domesticated, or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately) + FOUL (grossly offensive to the senses; disgustingly loathsome)
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COMMENTS:
PETIFOUL is very intuitive.
But here we go picking on poor FIDO again. FIDO's infamous behavior is well known and publicised, but he's paid his doggie debt to society. Let him get on with his limited life without the social stigma... - metrohumanx, 2008-07-04: 07:48:00
Yep, Fdo sure has had a dog of a day! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-05: 07:11:00
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Instink
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)
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.
Pawfensive
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: pah-FENS-iv
Sentence: Woofie doesn't mean to be pawfensive, he LIKES you!
Etymology: paw, offensive
Slurpetedness
Created by: christinepucser
Pronunciation: slur pet ed ness
Sentence: I do not like to expose my friends to my best friend's habit, slurpetedness.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
vote for me please - christinepucser, 2007-04-28: 13:53:00
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Labradiculous
Created by: vetmommy2
Pronunciation: "Lab-ra-DICK-u-luss"
Sentence: Hershey's chocolate Labradiculous behaviour was both a source of delight and frustration for his master, who vicariously enjoyed watching his dog interject his snout, while pretending to scold him.
Etymology: labrador retriever+ ridiculous
Petophile
Created by: Mrgoodtimes
Pronunciation: pet-uh-fahyl
Sentence: As soon as he saw the 5 foot, 100 pound woman being dragged behind the 85 pound labrador he knew he was about to be petophiled.
Etymology: Pet - Defile
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)?
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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