Verboticisms

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: petty/ket

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

Etymology: pet + etiquette + petty (contemptible)

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PETTYQUETTE is very good. Let me guess- mark's dog was named.....FIDO! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-04: 07:56:00

Great word - TJayzz, 2008-07-04: 12:20:00

Excellent! - Mustang, 2008-07-04: 17:13:00

Very nice. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-05: 06:57:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: drool of de ny al

Sentence: When Jack Russell ran into Germaine Shepherd at the Greyhound Bus Depot, he had been walking his hound, Fido. Fido immediately jumped all over Germaine and slobbered all over her face. She shouted at Jack to Puli him off her. Jack tried valiantly but said, "Sorry, he's just friendly...he has so much love to give, like me! You are such a pretty Lassie!" Germaine unleashed her fury and demanded that Jack & Fido's adoration be harnassed. To calm Germaine, he invited her into the nearest pub, "The Dirty Dog" for a hair of the dog that bit her. She told the bartender, "I'll Havanese...no, make it a double!" Jack ordered a Scotch Terrier and soda. "Muzzle Tov!", he said and they had a few more. "Jack", she said, "You are not such a bad breed, but you need to send Fido to obedience school". When he objected, she told him she was not usually a Pointer, but he was in a Droolofdenial and that if he wanted to see her again, he'd have to obey. Well, our Jack tried many schools, he even went as far away as Labrador, Newfoundland, the Great Pyrenees, even Afghanistan, Lhasa Apso, Chihuahua and Brittany. But none could train his Fido not to drool. He had run away for months. He even prayed to Saint Bernard for guidance. Finally, he returned to the pub and was panting when he saw Germaine,looking fetching in her Poodle skirt, eating Beagles & Lox and drinking Bassett Ale. When he went over to Retriever, he saw that she was curled up with a Husky Boxer, a Great Dane named Erik, who was eating his Chow with a Pinscher salt,some Collieflour and some Maltese candies. He was also taking a Pekingnese at her Schnauzer with his Bischon Frise, his Mastiff, as he tried to Whippet out. Russell thought it disgusting and trotted over to mark his territory. "Oh, Jack", she said, "Don't be Samoyed... what you felt was only Puppy Love for me, what I love about Erik is that he is a Rover, not a Setter, the best Keeshond I've had and he won't Stay unless I want him to!" Jack slinked out of the pub, with his tail between his legs, saying, "That Bitch, I'm so past Cairn! I don't give a Rin Tin Tin for her"

Etymology: drool (slobber, saliva spilling from the mouth,pretentious or silly talk or writing) & denial ((psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts;the act of refusing to comply (as with a request);the act of asserting that something alleged is not true) & Jewel of The Nile (for rhyming effect)(a popular 1985 Michael Douglas/Kathleen Turner/Danny DeVito movie whose tagline was "When the going gets tough, the tough get going".

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COMMENTS:

Great K9 tail. Tell Jack Russell that Afghani Stan is full of kabul. By the way, where did Din go? - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-04: 03:07:00

I had a dog like that once....half poodle and half poodle...a poopoo dog. - Mustang, 2008-07-04: 17:09:00

Bob, I think Din was led by his nose somewhere...aren't thney all? Cheers! - Nosila, 2008-07-05: 00:22:00

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Created by: ekath

Pronunciation: non-man-er-ism

Sentence: My dog's most striking nonmannerism is her tendency to rub her butt on the stairs (for some obscure medical reason). My little brother, watching this, tried to imitate her and ended up getting carpet burn on his rear.

Etymology: from non + "man" + mannerism

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That story is so funny it must be true! - wordmeister, 2007-04-28: 22:49:00

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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: mweinmann

Pronunciation: un - dog - nif - fide

Sentence: Marissa's was embarrassed at Fido's undognified behavior on Thanksgiving. Although he was affectionate and housebroken, he thrust his head under Aunt Mabel's skirt repeatedly, grabbed a piece of Turkey from Uncle Fester's mouth and exhibited sexual behavior on Grandpa's leg while Grandpa ate his Pumpkin Pie.

Etymology: undignified (lacking dignity), dog

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COMMENTS:

good one! - Nosila, 2009-11-13: 12:13:00

heh! - galwaywegian, 2009-11-14: 14:33:00

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Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: jen-et-ee-cat

Sentence: Miss Smythe was rather embarrased when Felix spayed the furniture in front of her guests. But she accepted that it was part of her puss's geneticat.

Etymology: genetic (influenced by genes) + cat (a domesticated feline) + etiquette (a code for social behaviour)

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: dumb est ikk hay tid

Sentence: His version of domesticated was more like domestichated in her opinion, she thought as the great hound nuzzled into her crotch with such force as to spill her martini, but if his wallet is anything like the size of his dog, it might be worth persevering.

Etymology: domesticated, hated

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: embarasmənt

Sentence: When the family went to the beach, they always took their golden retriever Sam. He was good at keeping an eye on the kids. When he attempted to stop Sarah from going in the water by grabbing her swim suit they all laughed that it looked like the old Coppertone ads. Now that Sarah is 16, they aren\'t laughing so much. Now it’s just an enbareassment.

Etymology: embarassment (a feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness) + bare ass

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Created by: verysimplegame

Pronunciation: hi-pur-snore-gah-ci-tee

Sentence: Prince's hypersnorgacity manifested itself infrequently, but when it did, Beth knew no Wet-Wipes™ could clean the stains from her soul.

Etymology: Hyper+snorgle+acity

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Created by: petolo

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