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'Yuck! Your dog is trying to kiss me!'

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

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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:

petaj 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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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

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Petiquette

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:

petaj 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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Pettiquette

Created by: splendiction

Pronunciation: PET i ket

Sentence: Herb's labrador Bert had a dogs' pettiquette when greeting strangers. While it was embarrassing for Herb, Bert felt it natural to taste a stranger.

Etymology: From: ettiquette and pet.

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COMMENTS:

petticularly good word! - Nosila, 2009-11-14: 00:36:00

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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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petaj It's brave soul who walks the road to birdition. Take a raincoat. - petaj, 2007-04-27: 21:02:00

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Pettyquette

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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metrohumanx 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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Domestichated

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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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

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Fur pas

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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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.

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-27: 00:02:50
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes.
Thank you purpleartichokes! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-27: 00:03:45
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?

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-27: 23:57:00
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

petaj petaj - 2007-04-28: 01:07:00
Is it our waxing or waning wampeter? What's the other one (since a karass always has exactly two wampeters)?

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-28: 08:49:00
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!

metrohumanx metrohumanx - 2008-07-04: 07:54:00
Quit a tail from the punster extrordinaire! Poor FIDO is the Lee Harvey Oswald of doggie misbehavior.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-11-13: 00:04:00
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes. Thank you purpleartichokes. ~ James