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DEFINITION: n An invented language similar to baby talk, used by pet owners to communicate with their pets. v. To speak to an animal using an invented language.
Verboticisms
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Sanscritter
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: san skritt err
Sentence: all of the critters who lived out back would come a runnin' when she commenced a hollerin' in sanscritter
Etymology: sanskrit critter
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COMMENTS:
A fine portmanteau. - Clayton, 2007-06-08: 04:39:00
LOL! Or could it be a language spoken when one is without their critter? Sans critter. - petaj, 2007-06-08: 06:04:00
Rintintinspired! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-08: 06:56:00
do you guys like seriously get up to milk the cows and verbotomize? or are British? I didn't even know there was a 6:56 AM! but really, great word. inspired. i may vote early! - jadenguy, 2007-06-08: 09:30:00
Up at 4:30 AM EST to get my butt to work on time. No cows, but a few chickens is not out of the question. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-08: 09:41:00
love this word - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-08: 12:39:00
Being in Australia really helps with the timing for me. I usually check the cartoon and new definition just before leaving work. Come up with a few ideas on the drive home and then hit the thesaurus and login during the early evening. My problem is, I often don't get to voting before the next definition is up. - petaj, 2007-06-08: 22:10:00
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Babblassie
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: Should be pretty self-evident.
Sentence: She might have been an English Major, but every time she came across a cute little dog she spewed babblassie.
Etymology: Babble+Lassie one of history's favorite male dogs.
Dramaticpaws
Created by: carpefactum
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Whenever Muffy talked to her cat, it always seemed like a long dramaticpaws.
Etymology:
Critterchatter
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: CRIT-ehr-chat-ehr
Sentence: Felicity had such a deep emotional bond with her pets that she even developed an extensive critterchatter, a language that only she and her pets understood.
Etymology: Blend of 'critter' (animal) and 'chatter' (light conversation)
Kittycattychittychatty
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kit-ee-kat-ee-chit-ee-chat-ee
Sentence: When Joan wants light uninvolved conversation she indulges in kittycattychittychatty with her cat, Mr. Lint. When she has a problem to work out it's a bowwowpowwow.
Etymology: kitty cat (a pet name for a cat) chitchat (light conversation; casual talk)
Petounge
Created by: s6guy72
Pronunciation: pet-tounge
Sentence: She spoke to her puppy fluffy in petounge a language only her and fluffy understand.
Etymology: pet (an animal kept for companionship, interest, or amusement) tounge (language)
Furnicate
Created by: LunaC
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Alison prefers to furnicate with her dog Schmoodles as he's a better listener than her boyfriend.
Etymology:
Animanguage
Created by: weareallbeautiful
Pronunciation: ah-n-ih-m-ang-g-w-ih-j
Sentence: Jenny's dog watched her in disgust as she spoke to him using an animanguage which sounded suspicusly like babytalk in front of all of his dog friends.
Etymology: animal+language
Bingolingo
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: bing/oh/ling/oh
Sentence: There was a farmer who became famous for his bingolingo. They even have a song about him (Ready Purple) There was a farmer had a dog and bingo was his name oh - all together now B-I-N-G-O
Etymology: lingo + Bingo (famous dog)
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COMMENTS:
I've said it before - Verbitch. Oh well, at least it banished that evil disco tune from my head. (...i-n-g-o...) - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-08: 06:45:00
And Bingo was his name-o! what disco tune? Bee Gees? - jadenguy, 2007-06-08: 09:57:00
Believe it or not, inspired by verbotomy again. I was thinking that I'd like to wait until the next day to vote, but I don't like the view you get, having to hit More, More, More (how do you like it, how do you like it). Egad, it's back. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-08: 11:00:00
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Babybark
Created by: ekath
Pronunciation: babe-ee-bark
Sentence: The babybark that one sees when entering the vet's office is quite touching.
Etymology: from baby talk + bark
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James
purpleartichokes - 2007-06-08: 04:52:00
Great definition remistram! Outstanding submissions already! Gonna be hard voting today.
Jabberwocky - 2007-06-08: 12:11:00
I wish I could vote for every word today
jadenguy - 2007-06-08: 12:16:00
I guess everybody's creative juices are flowing since the weekend is upon us. Contentment envelops us like a warm wind on a brisk morning stroll.
ziggy41 - 2007-06-08: 12:40:00
ahh that's got to be an exact replica of my dog in the pic!
ErWenn - 2007-06-08: 14:04:00
Holy crap, there's a lot of good words today!
Verbotomy received a very positive review today in the The Globe and Mail, a Canadian newspaper. The story quotes words created by Stevenson0, Clayton and Rikboyee. See more: The Globe and Mail: Getting together to make up words.
Jabberwocky - 2007-06-08: 15:18:00
figures ziggy41 would have a k9
jadenguy - 2007-06-08: 15:43:00
I want a pug but I'm often concerned about not noticing it where i walk.
texmom - 2007-06-08: 21:44:00
It really was hard to choose. Petois just had that touch of class.
administraitor - 2007-06-09: 17:58:00
Toronto’s venerable “Mop & Pail” as the paper is affectionately known, is what led me to Verbotomy on Friday. My first instinct was to submit “Doggerel” then realized that it was in no way sufficiently twisted to survive! I’m looking forward to a lotta laffs with this!
mplsbohemian - 2007-06-10: 19:58:00
Dang, I just came up with a much better word, and it's too late for me to enter it: gerbilish!
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James