Vote for the best verboticism.
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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Googoopet
Created by: Robyn
Pronunciation: GOO-goop-et
Sentence: "Es dat mummy's widdle puddy tat? Yes hur es! Yes hur es!" Ever since Sara got a baby kitten, she stopped speaking standard English and devloved into fluent googoopet.
Etymology: Goo - glue or sticky substance. Goop - gluey substance Pet - companion animal.
Player
Created by: caizoc
Pronunciation: plai! ya!
Sentence: one two three, player!
Etymology: play yeah!
Animalate
Created by: hooterbug
Pronunciation: an-uh-muhl-ate
Sentence: Sophie was proud of the way she could animalate with her dog. "Who's a good boy?" Why you are my poopy doo..YES YOU ARE!" Give mommy kisses" OH such big, sloppy, puppy kisses! Yes they are...Oh YES THEY ARE!
Etymology: Blend of animal and relate
Esperantoto
Created by: bigdog
Pronunciation: es peh ran toe toe
Sentence: Her fluency in esperantoto allowed her to have extended conversations not only with her dog but other dogs, no matter what country she's in.
Etymology: esperanto + toto (we ain't in Kansas anymore)
Zooyak
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: ZOO-yak
Sentence: Bob preached that by means of Zooyak, his zoomenhoff-like language, the wolf shall lie down with the lamb.
Etymology: Blend of ZOO: (Gk) an animal & YAK (slang): to talk, chatter
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COMMENTS:
BOOYAH for ZOOYAK and Preacher Bob!
You've outdone yourself, Ozziebob. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-01: 06:49:00
Very good, critterally speaking. - Mustang, 2008-08-01: 16:32:00
Oogachukka for zooyak, Bob, wolves love ewe! - Nosila, 2008-08-01: 19:10:00
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Mortifidoraptus
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: MORT-IH-FIE-DOE-RAP-TUSS
Sentence: Flo was a volunteer at the animal shelter and a professional dog walker. Although her new pit bull puppy looked like a naked mole rat, she was fond of showing it off in public. Her friends humored her until she was inexplicably siezed by MORTIFIDORAPTUS and began cooing and speaking in slobbering tongues to the clearly embarrased doglet. Everyone had to look away and stifle snickers. Others just walked away, while some cast aspersions at her descent into irritating anthropomorphism. Imploring her to stop had no effect - the gibberish just intensified into a pungent mishmash of ootsycutesyisms. Flo just tossed her head back indignantly and was last seen heading haughtily towards a hydrant, MORTIFIDORAPPING all the way.
Etymology: MORTIFIED:humiliated + FIDO: legendary generic verbotomistic canine-american of yore + RAPTUS: a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion = MORTIFIDORAPTUS............... Variations: [ mortifidorapture, mortifidoraptism, mortifidorapmusic, mortifidoraptologist ] yadda yadda yadda
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COMMENTS:
http://www.blackstump.com.au/pets-animals.htm - metrohumanx, 2008-08-01: 06:21:00
Please spay or tutor your pet. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-01: 06:59:00
Outside of a dog, a BOOK is man's best friend................................
Inside a dog, it's too dark to read.
- Groucho Marx - metrohumanx, 2008-08-01: 07:00:00
Rin Tin Tinnitus. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-01: 07:23:00
Rodeo Rover is now available at:
Goblertoys.com - metrohumanx, 2008-08-01: 07:25:00
Augiedoggie's son said:
"Father, I'm SOOOOO humiliated." - metrohumanx, 2008-08-01: 07:27:00
Dog-gone cute, said Germaine Shepherd to Shirley Bassett and Joe Cocker! - Nosila, 2008-08-01: 19:18:00
Muzzle Toff! - Nosila, 2008-08-02: 01:05:00
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Shuggadee
Created by: judyb
Pronunciation: shugg a dee
Sentence: Shuggadee ! You look great !
Etymology:
Petronize
Created by: administraitor
Pronunciation: pet re naiz
Sentence: Don't petronize me - feed me!
Etymology: pet + patronize
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COMMENTS:
Bear with me - just found you guys. This is fun! - administraitor, 2007-06-08: 12:00:00
Wow - excellent start - great word - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-08: 12:34:00
Agreed. I'm pretty new here, too. A lot of these people are out for blood, so watch your back. Fair warning, and welcome, comrade. - Clayton, 2007-06-08: 13:11:00
Don't listen to Clayton, he's feeling a bit petkish today. We're all fine verbfolk! Welcome aboard! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-08: 14:12:00
I'm pretty new here, too, and so far I'm enamored with the experience. It's a great chance to use words differently and reshape the language to suit the ever-present specter of urban lifestyle with which it has yet be afflicted. Plus we can use words good! It's great silly fun for people who love communicating, too. And I think Clayton's just ribbing you, these are great folks. - jadenguy, 2007-06-08: 15:09:00
Just being silly, of course. And trying to psych out some of the competition. - Clayton, 2007-06-08: 16:28:00
Great word! - Stevenson0, 2007-06-09: 10:16:00
I'm gonna use that one - hatman003, 2007-06-09: 23:53:00
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Crittergibber
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: KRIH-tuhr-jihb-uhr
Sentence: Alex's frustration at his girlfriend's constant crittergibber to her fish was no so much about the noise per se, as the fact that she was truly unaware the fish couldn't reply.
Etymology: critter + gibberish. The word for this definition, ideally, is really cutesy.
Petlangue
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: pett-lang
Sentence: Whenever Kay petlangued with Fifi she'd nip her on the nose.
Etymology: pet + langue (language)
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