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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.

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Petranto

Created by: lksa1

Pronunciation:

Sentence:

Etymology: pet, rant

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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.

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Pronehoundsiation

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: prone hownd see ashun

Sentence: Maggie used pronehoundsiation when speaking to her pet dogs. She was sure they had a simpler grasp of our language and therefore litterally spoke to all of them as though they were stupid, hard of hearing and/or impervious to the teasing of other pets. Her schmoogie-woogie Schnauzer; her oodly-noodly Poodle; her chewzie-woozie Chihuahua; her orky-dorky Yorky and her musky-wusky Husky were all equally embarrassed by her linguistic torture. So they made a pact, every time Maggie used her verbal offensives on them, they would respond in cat-talk. When she used her endearments on them, they would reply with various impersonations of "Meow" "Mew" "Yowww" "SSSSSSSSSSS" and "NoooWWWWW". Maggie was so impressed that she bragged to her friends that her dogs had become bilingual. Isn't that itty, bitty, kitty nifty??? Who's feline better?

Etymology: Pronunciation (the manner in which someone utters a word)& Hound ( any of several breeds of dog)

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metrohumanx PRONEHOUNDSIATION ! PEALS of uproarious laughter, Nosila. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-01: 06:26:00

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Animalingo

Created by: peterdiplaros

Pronunciation: Emphasis on the 'li'

Sentence: I made up some new animalingo today and I am going to try it out on my dog.

Etymology: Animal and lingo (language)

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Gooaboo

Created by: ustation

Pronunciation: goo-ah-boo

Sentence:

Etymology:

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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)

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Mortifidoraptus

metrohumanx

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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metrohumanx http://www.blackstump.com.au/pets-animals.htm - metrohumanx, 2008-08-01: 06:21:00

metrohumanx Please spay or tutor your pet. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-01: 06:59:00

metrohumanx 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

metrohumanx Rin Tin Tinnitus. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-01: 07:23:00

metrohumanx Rodeo Rover is now available at: Goblertoys.com - metrohumanx, 2008-08-01: 07:25:00

metrohumanx 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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Googoologos

Created by: diyan627

Pronunciation: goo-guh-lue-gus

Sentence: Cynthia's husband gets so embarrassed when she starts the googoologos when they have company over at their house. Cynthia just goes into this other mode when the dog, Lucy, comes around. No matter how much he tells her how absurd she sounds, googoologos is a refined mode of communication for her and her dog. He's started to keep lucy behind a baby gate in the back bedroom when the guests are there. That way, Lucy is out-of-sight, out-of-mind, and they can have adult conversations with their guests. And no one gets embarrassed.

Etymology: Goo-Goo= baby talk + logos= words, logic

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Furnacular

Created by: ziggy41

Pronunciation: Fer-nack-yoo-ler

Sentence: It takes hard working and determination, almost 7 years in college, and 4 years of trade school to learn the furnacular of pets.

Etymology: Fur (the hair of certain animals) + vernacular (language spoken in a specific place)

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COMMENTS:

how did I miss this one? great word - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-08: 12:50:00

Extra-good. I should've waited to vote. Seems like this definition spawned an unusually remarkable set of words. - Clayton, 2007-06-08: 13:13:00

I agree. Very good! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-08: 14:00:00

Thanks all! There were many good words for this definition. - ziggy41, 2007-06-09: 22:18:00

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Schmoobooze

shaunconlin

Created by: shaunconlin

Pronunciation: schmoo-booze

Sentence: The Consumer Electronics Show wrap up dinner is a great place to schmoobooze.

Etymology: schmooze + booze, i.e. the act of attending corporate events, trade shows or expositions normaly associated with "schmoozing" except solely for the purpose of making a dent in the ubiquitous "open bar." Also, schmooboozing, schmooboozed, schmooboozer

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shaunconlin 2. The beverages found at the "open bar" of corporate events or expositions. Schmooboozer: One who schmooboozes. - shaunconlin, 2007-06-08: 13:30:00

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-06-08: 111:00:00
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 Verbotomy - 2007-06-08: 15:13:00
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!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-01-04: 00:14:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James