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DEFINITION: n An invented language similar to baby talk, used by pet owners to communicate with their pets. v. tr. To speak to an animal using such a language.
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Petsperanto
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: pet spur anto
Sentence: her version of petsperanto involved adding "chkins" to any word of more than one syllable and relegating all "r"s do lingo linmbo, weplacing them with woubleyoos.
Etymology: pet esperanto
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-27: 17:42:00
If Joseph Stalin was alive today would he ask if "Petsperanto" is the language of flies? - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-27: 23:29:00
Funny sentence and a nice word. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-27: 23:30:00
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Critterchatter
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Critr - chatr
Sentence: Margot had invented a whole lexicon of critterchatter to converse with her pets.
Etymology: Critter - (animal) + Chatter (talk)
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COMMENTS:
Brilliant! - Maxine, 2007-12-27: 15:57:00
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Quoopy
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation: qu-oo-pee
Sentence: That woman needs to stop quoopy-ing her dog.
Etymology:
Dogalect
Created by: xirtam
Pronunciation: dawg-uh-lekt
Sentence: Tom had a distinct dogalect when he used to communicate with his dog. And somehow the she seemed to understand, although everybody else thought he was quite insane.
Etymology: Dog: a domesticated canid. + Dialect: a special variety of a language.
Goonygooage
Created by: looseball
Pronunciation: goony+goo+age
Sentence: Heck man her goonygooage is taking all my time. I'm going to through that mut out the window.
Etymology:
Doggatory
Created by: imashelcha
Pronunciation: Like "derrogatory", only condenced.
Sentence:
Etymology: From derrogatory, applied to dogs.
Petois
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: PET-wah
Sentence: Bob was zoetic in petois from Foxxidental to Pigeon Henglish.
Etymology: PATOIS: "A provincial dialect" - from O Fr "patoier" to handle clumsily, to paw. Perhaps imitative of the sound made by a paw. 2. Non standard language. & PET 3. ZOETIC (zoo & poetic) 4. FOXXIDENTAL (fox & Occidental- an invented language)
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COMMENTS:
I was going to use this word. - xirtam, 2007-12-27: 13:29:00
love zoetic - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-27: 17:42:00
I will use this word every time the baby talk to a cat is used ... short, sweet, and right on the meaning. Great creation! - silveryaspen, 2007-12-27: 19:21:00
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Poochylovspeak
Created by: gemmgemms
Pronunciation: poo-ch-ee-low-va-spee-ka
Sentence: I happen to be fluent in poochylovspeak because I have a dog. Here let me try asking him. "gooshy mushy goo? moggy woggy shoogms! google ashiwah!! yesh yer! yesh yer! pooshy wooshy mugy wugims!"
Etymology: pooch:dog + love:affection + speak:langauge
Aniaby
Created by: freakystyley
Pronunciation: Any-A-B
Sentence: If Susan starts Aniaby-ing the dog again, I'm gonna shave its hair tonight!
Etymology: Animal + Babying
Critterjitter
Created by: jeatyet
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The dog did not respond to critterjitter, but the cat did.
Etymology:
