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DEFINITION: v. To be woken up by a child or pet who is quietly but intently staring at you from the edge of your bed. n. A creepy silent stare that is so intense that it pierces sleep.
Verboticisms
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Extrasensorypetception
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: x/tra/sen/sorry/pet/cep/shun
Sentence: We gave up using an alarm clock long ago because of our cat's extrasensorypetception. His ESP can drag us out of the deepest dreams.
Etymology: extra sensory perception (ESP) + pet
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COMMENTS:
Great! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-08: 18:33:00
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Stalkat
Created by: Lazberg
Pronunciation: Stall Cat
Sentence: The dog got into my room while i was sleeping, he snook up to my face, and he was all stalkatting. It was freaky, i got shocked. I fell down at the floor and the dog bit me, i got rabies now.
Etymology: The verb "Stare" and the noun "Cat".
Matildefy
Created by: Maxine
Pronunciation: ma til di fy
Sentence: Marc Jones was devastated. Born two days ago, his little son Buck was already deep in the art of Matildefiance - and was pulling his mother (who never wanted a child in the first place) down with him.
Etymology: Matilda - a Roald Dahl character who was quite good at the whole staring thing. Defiance - what silent, unshakable stares are all about.
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COMMENTS:
Unusual but interesting! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-18: 10:31:00
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Sonraise
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: sun rays OR son raise
Sentence: Scotty, my son, the electronics technician in the transporter room, on the Starship Enterprise, often receives the request "Scotty, beam me up." When he comes home for a visit to me, his father, his eyes spark and shine, with rays so intense, that even if I'm in a sound sleep, there is joy from his sonraise, that special "Son, beaming me up!"
Etymology: SUN RAYS / SON RAISE . SUN RAYS - bright beams of light that can raise the sleeping. SON RAISE - sparks of light from a son's eyes that can raise the sleeping. /// Oh how we enjoy sun beams and son beams!
Broodawakening
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: brood-ah-way-kun-ing
Sentence: Living with two dogs, a cat, and three kids, Sherry was generally roused each morning by a broodawakening, gazing intently at her and hungry for breakfast.
Etymology: brood (both offspring and to meditate with morbid persistence), rude awakening
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COMMENTS:
Startling darlings ... Outstanding! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-18: 10:28:00
on a roll - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-18: 14:49:00
Excellent. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-19: 16:31:00
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Hipponoteyes
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: hip/oh/not/ize
Sentence: People thought I was crazy to have a pet hippo but, with training, he was able to hipponoteyes me to get me up and out for my daily run.
Etymology: HIPPONOTEYES -verb - from HIPPO + HYPNOTIZE
Esostare
Created by: DragonRider428
Pronunciation: esso-stair
Sentence: I get this creepy feeling that something's giving me the esostare.
Etymology: the word "stare" with the prefix "eso", meaning inward or within
Oculamorph
Created by: yelloweyes
Pronunciation: awk-you-la-morf
Sentence: My husband has been oculamorphing me lately. I thought it was cute at first, but now I am considering divorce.
Etymology: Ocula - connected to ocular, which means "connected to the eyes or vision." Morph - connected to Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams.
Vortasm
Created by: youmustvotenato
Pronunciation: vore-tazz-um
Sentence: The cat had me in a crippling vortasm.
Etymology: Vortex + orgasm
Hawkgawk
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: HAWK gawk
Sentence: The very large dog's hawkgawk bore through me as I lay barely awake by the tree.
Etymology: HAWK: a bird of prey GAWK: to stare
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COMMENTS:
Frightfully good! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-08: 18:38:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by banky. Thank you banky. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by banky. Thank you banky. ~ James
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