DEFINITION: n. A person who insists that lower life forms (fish, clams, cephalopods, reptiles, or insects) can be affectionate pets and excellent watchdogs. v. To talk to an animal who can’t possibly understand a single word you’re saying.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Foolittle: /foo lit el/ the truth be known she was more foolittle than Doolittle, but the bugs never complained. Etymology: doolittle, fool Created by: galwaywegian.
Interviewterbrate: /in ter vu ter brayt/ Clara always spoke to her pets and whatever critters came into her yeard. She would interviewterbrate them for hours, despite the fact they could not understand her. Many of her neighbors just found her to be plain crazy. Etymology: Interview (discuss with or ask questions) & Invertebrate (species lacking a backbone, hence thought to be of a lesser order) Created by: Nosila.
Dummunication: /duh-myoo-ni-key-shuhn/ Cindy has a pet spider. She talks to it all the time. This would be dummunication because spiders don’t have ears. Etymology: dumb (lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid; dull-witted) + communication (the imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing, or signs) Created by: artr.
Critterchat: /KRIT-ehr-chat/ Thelmalou shamelessly engaged in critterchat with her pets, small wild animals and any other kinds of creatures she encountered believing with all her heart that they truly understood her. Etymology: Blend of ‘critter’ (any animal) and ‘chat’ (idle talk) , word play based loosely on the word chitchat Created by: Mustang.
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