Jeeperspeepers: Why are you staring at me like that?

DEFINITION: v. intr. 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.

Why are you staring at me like that?

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Jeeperspeepers: /jÄ“pÉ™rzpÄ“pÉ™rz/ Joyce sat bolt upright in her bed. There wasn’t a sound. It was that spooky cat of hers. The one with the jeeperspeepers. During the day she seemed to look right through you. At night it was as though she could wake the dead. Joyce’s mother told her not to buy a black cat from that scary old lady. Etymology: jeepers creepers (used to express surprise or alarm) + peepers (a person’s eyes) Created by: artr.

Comments on Jeeperspeepers:

silveryaspen, 2009-01-08: 18:36:00
Terrific word. Jeeperspeepers captures that feeling of the heebie jeebies!

Mustang, 2009-01-08: 18:45:00
Good one!

Pillowstalk: /pill – oh – stallk/ Marcy felt that she was again the victim of pillowstalk as she slowly opened her eyes to reveal her Chihuahua’s big brown ones staring intently at her. Etymology: Pillow (a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person)
+ Stalk (a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush) + A satirical play on the phrase Pillow Talk Created by: mweinmann.

Comments on Pillowstalk:

Mustang, 2009-01-08: 18:44:00
Sounds creepy…I like it.

Nosila, 2009-01-08: 22:24:00
Eye Carumba!

Furboding: /fer-BODE-ing/ Sandra’s dreams were interrupted by an awful sense of furboding and she became aware that her cat, Felix, was staring at her ominously as she slept. Etymology: Blend of ‘fur’ and ‘bode'(be an omen; portend) – a play on the word foreboding(A sense of impending evil or misfortune) Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Furboding:

galwaywegian, 2009-01-08: 05:16:00
excellent!

silveryaspen, 2009-01-08: 18:38:00
Clever Create.

Nosila, 2009-01-08: 22:27:00
Furocious!

Mustang, 2009-01-09: 00:25:00
furshur

mweinmann, 2009-01-09: 08:47:00
Love it….furunny!!

Hawkgawk: /HAWK gawk/
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 Created by: kateinkorea.

Comments on Hawkgawk:

silveryaspen, 2009-01-08: 18:38:00
Frightfully good!

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:

https://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=stare

Be Creative,

James