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DEFINITION: v. To allow your pet to sleep in your bed even though it may squirrel into your pillows, hog all the sheets, and bulldoze you on to the floor. n. A pet which sleeps in its owner's bed.
Verboticisms
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Beastow
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: beest/stoh
Sentence: John beastows his bed with his golden Labrador retriever who takes up three-quartes of the bed when fully stretched out.
Etymology: beast (animal) + bestow (share, apportion, give part)
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COMMENTS:
Clever Pun! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-13: 02:19:00
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Petish
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: PET ish
Sentence: She always talks about and obsesses over whether her cat is okay or not and this petish of hers is causing us problems.
Etymology: FETISH: the fact that a person spends too much time doing or thinking about a particular thing PET: an animal or bird etc. that we keep in our home for pleasure
Somnanimalism
Created by: Prostheta
Pronunciation: Som-nan-nee-mal-ism
Sentence: Astrid's somnanimalist tendencies precluded her ability to function as a normal human being.
Etymology: Somna - to fall asleep. Animal - mobile multicellular organism.
Capetulate
Created by: stache
Pronunciation: kə-pěch'ə-lāt'
Sentence: Cindy's cat Nigel was so used to sleeping with her that she and Tim were forced to capetulate when he started sleeping over.
Etymology: capitulate, to surrender unconditionally + (to one's) pet
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COMMENTS:
The one letter changes embedding one word in another are ever so clerver. Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-13: 21:55:00
It's the year of the cat; sorry the rat. Perhaps there hope yet! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-13: 22:09:00
excellent - bookowl, 2008-03-14: 14:29:00
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Xenocturnalia
Created by: XMbIPb
Pronunciation: /ze-noc-tur-na-li-a/
Sentence: Sleeping on the same bed with Clarisse Starling is one thing, but this was above and beyond the XENOCTURNALIA that Daizy the Sheep signed up for when it joined agent Starling to be a true and faithful sidekick. As Hannibal Lecter smiled and whispered his customary: “Good evening Clarisse,” the poor lamb went silent and quietly left the bedroom.
Etymology: XENO - prefix that usually refers to an across-species process or act (e.g. XENOtransplantation; XENOgraft); NOCTURNAL - night-related, usually sleep related; -ALIA - a suffix reserved for a ritual of a sexually suggestive nature (e.g. SaturnALIA)
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COMMENTS:
"Merino" - I got it - as in a breed of sheep. HA - good one! - karenanne, 2010-05-21: 15:17:00
Oops - sorry - I entered my comment in the wrong place. But for yours - I like how the "lamb went silent" - good movie reference! - karenanne, 2010-05-21: 15:19:00
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Crittermate
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: crit-er-mayt
Sentence: Lacy and Louie had raised their blond lab, Herbie, since he was born and Herbie believed they were all crittermates, equals in every sense of the word and he joined them in all activities from meals to outings to bedtime.
Etymology: Blend of 'critter' (slang for creature) and 'mate' (A person with whom one shares living quarters)
Codormesticate
Created by: arrrteest
Pronunciation: co-dorm-es-tih-cayt
Sentence: Jeffrey was caught between getting a good night sleep and having the girl of his dreams put him out if he didn't let her codormesticating cat have its way among the bed.
Etymology: co- together + dorm- to sleep/domesticate- belonging to the house
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COMMENTS:
I'd have to say that Jeffrey in this case would suffer from the same malady as yesterday's verboticism! - arrrteest, 2008-03-13: 00:42:00
Nice Triple Play! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-13: 02:17:00
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Anthropetdormphic
Created by: Jamagra
Pronunciation: an/throw/pet/dorm/fic
Sentence: The anthropetdormphic couple feared schnuffocating their schnauzers while schnuggling.
Etymology: anthropomorphic + pet + dormire (L "to sleep"); anthropetdormphize(v); anthropetdormpher(n) - the animal sleeping quite comfortably in the bed; anthropetdormphee (n., var.) - the person wide awake and uncomfortable
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COMMENTS:
SchNIFTY creations! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-13: 10:46:00
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Crittermate
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: crit - er - mait
Sentence: Gerold and Dagmar had taken Scruffy in when he was very young and Scruffy believed they were his siblings. He made himself right at home as their crittermate, even taking up half their bed at night.
Etymology: Critter and mate - a play on the word littermate
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COMMENTS:
Clever sentence! Clever Word! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-13: 13:41:00
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Menagerieatrois
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: men aj er ee a twa
Sentence: When Angus moved in with Cattelena, he herd that her bovine was to menagerieatrois with them. Sometimes he wondered about the hayrrangement. Suddenly, phrases like "Hit the Hay", "BedSpread","Rustling the sheets", "Udder ecstasy","Ride a Limousin" and "DetOX" took on a whole new meaning for him. And many's a night he awoke Friesian because someone had steered the covers off him or he had a very sharp pain in his calf! Every morning, there was a stampede for the bathroom. At this rate,he would never be a fodder. Cud this couple live happily heifer after?
Etymology: Menagerie (zoo) & Menage a Trois (threesome)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie. ~ James
Elsie looks CUDly but she needs to MOOve over a little bit. I think that couple should HOOF it on over to a COWnselor tomorrow for advice.
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