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DEFINITION: n., A sulky look characterized by prolonged eye contact, which pets give their owners and/or spouses when they feel neglected. v., To stare at someone with a sad-eyed look in an effort to make them feel guilty.
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Chimplore
Created by: astorey
Pronunciation: chimp-lore
Sentence: I couldn't stand it when the dog would chimplore me to feed him, even though I knew he could barely drag his overweight body around the park as it was.
Etymology: Implore: call upon in supplication combined with chimp, as in the animal with expressive eyes.
Goggeloomy
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Goggle-oomee
Sentence: The goggleoomy expression on her face and in her eyes told of the sadness in her heart
Etymology: Goggle + gloomy
Pathopout
Created by: thebaron
Pronunciation:
Sentence: My cat gave me a sullen pathopout when I walked in after the long weekend.
Etymology:
Melancollie
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: mel-lan-col-lie
Sentence: Jake, a border collie, hated being left behind and felt melancollie and dejected. So the highly intelligent and talented dog who could control a flock of sheep or geese with just a look, would also use his stare to control his owner, making her feel very guilty for leaving him.
Etymology: melancholy: tending to promote sadness and gloom + collie: herding dog originating from the British Isles - Border Collies in particular have a distinct "gaze" that they use to control sheep, geese, children or anything that moves (except for cats, who stare back at them and refuse to be herded)
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COMMENTS:
cute! - Nosila, 2010-02-17: 23:22:00
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Incrimiscowl
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: in-krim-uh-skoul
Sentence: Even after giving Boots the entire bag of catnip her incrimiscowl still remained but soon became distracted by her tail and happily chased it for hours afterwards.
Etymology: incriminate + scowl
Hangdoggoneit
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Hang-dog-gon-it
Sentence: Amber always had that remorseful sense of hangdoggoneit when she'd see the baleful look in the eyes of her pets when she'd return home from various outings.
Etymology: Blend of 'hangdog' (shamefaced; guilty), 'doggone' (damned; confounded), and it
Pouttle
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈpaʊdḷ/
Sentence: The default expression of my dog is a pouttle, so I can forgive him, but humans who do it make me want to smack them.
Etymology: sounds like "pout" but more cutesy
Guiltfelines
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: gilt fee lins
Sentence: It always happens when I am packing for a trip, even a short one. My two cats seem to know I am forsaking them, so they circle my legs, sleep on my suitcase and worse, stare at me with those big eyes accusingly. Yes it's the old guiltfelines again. They refuse to eat while I am gone and ignore whoever is serving their physical needs. Then when I return their excitement and curiosity at my return is soon replaced with aloofness. I am being paid back for my abandonment of them for a while. Then, they are back to normal...asking what I brought them, what's for dinner and why haven't I bought any more catnip. Luckily cats have short memories.
Etymology: Guilt Feelings (remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offence) & Felines (cats)
Critterseyes
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: critter/size
Sentence: Each day when she left for work her cat would critterseyes her from the tiny opening in the living room shutters.
Etymology: criticize + eyes + critter
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COMMENTS:
nice! - galwaywegian, 2008-09-18: 06:26:00
You have a crittercal eye! - Nosila, 2008-09-19: 01:47:00
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Guilteye
Created by: lawlore
Pronunciation: gill-tie
Sentence: I couldn't believe the guilteye Bubbles gave me when I came home from work! From the moment I stepped through the door, there he was, guilteyeing me all the way!
Etymology: guilty + eye
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James
remistram - 2007-10-22: 10:34:00
Came up with this one thanks to my sucky-baby cat.
Your pet inspiration! ~ James
ErWenn - 2007-10-22: 19:09:00
Petspiration? Nah, sounds a little too much like dog sweat.
Pet sweat? That smells like a good idea for a definition. I will put it on the list. Thanks ErWenn! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
galwaywegian - 2011-07-06: 04:33:00
staretling