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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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Staretling
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: stay r tling
Sentence: The eye contact she found staretling
Etymology: startling, stare
Errlepathy
Created by: thegoatisbad
Pronunciation: 'er-'le-puh-the
Sentence: Kimberly was a critic of the idea of errlepathy until she saw a commercial about animal abuse. As if the Sarah McLachlan music wasn't enough, the eyes of the mistreated animals made her own eyes flow with tears as she reached for her phone and credit card.
Etymology: Blended: (1) err: mistake or wrongdoing + (2) telepathy: extrasensory transmission of messages
Lowguiltify
Created by: emilylind
Pronunciation: lowguiltify is pnownced 'low' ad then the word 'guilt' and then 'fy'.
Sentence: My pet decided to lowguiltify he for making her feel neeglected .
Etymology:
Gillty
Created by: wordslikevenom
Pronunciation: Gill-tee
Sentence: Samantha tapped some flakes into the fish bowl. "Aww", she said staring into the fish's sullen eyes. "Did you miss me, Chip?". Chip floated toward the edge of the bowl and nuzzled the glass. He always managed to make her feel so gillty that she had to go out to work in order to feed him. He was such a bloody selfish cod.
Etymology: Guilty - pisspronunciation
Remonstraglaze
Created by: Durotriges
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Neither wine,roses nor soothing words could deflect the remonstraglaze that Rebecca turned upon him.
Etymology: remonstrate/ gaze/ glaze
Mydopia
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: m aye doe peeee ya
Sentence: her mydopia was her second worst look, the worst was reserved for when you bought her the wrong birthday present. He shuddered as he remembered her last bout of presbuydopia.
Etymology: myopia, my dope (denoting possesion of an idiot).
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COMMENTS:
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-18: 11:20:00
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Gulk
Created by: vixphilia
Pronunciation: Gulk.
Sentence: v.: Fido couldn't stop gulking at me when I arrived from my vacation. n.: My mom gives me her full-on gulk whenever I forget calling.
Etymology: Gulk: Guilt + Sulk
Mopang
Created by: eileen22
Pronunciation: mow-pang
Sentence: The cat mopanged me on my way out the door this morning.
Etymology: mope (to sulk) pang (it pulled my heartstrings)
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
Manipisad
Created by: sallybeth
Pronunciation: man-ip-e-sad
Sentence: She gave me a long manipisad to tell me how long it's been since i took her for a walk.
Etymology: manipulate and sad

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