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hipplodoodle

  1. Function: noun
    Definition: a creature from the future that is part hippopotamus and part lion, that lives in the water or on land, and that can be fierce but also calm
    Example Sentence: Hipplodoodles have not been discovered yet.
    Submitted by: Crystal from New Jersey, U.S.A. on 06/24/2008 08:27

Hippoarachniaphobiaitis

  1. Function: noun
    Definition: The inflammation, or increasing, of the fear of a half horse half spider creature.
    Word History: Hippo: horse Arachnia: spider Phobia: fear of itis: inflammation, swelling I just put Greek and Latin words and suffixes together.
    Example Sentence: He had severe hippoarachniaphobiaitis
    Submitted by: Anonymous from NC, USA on 08/26/2007 04:15

hippocritic

  1. Function: noun
    Definition: someone who criticizes or belittles hippos (and sometimes rhinos or elephants, too)
    Example Sentence: The hippocritic wouldn't stop complaining about how long the hippo was in the water.
    Submitted by: Haley from Florida, USA on 09/18/2008 08:34

hipponauceros

  1. Function: noun
    Definition: a mix between a hippo and a rhinoceros
    Example Sentence: I saw my first hipponauceros at the zoo.
    Submitted by: Katie from USA on 10/26/2008 07:59

hippopoptopican

  1. Function: noun
    Definition: a creature with a gigantic tongue
    Example Sentence: The hippopoptopican licked my foot.
    Submitted by: Carmen from Ohio, USA on 01/14/2009 08:58

hippopotamatopoeia

  1. Function: noun
    Definition: the sound a hippopotamus makes when you write about it in a story
    Word History: the prefix of "hippopota-" and the end of onomatopoeia "-matopoeia"
    Example Sentence: This is a very good use of hippopotamatopoeia in your story!
    Submitted by: Elizabeth from Texas, USA on 04/10/2012 07:17

hippotendragomenius

  1. Function: noun
    Definition: It's a hidden place in the world of imagination.
    Word History: hippo, tendro
    Example Sentence: Have you recently been at you hippotendragomenius ?
    Submitted by: Anonymous from Austria on 07/09/2007 02:13

hiprodenimbus

  1. Function: adjective
    Definition: hairy from head to toe: covered in fur or hair
    Example Sentence: He asked me to scratch his hiprodenimbus back.
    Submitted by: Haley from Virginia on 02/11/2011 09:16

hish

  1. Function: verb
    Definition: to hunt and fish
    Example Sentence: We are going to hish on the weekend.
    Submitted by: Speedy from USA on 04/28/2009 12:14

hisha

  1. Function: noun
    Definition: a type of sauce for seafood
    Word History: It came from the English language. You may not have heard of it because it's very rarely used.
    Example Sentence: May I get some hisha for my lobster?
    Submitted by: Tristin from Virginia, United States of America on 10/01/2007 02:26