What is Houndwounding and who is properly credited for the term?

gmackematix

It means turning round two or three times before settling and appears in a number of Liff-style dictionaries of "words that should be". Other canine ones in the following include words for the sound emitted by a dog who opens its mouth too wide while yawning ("pupsqueak") and something like "blibula" is the spot on a dog's belly that causes its leg to rotate wildly when rubbed. http://forums.aliensoup.com/archive/index.php/t-1873.html Mar 15 05, 8:01 PM

lothruin

Yay for the first bit, Gmack. But the proper credit for this term is really fairly easily found. Just look at the first word on the list you posted and go from there. I, myself, have the definition in a dictionary, of sorts. Incidentally, I was surprised to see the number of websites which list this word without blatantly crediting the source. Like the one you posted, the credit is there, sort of, but never obvious. Mar 15 05, 8:11 PM

gmackematix

Well, these words are "Sniglets" which is said to have been coined by comedian Rich Hall, but I don't know if he claims to have made any of the further "sniglets" in the list. Mar 15 05, 8:18 PM

lothruin

In fact, yes, the word Houndwounding is a Sniglet, published by Rich Hall in numerous books, including the one I have. ("More Sniglets" from 1985.) The site you posted doesn't give credit where credit is due, as quite a few of the words on the list appear in this very book, while others may or may not be actual Sniglets. A search of other, similar websites would turn up which of them can be credited to Rich Hall, but Houndwounding is among them. Mar 15 05, 8:25 PM

gmackematix

Oh yes and schnuffel, furbula and Rovalert are other sniglets about dogs. Mar 15 05, 9:20 PM