Definitions
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- verb transitive, intransitive To fully
stretch thetorso and upper limbs, typically accompanied byyawning .
Etymologies
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From Latin pandiculātus, perfect active participle of pandiculor ("stretch oneself").
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I was told that women pandiculate in the morning because they don't have a certain part of the anatomy to scratch.
Latest Articles 2009
sionnach commented on the word pandiculate
to yawn and stretch amidst the bamboo trees
October 16, 2007
reesetee commented on the word pandiculate
Heehee.
October 16, 2007
jackjoseph commented on the word pandiculate
A feral dog pandiculates in the mourning in a pile of its own feces.
March 4, 2009
rolig commented on the word pandiculate
My condolences to your feral dog, Jack-Joseph.
March 4, 2009
sionnach commented on the word pandiculate
After the pandiculation comes the heart-rending* ululation of grief. Then begins the lifetime of desolation and loss. Life as a feral dog isn't all alley-humping and lapdog-terrorizing.
*: or, if you are an ignorant philistine, and insist, "heart-rendering".
March 5, 2009
kittysing commented on the word pandiculate
pandiculation is the action of stretching and yawning, stretching out of tiredness, or the stretching you do when you wake up in the morning. a good sentence for this word would be the following: "Cats pandiculate frequently while lazing around in the sun."
March 29, 2009
abrimmer commented on the word pandiculate
It refers to the combined action of stretching and yawning.
September 10, 2009
knitandpurl commented on the word pandiculate
"Wynne fetched his greatcoat and hat without a word, while DeBrutus pandiculated on the sofa, trying to look unconcerned."
Aurorarama by Jean-Christophe Valtat, p 147
July 23, 2011