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  1. v. transitive, intransitive To fully stretch the torso and upper limbs, typically accompanied by yawning.

Etymologies

  1. From Latin pandiculātus, perfect active participle of pandiculor ("stretch oneself"). (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “I was told that women pandiculate in the morning because they don't have a certain part of the anatomy to scratch.”

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  • knitandpurl "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 Jul 23, 2011

  • abrimmer It refers to the combined action of stretching and yawning. Sep 10, 2009

  • kittysing 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." Mar 28, 2009

  • sionnach 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". Mar 4, 2009

  • rolig My condolences to your feral dog, Jack-Joseph. Mar 4, 2009

  • jackjoseph A feral dog pandiculates in the mourning in a pile of its own feces. Mar 4, 2009

  • reesetee Heehee. Oct 16, 2007

  • sionnach to yawn and stretch amidst the bamboo trees Oct 16, 2007

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