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DEFINITION: v. To push a push-button that has just been pushed by someone else because you "need" to push it yourself; common at elevators, traffic lights, and family meetings. n. A person who "needs" to push their own buttons.
Verboticisms
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Repedigititious
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: rep-i-diji-tish-uhs
Sentence: Six people got on the elevator all going to the same floor. They all felt the need to push the button. It was so repedigititious.
Etymology: repetitious (recurrent) digit (finger)
Rebutton
Created by: WhiteRhino
Pronunciation: Re-butt-on
Sentence: Linda rebuttoned the elevator switch nervously.
Etymology: Re - again Button - uh...button.
Nexpress
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: nehks-PREHS
Sentence: Alex nexpressed elevator buttons just like a three-year-old.
Etymology: next + press + express (oneself)
Compulsipress
Created by: sarabeth20
Pronunciation: com-pulse-i-press
Sentence: Did he really have to compulsipress the button I just pushed?
Etymology:
Superflupress
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: sue-purr-flu-press
Sentence: Gordon was such a controlpanelfreak that he was always superflupressing in the vain thought that he could override everyone else's intentions.
Etymology: superfluous (surplus to demand) + press
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COMMENTS:
Now if we can just have a definition about news coverage of a pandemic of respiratory disease - this can do double duty. - petaj, 2007-04-10: 07:21:00
love this word - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-10: 14:20:00
That really works! - jedijawa, 2007-04-11: 00:47:00
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Monobmania
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: mon-ob-main-ee-ah
Sentence: Jeff was so self absorbed he just didn't notice the three other people standing at the pedestrian crossing. This refusal to snap out of his tunnel vision and engage with the city in which he lived meant he was a total monobmaniac: see a knob and press it. His brother, on the other hand, suffered from compullsion - he couldn't stop himself opening doors for people.
Etymology: monomania (an obsessive interest in a single thing) + maniac (an overly enthusiastic person) + knob (a round projection on a surface & offensive slang term for an idiot)
Monkism
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: mun kiss em
Sentence: monkism overtook Ray in the lift like a rage, he couldn't let anyone else press all the buttons.
Etymology: have you ever seen monk? he needs to touch EVERYTHING but stay clean.
Indoactionary
Created by: nickolucas
Pronunciation: in-do-action-ary
Sentence: HEs such an indoactioanry that he has to push ever one of his buttons.
Etymology:
Pushinate
Created by: wilsondew
Pronunciation: Push i nate
Sentence: He has to pushinate the floor numbers everytime he gets in an elevator.
Etymology:
Repushify
Created by: collinwashere2
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Did you just repushify my button?
Etymology:
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic.
Thank you Osomatic! ~ James
Mustang - 2008-06-19: 08:28:00
Being compushive isnt easy. It takes lots of energy and ingenuity.
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic. Thank you Osomatic. ~ James