Verboticisms

Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: but-ton-en-vee

Sentence: Krista's buttonenvy required that she push any button herself no matter if it had been pushed by someone else.

Etymology: Sometimes a button is just a button ... and sometimes not.

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COMMENTS:

HA! Good one! - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-10: 08:19:00

Not a verb, should be 2 words, but worthy enough of a vote anyway. - ErWenn, 2007-04-11: 10:48:00

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Created by: Crabtime

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Staring obsessively at the nuclear control panel, she couldn't help but compresilicate every last button that her instructor showed her.

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: PUNCH-uh-gin

Sentence: At work, Delbert had earned the nickname 'Punchagain' for his habit of repressing buttons in the elevator even after his coworkers had already done so.

Etymology: Blend of the words 'punch' and 'again'

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: com/push/yuhn

Sentence: Joe has to be sure he is in total control of his life and make things happen for himself. As a result, he has to push all the buttons and make all his own choices to ensure he has forged his own path. His compushion is annoying to those around him, but he must control the panel of his life and be assured he caused what is to take place in his life.

Etymology: COMPUSHION - noun - from COMPULSION (an irresistible impulse to perform an act + PUSH (press with energy and insistence)

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COMMENTS:

Another good one! - lumina, 2008-06-19: 02:29:00

excellent - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-19: 11:42:00

Another Top word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-20: 05:53:00

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Created by: Koekbroer

Pronunciation: ree-push-r

Sentence: "Just press this button in front of Doug and you'll see him follow suit. He can't help himself. He's a repusher."

Etymology: "re" as in "do again"+ push

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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)

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: press dee toot

Sentence: Irma was a pressdetout when it came to elevators. She had to press the buttons for each and every floor. It slowed down the elevator ride for many and caused people to get angry, but she could not help herself. She'd even press the button someone else had already lit up. Some people get the elevator, some just get the shaft...

Etymology: Press (to exert pressure or push on something) & De Tout (Fr: of everything, all) and Wordplay on Prostitute (someone who gets paid to push another's buttons, wink, wink, nod, nod)

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Created by: nuemj88

Pronunciation: plar-jit-ik

Sentence: That is MY plargitic button.

Etymology: Plarg - taken from plagiarize. Because you copy them when you push the button.

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Created by: lynne61

Pronunciation: butt-aw-no-me

Sentence: His buttonomy forced him into pushing the third floor button although it was still warm from the woman's touch.

Etymology: button and autonomy

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Created by: wilsondew

Pronunciation: Push i nate

Sentence: He has to pushinate the floor numbers everytime he gets in an elevator.

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