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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.
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Replidigify
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: rep lid idge iff eye
Sentence: seamus alway replifidigified, to be sure to be sure.
Etymology: replicate, digit
Compushive
Created by: Mrgoodtimes
Pronunciation: kuhm - push - iv
Sentence: "Hmmm" he thought, "what does that light really mean? I think I better push it again, yeah just to be sure, why not right, sure....buy my underwear at KMart...". Bob couldn't help but yield to his compushive nature once again.
Etymology: Compulsive - Push
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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Obstresselector
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: ob/stres/selector
Sentence: Jim was gorgeous, funny and just a blast to hang out with. The first time Danielle invited him up to her apartment, she found that he was an obstresselector! No way was she going down THAT road again. So she quickly changed her mind and pushed the first floor button, TO WHICH Jim obstresselected!...and told him it was just not going to work out. Can you believe, after he got out of the elevator and CLEARLY saw Danielle push the "close door" button, he OBSTRESSELECTED YET AGAIN! She definitely made the right decision.
Etymology: ob:obsess as in obsessive compulsion stres: stress; tend to get stressed easily selector: THEE one who selects
Analpush
Created by: Pandora
Pronunciation: anal-push
Sentence: Although the crosswalk button was already lit, Jane noticed that the next man who arrived at the corner analpushed the button anyway.
Etymology: anal (obsessive) + push
Prodominate
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: PROD+dOMINATE
Sentence: We kept at it, each having to be the last one to push, cycling faster and faster in a mad frenzy for prodomination, not really wanting it to end as we responded to each other almost in synch, until finally we both just stood there looking at each other, exhausted, far past the time the elevator reached our floor -- I think I am in love.
Etymology: PROD+dOMINATE
Buttonomy
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
Irresistibutton
Created by: Bulletchewer
Pronunciation: i-re-zist-i-butt-un
Sentence: Even though Johnny had pressed it, Charlie had to follow suit because the funky Flea-like riff noise the irresistibuttion made was bloomin' marvellous.
Etymology: Oooh, lemme think now, might be from "irresistible" meaning "chocolate" and "button" meaning "type of mushroom" but sources are tight-lipped.
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COMMENTS:
Before anyone whines about this not being a verb, erm, HUSH. - Bulletchewer, 2007-04-10: 07:47:00
Oooo, I'd love to push your verbutton by pointing out that "nougat" means irresistible, but I'll let it verbeeeee.... - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-10: 09:31:00
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Pressidentfix
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: press eye dent fiks
Sentence: Marco had a pressidentfix. It was very apparent when waiting for elevators. He`d wait for the next one to travel alone and have no one else touch his buttons. When Jill got on the elevator going down and Marco was already in it, he insisted on pushing the Lobby floor button several times after she had. She turned to him and said, Ì know where you have been...13th floor, with Dr. Peckit, the renowned pscychology specialist on compulsive and addictive behaviours. To which Marco replied, Àre you psychic... How do you know that...`
Etymology: Press (the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure) & Ident (Identity;uniqueness; individual qualities) & Fix (something craved, usually something addictive or compulsive) & play on Presidential Fix (where votes are guaranteed through questionable means)
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