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DEFINITION: v. To hover near, or directly on top of, a person who is busy doing something else, in order to force them to immediately surrender their full attention. n. A person who invades other people's private spaces and uses the social discomfort to demand attention.
Verboticisms
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Pestaside
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: pest a syd
Sentence: Marilyn became a pestaside to Mortimer as he tried to do his work. She was jealous of his phone and computer.
Etymology: Pesticide (a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects)& Aside (on side)
Hovercopter
Created by: KJHowerter
Pronunciation: Huh-Ver-Cop-Ter
Sentence: "Cindy stop being such a hovercopter! I seriously can't focus with you clogging up my airspace."
Etymology: Hover: n. to remain suspended over a place or object Copter: n. see "helicopter"
Spaceinvade
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: space+invade
Sentence: I had to spaceinvade him to get his attention again.
Etymology: space+invade
Hyperattencroach
Created by: DevynAlexanderSkyeHarris
Pronunciation: Hi-Per-A-Ten-Crow-Ch
Sentence: Viifae leaned onto Mutae's shoulder in snuggle-fashion, though Mutae continued his business as best he could. She Continued to rub against him in a very hyperattencroaching manner, urging him to complete his task until he had disband his charge due to her eventually seating herself directly in his lap.
Etymology: Hyper-excessive + Attention-to focus upon + Encroach-invade + Roach-pest that gets in everywhere.
Awenshake
Created by: mariangela
Pronunciation:
Sentence: "Who do you think you are, awenshaking me like that? Your lack of planning does not constitute an emergency for me. Go wait your turn!"
Etymology: inspired by shock & awe campaign.
Focusurpest
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: fo-cus-your-pest
Sentence: Les was caught in a support queue when the focusurpest showed up. After wading through the phone menu and being forced to listen to 15 minutes of scratchy Vivaldi, he finally heard a barely understandable voice on the line when she appeared saying, "Daddy, something happened." The crunching hard drive would have to wait for another day. He had to save Fluffy NOW.
Etymology: focus: attention, concentration + usurp: to seize and hold + pest: an annoying person or thing
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COMMENTS:
very funny! - splendiction, 2009-05-19: 22:25:00
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Irkanism
Created by: ethancarlyon
Pronunciation: erk-a-nis-um
Sentence: This crazy lady needs to stop irking me!
Etymology: irkanism- to overly annoy or cling to.
Imperatwit
Created by: Jamagra
Pronunciation: im/pare/uh/twit
Sentence: On the office behavior continuum, Jocelyn's behavior surpassed "high maintenance cling-on" and settled somewhere around "imperatwit".
Etymology: imperative + twit (v: to taunt or tease; n: a fool)
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COMMENTS:
I bet she has a high giggley voice too - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-11: 13:13:00
Sounds good to me. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-12: 02:51:00
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Embarrharass
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: em - bare - har - ass
Sentence: Mariah chose the worst times to embarrharass Charlie for attention. The last time she did this, he was on the phone with a prospective customer trying to close a sale. When Charlie was in these situations, Mariah knew that he was "trapped" and had to acknowledge her, even if it was in a negative way.
Etymology: embarrass (cause to feel self-conscious,to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert), harass (annoy continually or chronically)
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COMMENTS:
Mariah is a tension getter! - Nosila, 2009-05-19: 18:12:00
Good one. - Mustang, 2009-05-20: 00:32:00
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Bracenvader
Created by: dochanne
Pronunciation: Bray-s/zen-vay-dah
Sentence: Jason felt his frown tightening as he tried desperately to ignore the woman tugging at his arm and looking over his shoulder while he was on the phone. He had always known his colleague to be a hoverdraft but this was getting ridiculous, he was almost falling off his chair. Dammit, now he'd have to pay attention to the bracenvader, and that was what he always tried to avoid. She was, however, starting to look somewhat manic - what fresh melodramantics would she come up with now?
Etymology: Brazen - impudent, rude or audacious; Brace - (informal) to solicit; Brace - support or preparedness, as in to 'brace oneself' against the invasion of personal space and the demands Bracenvaders make on you; Invader - one who invades or enters where they are not allowed, wanted or welcome; SpaceInvader - from the early computer game with invading hordes of aliens, also being someone who invades your personal space habitually and engenders discomfort and social awkwardness by doing so. Also hoverdraft (hover + draft) and melodramantics (melodrama + antics)
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COMMENTS:
Admirable! - splendiction, 2009-05-19: 22:26:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by shoeshineboy. Thank you shoeshineboy. ~ James
stache - 2008-04-11: 00:40:00
My verboticism have been updated? Hmm. I think this calls for a grammarauder.
Hey stache, thanks for your gentle grammaraudity. I has fixed the offending word. And by the way, if you notice any other stupid errors -- I mean miscommunications -- let me know and I will fix them. ~ James
stache - 2008-04-11: 17:45:00
you'se welcome.
Today's definition was suggested by shoeshineboy. Thank you shoeshineboy ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by shoeshineboy. Thank you shoeshineboy. ~ James