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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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Omnianneuros
Created by: moontopia
Pronunciation: om-ni-on-nur-os
Sentence: The crazy mother omnianneurosed the poor child who was trying to do his homework on the labtop.
Etymology: omni-all an-on neur-nerve
Peraptagregulous
Created by: Mwahaha
Pronunciation: per-rapt-a-gr-egg-u-lous
Sentence: Steven was so desperate to be apart of the Sara's group that he peraptagreguloused their party that night and wouldn't leave Sara alone.
Etymology: per-wrongly+rapt-to seize+greg-the flock/herd+ulous-tending to
Insaneclientism
Created by: sydneychapman
Pronunciation: in-sayn-client-ism
Sentence: the man at work couldn't talk on the phone due to the insaneclientism of the woman.
Etymology: insaneclientism- when a client will do anything it takes to get help they need
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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Orbnit
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: orb-nit
Sentence: I tried to verbotomize, but Mark was being an orbnit, so I couldn't think of a decent word.
Etymology: orbit, nit (the egg of a parasitic insect)
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COMMENTS:
great blend - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-11: 13:11:00
Nice and neat. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-12: 02:33:00
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Habitchual
Created by: queenjane75
Pronunciation: hab-itch-chew-ul
Sentence: Betty didn't know what"patience" or "personal space" meant. She was an office habitchual, who hides behind filing cabinets, under desks, and once in the men's room in order to get attention and her usually crabby point across.
Etymology: habitual+bitch
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COMMENTS:
I think I know her!! lol Good word. - Mustang, 2008-04-12: 00:15:00
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Intervade
Created by: scarletzinc
Pronunciation: In-tuh-r-way-ed
Sentence: Sarah was busy attending a phone call while her cousin constantly kept intervading her.
Etymology: Interrupt-Inter Invade-Vade
Supertrudia
Created by: lindseyhamrick
Pronunciation: super-tru-dia
Sentence: My friend always has a problem with supertrudia. She can never leave someone alone.
Etymology: super- above, over trud- to push
Smover
Created by: bdraffen0002
Pronunciation: /ˈsməvər/
Sentence: He smovered over me all day while I was trying to author silly definitions.
Etymology: Smother:Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘stifling smoke’): from the base of Old English smorian ‘suffocate.’ and Hover: late Middle English: from archaic hove ‘hover, linger,’ of unknown origin.
Ceptend
Created by: lauram22
Pronunciation: sept-end
Sentence: My sister ceptended me from my homework. She was constantly trying to distract me.
Etymology: cept-take tend-attention
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