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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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Closedistraction
Created by: SpringSteel
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The man had a closedistraction with the president
Etymology:
Askinvader
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: ask-n-vay-der
Sentence: Alice was such an askinvader to anyone that didn't give her their full attention.
Etymology: Ask - To question and Invade - someone who enters by force in order to conquer.
Focusquid
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: foh-kuh-skwid
Sentence: Denise is the office focusquid. She can slip quietly into your space and slowly wrap her tentacles around you until you have no choice but to be totally focusquid on her.
Etymology: focus (center of attention) + squid (any of several ten-armed cephalopods)
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
Clingerlonger
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: kling er long er
Sentence: It was obvious to all that Lena liked Leon and became a clingerlonger to him at work. She would not leave his side and this annoyed him no end. He decided to learn another language to express his real feelings to her, as he was too scared to astatres them in English. So he spoke Klingon to the Clingerlonger, as leaving him alone seemed an alien concept to her.
Etymology: Clinger (someone who resists separation) & Linger (remain present) & Longer (a person with a strong desire for something;more time)
Distracticopter
Created by: youmustvotenato
Pronunciation: diss-track-tih-cop-tur
Sentence: Making its flybys, Sean the distracticopter, saw me on youtube and he just had to recommend the latest cat video.
Etymology: distraction+helicopter
Attentivator
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: At - ent - ee - vay - tor
Sentence: That woman is such an attentivator, someone ought to tell her!!!
Etymology: Attentivator - STOP!! Look at me Im here, cant you see me??
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COMMENTS:
Good word TJayzz, but it's not clear from your Etymology how you came up with this word. - Tigger, 2008-04-12: 11:34:00
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Clinger
Created by: jboileau97
Pronunciation: Cling-Er./
Sentence: that "woman" is a clinger.
Etymology: To Cling
Reptpop
Created by: 751294
Pronunciation: rept-pop
Sentence: She wouldn't stop reptpopping me.
Etymology: rept- creep pop- people
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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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