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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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Mesurp
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: me/zurp
Sentence: Self centred Betty always mesurps who ever she can, whenever she can, even when they are busily engaged in important activities. She is a career mesurper.
Etymology: me (because it's always about me, look at me, listen to me, me, me, me, me) + usurp (encroach, butt in, take over, commandeer)
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COMMENTS:
Met many like her, unfortunately! - Nosila, 2008-04-11: 22:47:00
Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-12: 02:32:00
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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)
Reptpop
Created by: 751294
Pronunciation: rept-pop
Sentence: She wouldn't stop reptpopping me.
Etymology: rept- creep pop- people
Endotopamaniac
Created by: beardo
Pronunciation: Endo-topuh-maniac
Sentence: My wife's side of the family are all endotopamaniac.
Etymology: Endo- Within top- Place -maniac- one having a madness or passion for
Hovingbird
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: huving/burd
Sentence: A hovingbird hovers constantly about you flapping it's wings and poking you.
Etymology: hover + hummingbird
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COMMENTS:
Sounds pretty but annoying. A perPETual pest. - petaj, 2008-04-12: 02:12:00
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Corpuspress
Created by: Haydon
Pronunciation: Corp us press
Sentence: She corpuspressed her friend to death.
Etymology: Corpus- body press- to press against
Clinger
Created by: jboileau97
Pronunciation: Cling-Er./
Sentence: that "woman" is a clinger.
Etymology: To Cling
Invabus
Created by: carliejansen
Pronunciation: in-va-bus
Sentence: I was just trying to finish my project due for school the next day when my sister came in and invabused me.
Etymology: In-in, into, upon, on, at, among
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
Phercataoiddaemon
Created by: roulouken331
Pronunciation: Fair-cat-uh-oyd
Sentence: The man's girlfriend was a Phercataoiddaemon; she was constantly demanding he pay attention to her at all hours of the day.
Etymology: Pher- To bear Cata- down oid- like daemon- demon
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COMMENTS:
COOL! - roulouken331, 2011-11-03: 14:42:00
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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