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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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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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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
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)
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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Philpop
Created by: mwgloe21
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Jane was a philpopper, wanting people to constantly talk to and be near her.
Etymology: phil-love pop-people
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
Harrasex
Created by: samikhalid
Pronunciation: her-as-ex
Sentence: she hassasexed me during work.
Etymology: harrasex- annoying someone for certain reasons
Pryvahdictator
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Pry-vah-dic-tay-tore
Sentence: Rudenosey kept on being a pryvahdictator until Al finally snapped at her tugging and bugging and got off the phone!
Etymology: Pry-To look or inquire closely, curiously, or impertinently: was always prying into the affairs of others. Pryvah:(slang)For one who pries into someones privacy until they get their full attention. Dictator: An absolute ruler,A tyrant; a despot,a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner. Pryvahdictator:A play on words of pry and privacy, A person that prys into your private conversations,private life while rudely commands your 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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Corpuspress
Created by: Haydon
Pronunciation: Corp us press
Sentence: She corpuspressed her friend to death.
Etymology: Corpus- body press- to press against
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