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DEFINITION: v. To be offered regular encouragement, unwavering support and subtle but unrelenting criticism based on the worry that you may not be realizing your "full potential". n. The helpful but sometimes annoying advice given by a mother to a child.
Verboticisms
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Guidanchide
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: guy-dan-chide
Sentence: Ken's mother became a Guidanchide master due to years of practice and study. This ancient childrearing technique of buildup-teardown has long been considered to benefit children and has been practiced by many mothers since the dawn of time. Recent scholars, however, have noted that the Guidanchide method has mostly benefited those pharmaceutical companies who manufacture antidepressants and divorce attorneys.
Etymology: guidance: help, advice or counseling + chide: to scold mildly so as to correct or improve
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COMMENTS:
Good one! - Nosila, 2009-06-23: 16:24:00
She sounds like my guidanchide counsellor. - Mustang, 2009-06-23: 21:34:00
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Suppoker
Created by: rombus
Pronunciation: sup - pok - ur
Sentence: Nathan felt blessed. His mom was his biggest suppoker..... She offered him encouragement, along with regular prodding and poking.
Etymology: supporter, poke (prod or jab)
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COMMENTS:
love it! - Jabberwocky, 2009-06-23: 13:38:00
Must be where they get prod-igal sons from? - Nosila, 2009-06-23: 16:27:00
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Overprodtective
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: oh/vur/prod/tek/tiv
Sentence: Sam's mother was so overprodtective that he had a permanent dent in his back.
Etymology: overprotective + prod
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COMMENTS:
Good one! - Nosila, 2009-06-23: 16:28:00
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Ponaggling
Created by: Lyokia
Pronunciation: Pon-aggle-ing
Sentence: My mother was ponaggling me yesterday in hopes that I would sign up for a difficult course.
Etymology: Based on positive, nag, haggle.
Matrichide
Created by: stache
Pronunciation: māt'rĭ-chīd'
Sentence: "...and if you had only taken my advice and gone to law school," Myrtle continued to matrichide, "you could afford a decent suit and you wouldn't have to wear that awful green jacket."
Etymology: 'matri,' < L, comb. form of māter: mother; 'chide,'to express disapproval of; scold; reproach, Origin: bef. 1000; ME chiden, OE cīdan; matricide, the act of killing one's mother, from Fr. matricide, from L. matricida "mother-killer," and matricidium "mother-killing," from mater "mother" + -cida "killer," and -cidium "a killing," from cadere "to slay"
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COMMENTS:
great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-09: 14:15:00
excellent. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-11: 18:35:00
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Recommomdation
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: rekəmämdāshən
Sentence: Charles is about to graduate from college. While his mother supports him all the way, she is all too quick to offer recommomdations. Charley is about ready to take any job available just to quiet her. In his heart he knows that would only slow her down for a little while.
Etymology: recommendation (advise or suggest) + mom (one's mother)
Mentormenting
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: men tor men ting
Sentence: Since he was small, Joey's Mama was on his case to do better and make her proud. Although she always gave him a kiss after, she used the mentormenting style of coaching for her baby boy. When he got 98% on his tests, she'd say things like "That's great, but why didn't you get 100%?" Despite her he went into politics and eventually was voted Vice President, an awesome accomplishment. But of course, although proud of him, she still wants to know why he didn't make it to President!
Etymology: Mentor (a wise and trusted guide and advisor) & Tormenting (extreme mental distress;the act of harassing someone;torment emotionally or mentally)
Constructical
Created by: Rutilus
Pronunciation: con-strukt-i-kal
Sentence: Jeremy's mother wanted the best for him. She knew he was gifted but felt he lacked drive and direction. She had always been constructical with him and hoped one day soon it would lead him to seize more of the opportunities around him.
Etymology: Constructive - build up (confidence); critical - finding fault with (someone/something)
Cynimomism
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: sin-uh-mom-iz-uhm
Sentence: As Alvin prepares to put his newly-earned degree to work, he understands the correct way to go is somewhere between cynimomism and dadvice.
Etymology: cynicism (distrusting or disparaging the motives of others) + mom (mother)
Hencouraged
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: hen kurr ajd
Sentence: He wasn't sure why, but when she hencouraged him, he felt foul.
Etymology: encouraged, henpecked
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by my mother. And of course, I always follow her advice! Happy Mother's Day! ~ James
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