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DEFINITION: v. To inspire and motivate people to do great things, by issuing petty threats. n. A kind and gentle threat.
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Nagivate
Created by: llimllib
Pronunciation: `Nag-i-vate
Sentence: My wife tried to nagivate me into washing the dishes, but my game of Madden was much too important.
Etymology: Nag + Motivate -> Nagivate
Punishectomy
Created by: stormee
Pronunciation: Pun-ish-ek-toe-me
Sentence: Punishectomy was used, when the child brought home poor grades.
Etymology: To threaten removal of anything of enjoyment.
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COMMENTS:
Good word and a bit scary sounding!!! - wordmeister, 2006-12-20: 09:57:00
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Extortivate
Created by: dimercurio
Pronunciation: eks-TOR-tiv-ayt
Sentence: I was going to let my brother renovate his house on his own, but my wife extortivated me with denying sex.
Etymology: Portmanteau of extort and motivate
Carrotsticking
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: carot/stick/ing
Sentence: Management had to agree that the carrotsticking strategy to enhance quarterly sales worked infinitely better than the more traditional burning at the stake.
Etymology: carrot and stick - a metaphor for positive and negative rewards associated with good behavior
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COMMENTS:
Hey QuippingQueen! Good one! Who wants to get hit with a carrot! - wordmeister, 2006-12-19: 11:18:00
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Coerceivate
Created by: kmccardle
Pronunciation: Coh-ur-siv-ate
Sentence: To coercivate her son, Mary told him that God would kill a kitten every time he touched himself.
Etymology: Coerce(to compel by force) + ivate(from motivate)
Boogeymanagement
Created by: jeremiahbritt
Pronunciation: boo-gee-mahn-ahdg-mehnt
Sentence: Steven's boogeymanagement techniques were affective's, as I was certain he couldn't take away my birthday.
Etymology: boogeyman + management
Motifrait
Created by: lucyof2009
Pronunciation: moe-ti-frate
Sentence: Billy's mom tried to motifrait him by telling him that he would become a hobo if he didn't finish his homework.
Etymology: motivate and afraid -- to motivate someone by making them afraid
Incentip
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: in-sen-tip
Sentence: Nothing can motivate a child to behave like a verse of that old favorite Christmas incentip and sing-a-long, "Santa Claus is Coming to Town." It begins harmlessly enough, "You'd better watch out, you'd better not cry, you'd better not pout, I'm telling you why....," but it's really creepy that "he sees you when your sleeping, he knows when you're awake." Just what else does Santa know?
Etymology: incentive: something such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward that motivates behavior + tip: inside information or helpful hint or warning
Meganag
Created by: Bulletchewer
Pronunciation: me-ga-nag
Sentence: She had to meganag before Charles put pen to paper.
Etymology: From "nag" meaning to pester, with mega describing the results thereof.
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