Verboticisms

Created by: TheGentleSherpa

Pronunciation: Mal-I-Vate

Sentence: Last sunday, the priest gave one of the most malivational sermons I'd ever heard.

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Created by: janedoe

Pronunciation: Fol-ee-graft

Sentence: I follygraphed when I convinced my co-worker that if he xeroxed a huge stack of papers, he'd get promoted to CEO.

Etymology: Folly + polygraph

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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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Created by: bungle

Pronunciation: in-tim-i-make

Sentence: I'll intimimake him into giving to charity by threatening to kill his dog

Etymology: intimidate + make

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Created by: Madamemojo

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Etymology: war+on+terror+lingus

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Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: Mith-thret-en

Sentence: Since it was Xmas eve, I mythreatened the children into eating their peas.

Etymology: Myth - a fictitious story, person or thing Threaten - to promise dire consequences unless a certain course of action is taken

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Created by: Javeson1

Pronunciation: re-ver-sigh-KOT-oh-me

Sentence: Mothers are naturally the best at reversychotomy, as everyone knows.

Etymology: like reverse psychology, but inspiration-wise rather than psych-wise.

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Created by: IHeartKiwiTarts

Pronunciation: " Hit-ler-is-tick"

Sentence: When I asked for a BMW for my birthday, my dad got all hitleristic on me, and said I couldn't get it until I ate all my soy beans.

Etymology: the history behind this word is unknown, most feel it comes from one behaving like a psychotic dictator asshole in order to get something done.

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Created by: Guthlaf1

Pronunciation: CRAP-a-vayt

Sentence: And then she starts her crapavational spiel about why I should clean my room....

Etymology: crap - faecal matter; nonsense "vate" - from "motivate"

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Created by: wordmeister

Pronunciation: pet-tee-wet

Sentence: Andrea knew her team would never meet the deadline unless they worked all night, so she pettiwet them with death. It worked.

Etymology: petit or petty + threat but wet

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