Verboticisms

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: task-or-ize

Sentence: Although Bob thought he had created a brilliant report, his boss called him to taskorize him to provide more details, or face yet another disappointing performance appraisal.

Etymology: task, terrorrize

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Created by: zagovorich

Pronunciation: tav'kendi

Sentence: To inspire and motivate people to do great things, by issuing petty threats.

Etymology: Do it to have candy

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Created by: Chunk01

Pronunciation: naughty-vate

Sentence: The wife always tries to naughtivate me with promises of putting out if I'd only put up some shelves.

Etymology: Naughty+Motivate=naughtivate

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Created by: nicanica

Pronunciation: threaTEASE

Sentence: I threateased my husband into taking out the garbage by telling him dinner would wait until he had done so.

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Created by: mmf11

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Created by: verbinator

Pronunciation: de-pri-may-tuhm

Sentence: John avoided yard work until his wife uttered a sexual deprimatum.

Etymology: deprive + ultimatum

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Created by: msokoloffster

Pronunciation: Dark - Mut - er

Sentence: My boss does darkmutter when he sees me slacking off.

Etymology: Unknown...

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Created by: paperpieces

Pronunciation: Fah-RAHUZE

Sentence: Sometimes when I need my kids to clean their room I use some faurousing techniques.

Etymology: Fau- from Faux, -rouse meaning stimulate

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Created by: mdschermer

Pronunciation: Bit-ter-pill-ing

Sentence: I know I should wash my hand before diner, but my mom's bitterpilling about "to bed with no desert" is really unfair.

Etymology: "To swallow bitter pill"; having to do something unpleasant for one's own good.

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COMMENTS:

good one! - wordmeister, 2006-12-19: 09:37:00

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Created by: missparaguay1991

Pronunciation: as in mothrea - vational

Sentence: No sex for one week? that's very mothreavational!

Etymology: mothreavational /mo/ prefix + /threa/ from E. threat meaning warining on something imminent + /vational/ sufix

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