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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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Goshfather
Created by: maxxy
Pronunciation: GAHSH-fah-ther
Sentence: Jim's boss goshfathered him into staying late by threatening to take away his leather desk set.
Etymology: Gosh (a petty exclamation) + father (master)
Walkthelinedance
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: wok/thu/lyne/dans
Sentence: If the kids didn't behave Mom would walkthelinedance and subject them to Country and Western Music
Etymology: walk the line + linedance
Tauntology
Created by: ArsMajika
Pronunciation: TAWN-taw-lo-JEE
Sentence: Mom guilted me into finishing my masters with Tauntology
Etymology: Taunt + Psychology
Persult
Created by: oddnuance
Pronunciation: Per-sult
Sentence: You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar, but persulting can work just as well.
Etymology: Persuade + Insult
Waronterrorlingus
Created by: Madamemojo
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: war+on+terror+lingus
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
Portentuate
Created by: Fenners
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Please portentuate me!
Etymology:
Intimanimate
Created by: arianell
Pronunciation: in-tuh-MA-nuh-mayt
Sentence: Sean's mother intimanimated him into finishing his homework by threatening to ban him from playing World of Warcraft on school nights.
Etymology: From the English "intimidate", meaning "to inspire or affect with fear", and the English "animate", meaning "to impart motion to".
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
Darkmutter
Created by: msokoloffster
Pronunciation: Dark - Mut - er
Sentence: My boss does darkmutter when he sees me slacking off.
Etymology: Unknown...
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