Verboticisms

Created by: darlingdiva

Pronunciation: a-mel-ior-bate

Sentence:

Etymology: Taken from "ameliorate"--to make a situation better or more tolerable, and "bait"--to entice, especially by trickery or strategy.

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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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Created by: allwise

Pronunciation: threat-a-nice

Sentence: Gary wouldn't do the dishes, so Molly had to threatanize him with abstinence.

Etymology: threaten + galvanize

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Created by: Coolfool

Pronunciation: Whip + spirate as in inspirate.

Sentence: I could see that work wasn't progressing according to schedule, and a little whipspiration was in order.

Etymology: Whip: Common petty threat "I'll whip ya boy". And inspiration, to inspire to action. Doesn't really work as well as the real thing.

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Created by: Morwen

Pronunciation: In-BIN-ee-date

Sentence: When I was naughty, Mom would Inbenedate me by telling me Dad would be home soon.

Etymology: 'bene' means good in latin. (seen in the word 'benefactor') 'bene' is placed in the middle of 'intimidate'

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Created by: Wembler

Pronunciation: peh-tee-threaten

Sentence: Mother liked to petithreaten us to clean our rooms.

Etymology: Petite/Threaten

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /in-'ti-m&-"nag/

Sentence: Aunt Petunia never figured out that her nephews just didn't enjoy brussel sprouts the way she did, and so her threats to not cook any came across more as intiminagging.

Etymology: from intimidate + nag

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Created by: gabngar

Pronunciation: Fri-ten-spi-re

Sentence:

Etymology: Frighten (scare)+ inspire

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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

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Created by: ChrisCarrk

Pronunciation: moh-tih-thray-shun

Sentence: Her motithreation realy inspired the kids to eat thier peas!

Etymology: motivation+threat

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