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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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Follygraphed
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
Prostasize
Created by: MarilynMonRobot
Pronunciation: Pra-Sta-Size
Sentence: While trying to get my husband to donate to "Toys for Tots" I had to prostasize his idea of laying on the couch by telling him "I might not be able to get you your new paintball gun after all..."
Etymology: Prostate - Male Body Part + Size - To cease/rip off
Mythreaten
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
Bitterpilling
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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Faurouse
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
Whipspirate
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.
Pressuuuuure
Created by: Wriiight
Pronunciation: Just like pressure, but said sarcastically.
Sentence:
Etymology: Pressure, and "Suuuuuure"--A sarcastastic reply of 'sure' you might say when you don't believe a word they say.
Pettiwet
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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