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DEFINITION: To inspire and motivate people to do great things, by issuing petty threats.
Verboticisms
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Intimirant
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: In - TIM - uh - rant
Sentence: Geraldine was a very assertive manager and was quick to resort to an intimirant to get her subordinates to comply with her wishes.
Etymology: Intimidate + rant
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COMMENTS:
good one - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-24: 09:56:00
I like it! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-24: 15:52:00
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Sinsperation
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sin spur a shun
Sentence: The thought of bunking with my kid brother was the only sinsperation I needed to clear off my bed when I cleaned my room!
Etymology: sin + inspiration
Ruserouse
Created by: xirtam
Pronunciation: rooz-rouz
Sentence: True Story: I was waiting in line for a ride at Disney World. A very dissheveled father, in line in front of me, told his winey kid that Disney will make him leave the park if he doesn't behave. His ruserouse worked, and the rest of the wait was much more pleasent.
Etymology: Ruse: a trick, stratagem. + Rouse: to stir or incite.
Negivate
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: neg/i/vate
Sentence: With the use of browbeating, a loud voice and threats, my boss can negivate any employee.
Etymology: negative + motivate
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COMMENTS:
excellent - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-24: 09:56:00
Good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-24: 15:51:00
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Inductricate
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: induc-trick-ate
Sentence: It was so easy for her to inductricate her husband into buying everything she wanted.
Etymology: inductricate: induc for induce + tric for trick + ate for the way those inducing tricks are taken in ... plus a play on the word indoctrinate
Bederwachout
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: bed err wa chout
Sentence: She issued her bedderwachouts with such sickening regularity, the twins were tempted to tell Santa where to shove his ps3.
Etymology: better watch out, better not cry etc.
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COMMENTS:
I think the twins should be careful becaue she has bedderwachclout - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-24: 09:54:00
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Intimivate
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: in-TIM-eh-vayt
Sentence: Miranda is a petty tyrant who will not hesitate to use silly little threats in a misguided effort to intimivate people to do her bidding.
Etymology: Blend of 'intimidate' (to force into or deter from some action by inducing fear) and 'motivate' (to provide with a motive or motives; incite; impel)
Prospur
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: Pros-SPUR
Sentence: Bob's nobloquy was the prospur Roxie need to win the "Scientist of the Year" award
Etymology: PROSPUR: Blend of prosper: to thrive, succeed, to win & SPUR: something that goads one into action. NOBLOQUY: nob, a person top in his/her field, or position in life. "to chide or speak of a "nob" in order to motivate."
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COMMENTS:
very nice - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-24: 09:52:00
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Threativate
Created by: freakystyley
Pronunciation: tre-tee-vate
Sentence: "A threativate here and there won't hurt anyone," Marty went on, "in fact, it can raise our production of baloney sandwich holders ten-fold Ed!"
Etymology: [Threat]en (to make known the intention of hurting someone else - physically, mentally or spiritually) + Mo[tivate] (a positive prompt or action that inadvertently bears sweet rewards down the road)
Guiltimatum
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: gilt/i/may/tum
Sentence: Uh oh,here comes the guiltimatum. Cover your ears or you'll end up in therapy when you're older.
Etymology: guilt + ultimatum
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COMMENTS:
Very good! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-24: 15:50:00
Excellent! - Mustang, 2007-12-24: 22:01:00
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