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DEFINITION: To inspire and motivate people to do great things, by issuing petty threats.
Verboticisms
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Petrifimotivate
Created by: denise
Pronunciation: pe- tri- fi- MO-ti-vate
Sentence: The over controlling mother got her son to clean up his room by pretrifimotivating him with subtle reminders of his continuing bedwetting issues.
Etymology: A blend of petrify (with a play on the word petty) and motivate
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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Motihate
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: moh-ti-hate
Sentence: Iris was a world-class motihater with such gems as "If you don't clean your room I will sell you to the government for cloning experiments," and "The next time you bring home anything less than a 'C' on a paper I will have to crush your foot so you can draw a disability check for the rest of your life since you obviously won't earn enough to live on!"
Etymology: Moti(vate) + hate
Motithreat
Created by: ZumZum
Pronunciation: mo-ti-threat
Sentence: When I can't find a good reason to make them do it, I always make some awful possible consequence and use it to motithreat these bastards.
Etymology: Moti - as in motivation Threate - well, you ain't that slow...
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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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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Promptabitadmon
Created by: gemmgemms
Pronunciation: prom-pet-ab-it-ada-mon
Sentence: When she tried to promptabitadmon him he simply scoffed at her little cautions.
Etymology: prompt:to motivate + bit:little small amount + admonish:to discipline or threaten
Inspithreat
Created by: thejoshinator
Pronunciation: in-spi-thret
Sentence: The manager of the company inspithreatened his workers.
Etymology: Inspire + threat
Shamanipulate
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /sha-muh-nip'-yuh-leyt/
Sentence: Vicky first learned how to shamanipulate while babysitting for her cousins, an effective way to get them to do what she wanted, and the art of shamanipulation still served her well when nogitiating with her boyfriend.
Etymology: sham/shame - a hoax or pretense (perhaps from "shame") / [shame] feeling of disgrace or guilt (from Old English, sceamu) + manipulate - to manage or influence skillfully (back formation from manipulation; from Latin, manus "hand")
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COMMENTS:
Sometimes its good to be naughty... - Tigger, 2007-12-30: 20:41:00
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