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'Santa won't come unless you clean up your desk!'

DEFINITION: To inspire and motivate people to do great things, by issuing petty threats.

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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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very nice - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-24: 09:52:00

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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

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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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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

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Falsimpetus

Created by: KelleyToohey

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Cajolivate

Created by: rebelvin

Pronunciation: ca-jol-i-vate

Sentence: All it took was a little cajolivation on my part, and he came around.

Etymology: cajole+motivate

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Motihate

MrDave2176

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

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Sinspire

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: sin spire

Sentence: When Vicky could not reason with her students, she would sinspire them with threats to do her bidding...which always worked!

Etymology: Sin (commit a faux pas or a fault) & Inspire (supply the inspiration for; urge on or encourage)

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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

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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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I think the twins should be careful becaue she has bedderwachclout - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-24: 09:54:00

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