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DEFINITION: To inspire and motivate people to do great things, by issuing petty threats.
Motihate
Top verboticism of the day 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
Created by: MrDave2176.
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Threativate: /tre-tee-vate/ "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) Created by: freakystyley.
Shamanipulate: /-sha-muh-nip'-yuh-leyt-/ 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") Created by: Tigger.
Comments:
Sometimes its good to be naughty... - Tigger, 2007-12-30: 20:41:00
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