DEFINITION: A personality quirk or habit, which at first blush seems "cute", but which can quickly become so annoying that it undermines personal relationships.

Automatetic

Created by: Kyoti

Pronunciation: Aww-toe-MATE-tick

Sentence: Sylvia knew that Dewayne's personal scratching was an involutary habitual response to sitting in one place too long, but the sheer repetitiveness of his automatetic was beginning to inspire her to sharpen all the knives, scissors, and axes in the house.

Etymology: Auto (prefix meaning "without thought or effort") + mate (significant other) + tic (muscle twitch)

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