Verboticism: Threativate
DEFINITION: To inspire and motivate people to do great things, by issuing petty threats.
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)
Points: 905