Verboticism: Helprison

'Don't forget! I take half-cream, half-milk and two fake sugars. Thanks!'

DEFINITION: To be unable to dodge certain "social responsibilities", simply because everyone else expects you to do it. (You were just trying to be nice, but now...)

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Helprison

Created by: wordmeister

Pronunciation: hel-pri-son

Sentence: His extreme soft-heartedenss, although not fatal, left him in a constant state of helprison, which his friends happily exploited.

Etymology: help+prison

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