Verboticism: Whipspirate
DEFINITION: v. To inspire and motivate people to do great things, by issuing petty threats. n. A kind and gentle threat.
Whipspirate
Created by: Coolfool
Pronunciation: Whip + spirate as in inspirate.
Sentence: I could see that work wasn't progressing according to schedule, and a little whipspiration was in order.
Etymology: Whip: Common petty threat "I'll whip ya boy". And inspiration, to inspire to action. Doesn't really work as well as the real thing.
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