Verboticism: Mumtor
DEFINITION: v. To be offered regular encouragement, unwavering support and subtle but unrelenting criticism based on the worry that you may not be realizing your "full potential". n. The helpful but sometimes annoying advice given by a mother to a child.
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Mominate
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: mahmm innn ayt
Sentence: She always tried to mominate proceedings, never leaving any womb for condradicktory positions. She would womaneuver any situation, using well timed uterusences, designed to castigate her often bitter litter. She was an amomination!
Etymology: dominate, mom
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COMMENTS:
The sentence deserves a prize on its own! - didsbury, 2008-05-09: 16:17:00
Maternally yours...good word, I mominate it! - Nosila, 2008-05-09: 21:37:00
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Recommomdation
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: rekəmämdāshən
Sentence: Charles is about to graduate from college. While his mother supports him all the way, she is all too quick to offer recommomdations. Charley is about ready to take any job available just to quiet her. In his heart he knows that would only slow her down for a little while.
Etymology: recommendation (advise or suggest) + mom (one's mother)
Wisdumb
Created by: youmustvotenato
Pronunciation: wizz-dumb
Sentence: Bringing his report card home, Johnny knew his mom would have plenty of wisdumb to offer to make that A- an A+.
Etymology: wisdom+dumb
Mumtor
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: mum/tor
Sentence: Jim's mother took it upon herself to mumtor him in all aspects of his life.
Etymology: mum + mentor
Recommomdations
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: rekəmämdāshənz
Sentence: Tim’s mother is always ready with recommomdations for just about everything he does. The recipe? One part advice and one part criticism. Tim’s formula? Two parts ignore!
Etymology: recommendation (advise or suggest something as a course of action) + mom (one\'s mother)
Madrigrail
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: maa/dri/grail
Sentence: My mother is famous for her madrigrails. Here is an example - Now is the month of maying, When merry lads (like you) are playing, Fa la la la la. Each with his bonny lass, upon the greeny grass, Fa la la la la. Now if you could just do a better job cutting the lawn Fa la la la la Then you would be a better son Fa la la la la
Etymology: Ma + madrigal (song) + rail (rant)
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COMMENTS:
Nice word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-11: 18:32:00
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Mamaleficent
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: mäməlɛfəsənt
Sentence: She had a quick wit only to be matched by her sharp tongue. She knew just how to cut her only child to the quick with the turn of a phrase. In her mamaleficent way she knew every insecurity, every self-doubt to play on to get what she wanted. Afterall, she had hand-crafted most of them. Thanks, Mom!
Etymology: Mama (one's mother) + maleficent (causing or capable of causing harm or destruction, esp. by supernatural means)
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COMMENTS:
nasty - but good word - Jabberwocky, 2009-06-23: 13:42:00
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Maambigucite
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: maam+AMbiguOUS+INcite
Sentence: Relentless maambigucitation left the man with unclear self-esteem, incapable of making a decision without consulting his mother, even down to choosing a tie to wear with his green suit, which she bought for him.
Etymology: maam+AMbiguOUS+INcite
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COMMENTS:
touche. - stache, 2008-05-09: 03:21:00
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Smotherspeak
Created by: arrrteest
Pronunciation: smuth-er-speek
Sentence: Jason cringed at the very sound whenever his mother began a sentence with a motherspeak preface. "I like the (fill in noun or phrase), but..." Yes, it was like everything she would say before the word "but" softened you up for a reprimand, left-handed compliment, or unsolicited opinion.
Etymology: We put the mother in smother + speak, as in newspeak, from the George Orwell novel 1984 where language was manipulated to control thoughts and ideas
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COMMENTS:
Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-11: 18:34:00
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