Verboticism: Guidanchide
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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Overprodtective
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: oh/vur/prod/tek/tiv
Sentence: Sam's mother was so overprodtective that he had a permanent dent in his back.
Etymology: overprotective + prod
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COMMENTS:
Good one! - Nosila, 2009-06-23: 16:28:00
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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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Ponaggling
Created by: Lyokia
Pronunciation: Pon-aggle-ing
Sentence: My mother was ponaggling me yesterday in hopes that I would sign up for a difficult course.
Etymology: Based on positive, nag, haggle.
Admomish
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: ad-mom-ish
Sentence: Lena knew that to raise her son properly she would have to encourage him and admomish him daily, even if he didn't want her advice and council.
Etymology: admonish: to reprove gently but earnestly, expression of criticism + mom
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COMMENTS:
nice - galwaywegian, 2010-07-12: 09:29:00
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Suppoker
Created by: rombus
Pronunciation: sup - pok - ur
Sentence: Nathan felt blessed. His mom was his biggest suppoker..... She offered him encouragement, along with regular prodding and poking.
Etymology: supporter, poke (prod or jab)
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COMMENTS:
love it! - Jabberwocky, 2009-06-23: 13:38:00
Must be where they get prod-igal sons from? - Nosila, 2009-06-23: 16:27:00
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Parant
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: pair-ant (parent)
Sentence: The paranting Perry received in his later teenage years was focussed on finding himself a nice girlfriend, and if he'd just acted on the parant, he could now be married to that nice Melanie from no. 42 with the perfect teeth and 6 figure income, instead of dating the beautiful, curvaceous Bambi who has 3 kids from 3 different fathers and no sense at all.
Etymology: parent (one who offers said advice) + rant (to speak in a prolonged manner)
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COMMENTS:
In parantheses, "Momma said, you better shop around..." Good word, petaj! - Nosila, 2008-05-09: 21:39:00
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Constructical
Created by: Rutilus
Pronunciation: con-strukt-i-kal
Sentence: Jeremy's mother wanted the best for him. She knew he was gifted but felt he lacked drive and direction. She had always been constructical with him and hoped one day soon it would lead him to seize more of the opportunities around him.
Etymology: Constructive - build up (confidence); critical - finding fault with (someone/something)
Mambition
Created by: didsbury
Pronunciation: mahm-bishun
Sentence: I know that you want me to go to Law School Mom, you have reminded me on a regular basis for 15 years! Okay, you only want the best for me but your mambition is getting out of control.
Etymology: Combination of Mam (Northern English for Mother) and ambition. See also: dadmonishment.
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COMMENTS:
Nice one didsbury. - galwaywegian, 2008-05-09: 06:22:00
I like too: good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-09: 09:32:00
good one...it should make us all mambitious! - Nosila, 2008-05-09: 21:40:00
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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)
Matrichide
Created by: stache
Pronunciation: māt'rĭ-chīd'
Sentence: "...and if you had only taken my advice and gone to law school," Myrtle continued to matrichide, "you could afford a decent suit and you wouldn't have to wear that awful green jacket."
Etymology: 'matri,' < L, comb. form of māter: mother; 'chide,'to express disapproval of; scold; reproach, Origin: bef. 1000; ME chiden, OE cīdan; matricide, the act of killing one's mother, from Fr. matricide, from L. matricida "mother-killer," and matricidium "mother-killing," from mater "mother" + -cida "killer," and -cidium "a killing," from cadere "to slay"
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COMMENTS:
great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-09: 14:15:00
excellent. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-11: 18:35:00
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