Verboticism: Nossistance

'Let me help you with that zipper'

DEFINITION: v. To insist on helping someone in spite of their repeated assurance that they have things well in hand, and already have their own remedies in mind. n. Unwanted help or assistance.

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Foistaid

Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: foi - st - ai - d

Sentence: Lucy insisted on practicing foistaid on her mother's prized petunia patch. Mom reminded her that everything had been cultivated and weeded and that Lucy need not touch her flowers while she was gone. When Mom got home, Lucy had incorrectly identified them as weeds and pulverized the prized petunias into pitiful piles of dried out debris.

Etymology: foist (to force onto another,to falsely; identify as real; to defraud) aid (help, assist) play on first aid

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COMMENTS:

love saying this - Jabberwocky, 2009-07-07: 11:52:00

I know....does it sound like Elmer Fudd? - mweinmann, 2009-07-07: 12:07:00

mrskellyscl I\'m thinking of the Three Stooges - mrskellyscl, 2009-07-07: 20:14:00

artr Could have been forcedaid too but foisted doesn\'t get enough play. Great word! - artr, 2009-07-09: 08:46:00

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Nossistance

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: no sis tans

Sentence: When Dick got his, you know, name-organ, stuck in his zipper, well that Jane was nossistance at all. Her aid was not only not impeckerable, it left a track on his manhood forever. Should he survive this cock-up, he would add the word nossistance to his dickionary for future reference. See Dick, See Jane in the no-fly zone! Willie forgive her? How could he? It was a phallusy. He was a highly regarded Member of Parliament, after all. See Dick not run again...

Etymology: No (not in any degree or manner; not at all) & Assistance (the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose) & insistence (the state of urgently demanding notice or attention)

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COMMENTS:

Chubby Johnson would be proud. - stache, 2008-05-26: 01:09:00

LOL....great sentence!! Very...imaginative? - Mustang, 2008-05-26: 04:56:00

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Helpfulstress

Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Help-full-stress

Sentence: Although being helpfulstress, and despite Jill's objections, Joe insisted on aiding with the washing up. Unfortunately, just like the previous occassion he managed to break more items than he actually cleaned.

Etymology: Helpful(giving or eager to give help)+ Stress(A state of mental or emotional strain.) =Helpfulstress

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Foistaid

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: Foyst - ayd

Sentence: Rhonda seemed unable to resist the notion that others couldn't possibly do without her helpful intervention, and as so often was the case those she provided foistaid to became victims rather than recipients of genuine assistance; it was almost as if she heard voices calling....."Help me Rhonda."

Etymology: Blend of foist and aid

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COMMENTS:

Love those Beach Boys...too bad one of them is a Soprano now thanks to Rhonda! - Nosila, 2008-05-26: 00:57:00

Awesome word, but...aren't you s'posed to use it IN your sentence? - stache, 2008-05-26: 01:05:00

Just sayin'.... - stache, 2008-05-26: 01:05:00

Hmm, Beach Boys and the Sopranos....seems an odd mix. :) - Mustang, 2008-05-26: 02:35:00

Oopsie...yep, it IS supposed to be in the sentence and now it is. Thanks for the reminder. - Mustang, 2008-05-26: 02:35:00

petaj Those victims should band(aid) together to provide hoistaid to each other and pull Rhonda out of the way. - petaj, 2008-05-26: 02:59:00

very clever - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-26: 09:40:00

Git her outa my pants... - galwaywegian, 2008-05-26: 11:15:00

de nada, amigo - stache, 2008-05-26: 12:34:00

Hang on, help is on its way - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-27: 20:28:00

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Dragginfly

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: drag gin fly

Sentence: When Ben got his naughty bits stuck in his zipper, his girlfriend Mary made things worse by being a dragginfly. There's just something about Mary...

Etymology: Dragging (something that slows or delays progress;pull, as against a resistance )& Fly (opening in front of pants) & WordPlay on Dragonfly (large flying insect)

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Hudrafit

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: huhd-RaaAaah-fit

Sentence: When Bob felt in danger of being assosinated by too much samaritanism, he would always yell loudly "Hudrafit." Perplexed, the steadfast succourist would immediately ask" What's hudrafit?" To which Bob would quickly reply: "Help Unnecessary Don't Remember Asking For IT."

Etymology: Acronym: (As set out in sentence) Assosinate: Kill with kindness by misinterpreting and/or overresponding to call of "SOS." Futhermore, my lip reading skills tells me that's the word the unfortunate fellow in the cartoon is painfully uttering. Do you all agree with me?

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I'll have to remember that the next time I go to choose a movie - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-26: 11:58:00

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Unwantaid

Created by: rebelvin

Pronunciation: UNWANTed+AID

Sentence: Her persistent unwantaid made the awkward situation even more embarassing.

Etymology: UNWANTed+AID

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COMMENTS:

nice - bookowl, 2008-05-26: 12:12:00

good one - galwaywegian, 2008-05-26: 15:40:00

good word, rebelvin - Nosila, 2008-05-26: 19:53:00

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Assholesistance

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: ass hohl siss tahnss

Sentence:

Etymology: assistance asshole

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Insistassist

Created by: wpkesq

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Unhelpcome

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: ənhelpkəm

Sentence: Jill’s assistance is almost always unhelpcome. It’s not that her efforts are insincere, it’s that they are often bungled and cause pain and suffering.

Etymology: unwelcome (not gladly received) help (assist)

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