Verboticism: Incentip
DEFINITION: v. To inspire and motivate people to do great things, by issuing petty threats. n. A kind and gentle threat.
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Mythreaten
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: Mith-thret-en
Sentence: Since it was Xmas eve, I mythreatened the children into eating their peas.
Etymology: Myth - a fictitious story, person or thing Threaten - to promise dire consequences unless a certain course of action is taken
Pushsuasion
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: push sway shun
Sentence: Every Mother is guilty of using pushsuasion to try and inspire their children to do more. It's a bargaining tactic and right up there with those 2 magic words that inspire awe and compliance: "Or Else", especially at Christmas time.
Etymology: Push (to urge, goad into action;make one's self more successful) & Persuasion (inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty)
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COMMENTS:
also works around shove tuesday - galwaywegian, 2011-12-16: 04:20:00
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Actorelse
Created by: mickey666
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He would not do what was necessary so I decided I needed to actorelse.
Etymology:
Extortivate
Created by: dimercurio
Pronunciation: eks-TOR-tiv-ayt
Sentence: I was going to let my brother renovate his house on his own, but my wife extortivated me with denying sex.
Etymology: Portmanteau of extort and motivate
Goshfather
Created by: maxxy
Pronunciation: GAHSH-fah-ther
Sentence: Jim's boss goshfathered him into staying late by threatening to take away his leather desk set.
Etymology: Gosh (a petty exclamation) + father (master)
Negivate
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: neg/i/vate
Sentence: With the use of browbeating , a loud voice and threats, my boss can negivate any employee.
Etymology: negative + motivate
Threativate
Created by: wniffene
Pronunciation: Thre-tee-vate
Sentence: Dude, my mom totally threativated me to mow the lawn.
Etymology: Threat+Motivate
Pressuuuuure
Created by: Wriiight
Pronunciation: Just like pressure, but said sarcastically.
Sentence:
Etymology: Pressure, and "Suuuuuure"--A sarcastastic reply of 'sure' you might say when you don't believe a word they say.
Pettifer
Created by: dragonprincess
Pronunciation: pet-i-fur
Sentence: Santa won't come unless you clean your room!
Etymology: 'petti' comes from the english word petty. The 'fur' part of the verd makes it a comand
Throtivate
Created by: Wakkadude21
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: Threat + Motivate = Throtivate
