Verboticism: Irkanism

'I'll just wait here until you're free.'

DEFINITION: v. To hover near, or directly on top of, a person who is busy doing something else, in order to force them to immediately surrender their full attention. n. A person who invades other people's private spaces and uses the social discomfort to demand attention.

Create | Read

Voted For: Irkanism

Successfully added your vote for "Irkanism".

You still have one vote left...

Constihoveritis

Created by: sjacksonnnn4

Pronunciation: CON-STEE-HUVUR-EYE-TIS

Sentence: Aye this girl has a mad case of constihoveritis!

Etymology: consti- continuous, hover, itis- disease

| Comments and Points

Hyperattencroach

DevynAlexanderSkyeHarris

Created by: DevynAlexanderSkyeHarris

Pronunciation: Hi-Per-A-Ten-Crow-Ch

Sentence: Viifae leaned onto Mutae's shoulder in snuggle-fashion, though Mutae continued his business as best he could. She Continued to rub against him in a very hyperattencroaching manner, urging him to complete his task until he had disband his charge due to her eventually seating herself directly in his lap.

Etymology: Hyper-excessive + Attention-to focus upon + Encroach-invade + Roach-pest that gets in everywhere.

| Comments and Points

Spaceinvade

Created by: rebelvin

Pronunciation: space+invade

Sentence: I had to spaceinvade him to get his attention again.

Etymology: space+invade

| Comments and Points

Peraptagregulous

Created by: Mwahaha

Pronunciation: per-rapt-a-gr-egg-u-lous

Sentence: Steven was so desperate to be apart of the Sara's group that he peraptagreguloused their party that night and wouldn't leave Sara alone.

Etymology: per-wrongly+rapt-to seize+greg-the flock/herd+ulous-tending to

| Comments and Points

Exasperwait

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: igzaspərwāt

Sentence: To say that Julie is needy is a gross understatement. She can exasperwait like nobody we know. She starts by lingering in your doorway, then loitering in your office. If you can ignore this behavior you may well have her sitting on your desk clearing her throat. She starts most conversations with, ”I’m sorry, were you busy?”.

Etymology: exasperate (irritate intensely; infuriate) + wait (stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or until something else happens)

| Comments and Points

Habitchual

Created by: queenjane75

Pronunciation: hab-itch-chew-ul

Sentence: Betty didn't know what"patience" or "personal space" meant. She was an office habitchual, who hides behind filing cabinets, under desks, and once in the men's room in order to get attention and her usually crabby point across.

Etymology: habitual+bitch

----------------------------
COMMENTS:

I think I know her!! lol Good word. - Mustang, 2008-04-12: 00:15:00

----------------------------

| Comments and Points

Imperatwit

Created by: Jamagra

Pronunciation: im/pare/uh/twit

Sentence: On the office behavior continuum, Jocelyn's behavior surpassed "high maintenance cling-on" and settled somewhere around "imperatwit".

Etymology: imperative + twit (v: to taunt or tease; n: a fool)

----------------------------
COMMENTS:

I bet she has a high giggley voice too - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-11: 13:13:00

Sounds good to me. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-12: 02:51:00

----------------------------

| Comments and Points

Imposeur

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: im-pose-err

Sentence: Charlene signed up for the imposeurisation workshop because she was tired of not getting the attention she needed. This class was sure to change that. The facilitator had guaranteed that after the workshop she would be able to focus anyone's attention through some sure-fire posturing.

Etymology: impose (to be an inconvenience, especially if done in a physical sense) + poseur (One who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others) + pose (physical arrangement of the body)

| Comments and Points

Supertrudia

Created by: lindseyhamrick

Pronunciation: super-tru-dia

Sentence: My friend always has a problem with supertrudia. She can never leave someone alone.

Etymology: super- above, over trud- to push

| Comments and Points

Attentivator

Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: At - ent - ee - vay - tor

Sentence: That woman is such an attentivator, someone ought to tell her!!!

Etymology: Attentivator - STOP!! Look at me Im here, cant you see me??

----------------------------
COMMENTS:

Good word TJayzz, but it's not clear from your Etymology how you came up with this word. - Tigger, 2008-04-12: 11:34:00

----------------------------

| Comments and Points

Show All or More...