Verboticism: Punishectomy
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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Bitterpilling
Created by: mdschermer
Pronunciation: Bit-ter-pill-ing
Sentence: I know I should wash my hand before diner, but my mom's bitterpilling about "to bed with no desert" is really unfair.
Etymology: "To swallow bitter pill"; having to do something unpleasant for one's own good.
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COMMENTS:
good one! - wordmeister, 2006-12-19: 09:37:00
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Comoderate
Created by: jimmj43
Pronunciation: co-MOD-er-rate
Sentence: Internet bulleting board posters frequently get coMODerated for unacceptable behavior.
Etymology:
Waronterrorlingus
Created by: Madamemojo
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: war+on+terror+lingus
Urgtimidation
Created by: johnnyrockett
Pronunciation: Urg-timidation
Sentence: She cleaned her room immediatly once she was urgtimidated with no dinner.
Etymology: Urge - To assert with ernest. Timidation - as in Intimidation - To coerce or inhibit by or as if by threats.
Hextortion
Created by: cannibalgymnastics
Pronunciation:
Sentence: "I haven't the money to spare to give to the 'Retired Pro-Wrestlers Charity', but they threatened to break my legs unless I contributed. Its hextortion I tells ya!"
Etymology:
Tovcandy
Created by: zagovorich
Pronunciation: tav'kendi
Sentence: To inspire and motivate people to do great things, by issuing petty threats.
Etymology: Do it to have candy
Nagwhip
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: nag-whip
Sentence: Betty nagwhipped everyone in the office to do her bidding.
Etymology: nag + whipped
Pinkmail
Created by: riflesandkids74
Pronunciation: pink-mayl
Sentence: My mother would often try to pinkmail me into cleaning my room. As I grew older i realized how empty her threats were and would often defy her.
Etymology: based on blackmail. pink replaces black as it is traditionally an unthreatening color.
Inbenedate
Created by: Morwen
Pronunciation: In-BIN-ee-date
Sentence: When I was naughty, Mom would Inbenedate me by telling me Dad would be home soon.
Etymology: 'bene' means good in latin. (seen in the word 'benefactor') 'bene' is placed in the middle of 'intimidate'
Taskorize
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: task-or-ize
Sentence: Although Bob thought he had created a brilliant report, his boss called him to taskorize him to provide more details, or face yet another disappointing performance appraisal.
Etymology: task, terrorrize