Verboticism: Humiltivate

'Santa won't come unless you clean up your desk!'

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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Philanthreaty

Carla

Created by: Carla

Pronunciation: fill-anth-reh-tee

Sentence: Later, when he questioned his mother about her use of water boarding to encourage the children to revise for their exams, she steadfastly claimed it was philanthreaty, for their own good.

Etymology: philanthropy + threat

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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

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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.

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Parentology

Created by: Nairock

Pronunciation: pair-ren-TALL-oh-gee

Sentence: Her children always do what she says due to her mastery of parentologistic threats.

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Admonage

Created by: phanson

Pronunciation: add - monn - adge

Sentence: My mother used to admonage me to clean my room, by threatening to cut of my limbs if I did not

Etymology: Encouragement, Admonish

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Appealure

Created by: dmitry13

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Etymology: appeal + lure

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Consuade

Created by: skelk

Pronunciation: Con-Sw-ayde

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Mommyism

Created by: euclid

Pronunciation: ...

Sentence: She strode into the room with her mommyisms, and i proceeded to daydream.

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Naginspirate

Created by: Lingoism

Pronunciation: Nagin spirate

Sentence: Harry totally naginpirated me to do the laundry so I could watch my favourite tv programme tonight.

Etymology: nag & inspirate

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Frightenspire

Created by: gabngar

Pronunciation: Fri-ten-spi-re

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Etymology: Frighten (scare)+ inspire

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