Verboticism: Humiltivate
DEFINITION: v. To inspire and motivate people to do great things, by issuing petty threats. n. A kind and gentle threat.
Voted For: Humiltivate
Successfully added your vote for "Humiltivate".
You still have one vote left...
Philanthreaty
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
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
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.
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.
Etymology:
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
Mommyism
Created by: euclid
Pronunciation: ...
Sentence: She strode into the room with her mommyisms, and i proceeded to daydream.
Etymology:
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
Frightenspire
Created by: gabngar
Pronunciation: Fri-ten-spi-re
Sentence:
Etymology: Frighten (scare)+ inspire