Verboticism: Santaize
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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Boogeymanagement
Created by: jeremiahbritt
Pronunciation: boo-gee-mahn-ahdg-mehnt
Sentence: Steven's boogeymanagement techniques were affective's, as I was certain he couldn't take away my birthday.
Etymology: boogeyman + management
Deprimatum
Created by: verbinator
Pronunciation: de-pri-may-tuhm
Sentence: John avoided yard work until his wife uttered a sexual deprimatum.
Etymology: deprive + ultimatum
Mothreavational
Created by: missparaguay1991
Pronunciation: as in mothrea - vational
Sentence: No sex for one week? that's very mothreavational!
Etymology: mothreavational /mo/ prefix + /threa/ from E. threat meaning warining on something imminent + /vational/ sufix
Pettipressure
Created by: maxronez
Pronunciation: pet-tih-presh-urr
Sentence: I was pettipressured into climbing Mount Everest; I mean, otherwise, I wasn't going to get dessert!
Etymology: petty + pressure
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'
Threatovation
Created by: xshadowswimmer08x
Pronunciation: threat-o-vation
Sentence: He used threatovation and said i would lose my iPod if i didn't do the work.
Etymology: threat/motivation
Petthreat
Created by: Carlyumz
Pronunciation: Pet-fret
Sentence: When hiring a new employee i find it best to issue petthreats to break their spirits.
Etymology: Petty + threat
Goadivate
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: gōdəvāt
Sentence: Sarah was always told that it is better to get people going with a carrot rather than a stick. Her take on this is to goadivate her workers by occasionally slapping them upside the head with the carrot.
Etymology: goad (a thing that stimulates someone into action) + motivate, stimulate someone*s interest in or enthusiasm for doing something)
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COMMENTS:
Goad word! - Nosila, 2009-12-23: 08:16:00
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