Verboticism: Frightenspire
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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Nastyvate
Created by: vishalrix
Pronunciation:
Sentence: If motivation did'nt work, Jim used his fallback option, nastivation, to drive home the point.
Etymology: nasty + motivate
Negivate
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: neg/i/vate
Sentence: With the use of browbeating , a loud voice and threats, my boss can negivate any employee.
Etymology: negative + motivate
Threatease
Created by: nicanica
Pronunciation: threaTEASE
Sentence: I threateased my husband into taking out the garbage by telling him dinner would wait until he had done so.
Etymology:
Nag
Created by: d3sire85
Pronunciation: Nahg
Sentence: My mom is always nagin at me to clean my room.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
- d3sire85, 2006-12-19: 21:23:00
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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:
Threatinspire
Created by: hvhtim
Pronunciation:
Sentence: My boss tried to threatinspire me to work harder by revoking my bathroom privileges.
Etymology: threaten + inspire
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COMMENTS:
good sentence! - jrogan, 2006-12-19: 01:13:00
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Threativate
Created by: Windyo
Pronunciation: Thre-tee-vate
Sentence: Dude, my mom totally threativated me to mow the lawn.
Etymology: Threat+Motivate
Hohohotivation
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: hoe hoe hoe tiv ay shun
Sentence: When motivation doesn't work, try hohohotivation, if that doesnt't work, it for packupandgotivation.
Etymology: Motivation, ho ho ho
