Verboticism: Hustlewait
DEFINITION: v. To hurry up and wait. n. A person who compels you to prepare quickly for an activity which they know will be delayed, postponed or retarded.
Hustlewait
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: HUHS-uhl-weyt
Sentence: At the first sign of a sneeze or sore throat, Bob coerced Roxie to ring the local funeral home's hotline to make arrangement for his funeral. Funereal, at first, then finally foaming, she told him that if he didn't come to his senses immediately, and stop being such a husslewait, that the consequences may be graver for him, sooner than he thought.
Etymology: Conflation of HUSTLE: To coerce, cause someone to move or pressure someone into action & WAIT: to put off, defer, delay, postpone.
Points: 1121
Comments: Hustlewait
Jabberwocky - 2008-04-22: 12:27:00
he might get it in spades
Tigger - 2008-04-22: 23:29:00
Oh man, your sentence really made me chuckle, Bob.