Verboticism: Trespassive

'I'll just wait here until you're free.'

DEFINITION: v. To hover near, or directly on top of, a person who is busy doing something else, in order to force them to immediately surrender their full attention. n. A person who invades other people's private spaces and uses the social discomfort to demand attention.

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Trespassive

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: trespasiv

Sentence: John has a problem. His boss, Mr. Wygam has become a psychic leach. He will hover around John's desk in a trespassive manner until he can interrupt whatever John is working on. Much like a mosquito buzzing in your ear, he is almost impossible to ignore. The encroachment is usually followed by a WYGAM ("when you get a minute") and then some nonsense that will cause grief for everybody in the office.

Etymology: trespass (enter the owner's land or property without permission) + passive (without active response or resistance)

Points: 635

Comments: Trespassive

mrskellyscl - 2009-05-19: 06:43:00
A psychic leach -- love it!

wayoffcenter - 2009-05-19: 09:18:00
I'll have to add WYGAM to my texting

dochanne - 2009-05-20: 23:36:00
WYGAM is here to stay, thanks! And I like the idea of psycholeechists (psyCHOLeechists) :P