Verboticism: Foistaid

'Let me help you with that zipper'

DEFINITION: v. To insist on helping someone in spite of their repeated assurance that they have things well in hand, and already have their own remedies in mind. n. Unwanted help or assistance.

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Foistaid

Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: foi - st - ai - d

Sentence: Lucy insisted on practicing foistaid on her mother's prized petunia patch. Mom reminded her that everything had been cultivated and weeded and that Lucy need not touch her flowers while she was gone. When Mom got home, Lucy had incorrectly identified them as weeds and pulverized the prized petunias into pitiful piles of dried out debris.

Etymology: foist (to force onto another,to falsely; identify as real; to defraud) aid (help, assist) play on first aid

Points: 1157

Comments: Foistaid

Jabberwocky - 2009-07-07: 11:52:00
love saying this

mweinmann - 2009-07-07: 12:07:00
I know....does it sound like Elmer Fudd?

mrskellyscl - 2009-07-07: 20:14:00
I\'m thinking of the Three Stooges

artr - 2009-07-09: 08:46:00
Could have been forcedaid too but foisted doesn\'t get enough play. Great word!