Verboticism: Pettiwet
DEFINITION: v. To inspire and motivate people to do great things, by issuing petty threats. n. A kind and gentle threat.
Pettiwet
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: pet-tee-wet
Sentence: Andrea knew her team would never meet the deadline unless they worked all night, so she pettiwet them with death. It worked.
Etymology: petit or petty + threat but wet
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