Verboticism: Punishectomy
DEFINITION: v. To inspire and motivate people to do great things, by issuing petty threats. n. A kind and gentle threat.
Punishectomy
Created by: stormee
Pronunciation: Pun-ish-ek-toe-me
Sentence: Punishectomy was used, when the child brought home poor grades.
Etymology: To threaten removal of anything of enjoyment.
Points: 347
Comments: Punishectomy
wordmeister - 2006-12-20: 09:57:00
Good word and a bit scary sounding!!!