Verboticism: Digiredoo

'Excuse me, but that's my button.'

DEFINITION: v. To push a push-button that has just been pushed by someone else because you "need" to push it yourself; common at elevators, traffic lights, and family meetings. n. A person who "needs" to push their own buttons.

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Digiredoo

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: dih-jih-ree-dew

Sentence: The button was lit. Clearly, someone had already pushed it. So why did I feel the need to digiredoo?

Etymology: digit, redo, and didgeridoo (An aboriginal wind instrument that has absolutely nothing to do with this word.)

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Comments: Digiredoo

pinwheel - 2007-04-10: 07:20:00
Of course if you restrained yourself, that would be digiredidnt!

petaj - 2007-04-10: 07:23:00
One of my favourite entertainments is a magic trick using an Aboriginal wind instrument - prestididgeriduation

Bulletchewer - 2007-04-10: 07:46:00
Digging Rolf's wobble board meself, sport. All together now "tie me kangaroo down, sport, tie me kangaroo down".

purpleartichokes - 2007-04-10: 08:21:00
Aw geez. Another song to get stuck in my head.

Osomatic - 2007-04-11: 17:13:00
So we tanned his hide when he died, Clyde, and that's it hangin' on the shed.