Verboticism: Superflupress
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.
Superflupress
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: sue-purr-flu-press
Sentence: Gordon was such a controlpanelfreak that he was always superflupressing in the vain thought that he could override everyone else's intentions.
Etymology: superfluous (surplus to demand) + press
Points: 587
Comments: Superflupress
petaj - 2007-04-10: 07:21:00
Now if we can just have a definition about news coverage of a pandemic of respiratory disease - this can do double duty.
Jabberwocky - 2007-04-10: 14:20:00
love this word
jedijawa - 2007-04-11: 00:47:00
That really works!