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'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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Pressdetout

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: press dee toot

Sentence: Irma was a pressdetout when it came to elevators. She had to press the buttons for each and every floor. It slowed down the elevator ride for many and caused people to get angry, but she could not help herself. She'd even press the button someone else had already lit up. Some people get the elevator, some just get the shaft...

Etymology: Press (to exert pressure or push on something) & De Tout (Fr: of everything, all) and Wordplay on Prostitute (someone who gets paid to push another's buttons, wink, wink, nod, nod)

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Buttonenvy

Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: but-ton-en-vee

Sentence: Krista's buttonenvy required that she push any button herself no matter if it had been pushed by someone else.

Etymology: Sometimes a button is just a button ... and sometimes not.

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COMMENTS:

HA! Good one! - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-10: 08:19:00

Not a verb, should be 2 words, but worthy enough of a vote anyway. - ErWenn, 2007-04-11: 10:48:00

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Digicompulsion

Created by: Kreaper

Pronunciation: /dih-GEE-com-pul-shun/

Sentence: Robert had to push the button again; he had digicompulsion.

Etymology: digit + compulsion

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Superflupress

petaj

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

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COMMENTS:

petaj Now if we can just have a definition about news coverage of a pandemic of respiratory disease - this can do double duty. - petaj, 2007-04-10: 07:21:00

love this word - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-10: 14:20:00

That really works! - jedijawa, 2007-04-11: 00:47:00

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Pressdulge

Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: press-dulge

Sentence: Jim's pressdulgence appeared harmless enough but in reality it was a symptom of his control freak behaviour.

Etymology: press + indulge

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Mindtwist

Created by: josje

Pronunciation: mind twist

Sentence: doing things you need to because you have got a mindtwist.

Etymology: twisted mind.

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Excessapress

playdohheart

Created by: playdohheart

Pronunciation: eck-ses-a-press

Sentence: He must be re-presssive compulsive, because he excessapressed the door close button right after he saw me do it.

Etymology: Excess + press

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He had OCDbutton. - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-10: 10:16:00

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Pushkinitis

Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: push/kin/i/tis

Sentence: The group originally met to read Pushkin poetry but soon pushkinitis ensued and the confused members began pushing around their families (kin)

Etymology: pushkin ( Russian poet) + itis

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I hate it at poetry readings when pushy people show up. - Stevenson0, 2007-04-10: 09:38:00

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Autodepressant

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: aw toe dehp ress ant

Sentence: the autodepressant could feel her self coming down again

Etymology: auto depressant

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Prodprietary

Created by: bookowl

Pronunciation: prod/pry/e/tary

Sentence: To be prodprietary one must establish prodprietary rights over all things pushable.

Etymology: prod + proprietary

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COMMENTS:

Good word, I nearly voted for this, except its not a verb. - justinchau, 2008-06-23: 06:01:00

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-10: 02:32:00
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic.
Thank you Osomatic! ~ James

Mustang - 2008-06-19: 08:28:00
Being compushive isnt easy. It takes lots of energy and ingenuity.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-10-27: 02:10:00
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic. Thank you Osomatic. ~ James