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DEFINITION: v. To hover near, or directly on top of, a person who is busy doing something else, in order to force them to immediately surrender their full attention. n. A person who invades other people's private spaces and uses the social discomfort to demand attention.
Verboticisms
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Spaceinvade
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: space+invade
Sentence: I had to spaceinvade him to get his attention again.
Etymology: space+invade
Askinvader
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: ask-n-vay-der
Sentence: Alice was such an askinvader to anyone that didn't give her their full attention.
Etymology: Ask - To question and Invade - someone who enters by force in order to conquer.
Mousekesteer
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: mouse/ke/stere
Sentence: Our new IT manager is a mousekesteer and constantly hovers over anyone trying to figure out any computer problem.
Etymology: mouse + steer + mouseketeer
Ruserude
Created by: balku4
Pronunciation: roo-se-raod
Sentence: dont be ruserude
Etymology: rude
Supertrudia
Created by: lindseyhamrick
Pronunciation: super-tru-dia
Sentence: My friend always has a problem with supertrudia. She can never leave someone alone.
Etymology: super- above, over trud- to push
Habitchual
Created by: queenjane75
Pronunciation: hab-itch-chew-ul
Sentence: Betty didn't know what"patience" or "personal space" meant. She was an office habitchual, who hides behind filing cabinets, under desks, and once in the men's room in order to get attention and her usually crabby point across.
Etymology: habitual+bitch
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COMMENTS:
I think I know her!! lol Good word. - Mustang, 2008-04-12: 00:15:00
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Introsuperdependent
Created by: copernicus
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The introsuperdependent woman clung to the man in the hopes of attracting his attention from the computer monior.
Etymology:
Endotopamaniac
Created by: beardo
Pronunciation: Endo-topuh-maniac
Sentence: My wife's side of the family are all endotopamaniac.
Etymology: Endo- Within top- Place -maniac- one having a madness or passion for
Philpop
Created by: mwgloe21
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Jane was a philpopper, wanting people to constantly talk to and be near her.
Etymology: phil-love pop-people
Closedistraction
Created by: SpringSteel
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The man had a closedistraction with the president
Etymology:
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by shoeshineboy. Thank you shoeshineboy. ~ James
stache - 2008-04-11: 00:40:00
My verboticism have been updated? Hmm. I think this calls for a grammarauder.
Hey stache, thanks for your gentle grammaraudity. I has fixed the offending word. And by the way, if you notice any other stupid errors -- I mean miscommunications -- let me know and I will fix them. ~ James
stache - 2008-04-11: 17:45:00
you'se welcome.
Today's definition was suggested by shoeshineboy. Thank you shoeshineboy ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by shoeshineboy. Thank you shoeshineboy. ~ James