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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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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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Disconcentrator
Created by: Pmac46
Pronunciation: Dis-con-sen-tray-tor
Sentence: The woman was being quite the disconcentrator when she was trying to get Jemal to pay attention to her while he was doing work.
Etymology: Dis-apart + Concentrate-to bring or draw to a common center + or-one who does
Behovering
Created by: EBalser
Pronunciation: bee-hover-ing
Sentence: The girl was behoving the busy working man and he could not concentrate.
Etymology: be-all around hover-To remain floating, suspended, or fluttering in the air ing-making it a verb
Attentivator
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: At - ent - ee - vay - tor
Sentence: That woman is such an attentivator, someone ought to tell her!!!
Etymology: Attentivator - STOP!! Look at me Im here, cant you see me??
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COMMENTS:
Good word TJayzz, but it's not clear from your Etymology how you came up with this word. - Tigger, 2008-04-12: 11:34:00
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Viralurk
Created by: catgrin
Pronunciation: vahy-ruh-lurk
Sentence: When asked why they need locks on their doors, the majority of teenagers will claim it is to prevent parents and siblings from viralurking while they study diligently. Soaring enrollment in MMORPGs and abysmal high school median grades seem to counter this argument.
Etymology: viral + lurk
Orbnit
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: orb-nit
Sentence: I tried to verbotomize, but Mark was being an orbnit, so I couldn't think of a decent word.
Etymology: orbit, nit (the egg of a parasitic insect)
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COMMENTS:
great blend - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-11: 13:11:00
Nice and neat. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-12: 02:33:00
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Attentaphobia
Created by: taylorhuewe
Pronunciation: Attent a phobia
Sentence: The girl had attentaphobia when she couldnt get her friends attention.
Etymology: phobia- fear
Attentaholic
Created by: Jessalynne
Pronunciation: ah-tent-a-haulic
Sentence: My best friend is an attentacholic, she craves attention and needs someone to notice her 24/7.
Etymology: noun-a person that requires an undivided attention 2. person that is addicted to attention
Embarrharass
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: em - bare - har - ass
Sentence: Mariah chose the worst times to embarrharass Charlie for attention. The last time she did this, he was on the phone with a prospective customer trying to close a sale. When Charlie was in these situations, Mariah knew that he was "trapped" and had to acknowledge her, even if it was in a negative way.
Etymology: embarrass (cause to feel self-conscious,to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert), harass (annoy continually or chronically)
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COMMENTS:
Mariah is a tension getter! - Nosila, 2009-05-19: 18:12:00
Good one. - Mustang, 2009-05-20: 00:32:00
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Clinger
Created by: jboileau97
Pronunciation: Cling-Er./
Sentence: that "woman" is a clinger.
Etymology: To Cling

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