Verboticism: Motivile

DEFINITION: v. To unintentionally encourage bad behavior by responding to it in a manner that incites even worse behavior. n. A response designed to stop bad behavior, which paradoxically produces more of it.
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Baboozle
Created by: melodydrama
Pronunciation: Bah-boo-zle
Sentence: The comment meant to hurry her husband along was a sad baboozle, he only walked slower and they missed their appointment.
Etymology: Baboon+bamboozle
Intentevior
Created by: Issunrai
Pronunciation: In-ten-tave-eeh-or
Sentence: "You're playing those video games too much," she said. "You're just being intentevior!" said her son.
Etymology: "Intent" from "unintentionally" and "evior" from "behavior."
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Motivile
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: mo-ti-vile
Sentence: On their last date, Lea learned why "motivile" rhymes with "juvenile." When she mentioned his bad driving habits he acted like he was fifteen years old, shouting out loud and being contrary by driving like a maniac.
Etymology: motivate:to provide an incentive for behavior + vile: loathsome, disgusting, contemptible
Exacerbait
Created by: theCountess
Pronunciation: ex ass er bate
Sentence: Jill would constantly exacerbait Jack to complete exasperation; I think that's why he's now her ex.
Etymology: Exacerbate & Bait
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COMMENTS:
Good one - Nosila, 2010-07-21: 00:15:00
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Fortidefy
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: fôrtədifī
Sentence: Joanne knows all about the concept of reverse psychology. It is easy for her to get her children and husband to do what she wants by getting them to fortidefy her nagging.
Etymology: fortify (strengthen or invigorate) + defy (openly resist or refuse to obey)
Exacerbloop
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: Eks-asz-SUR-bloop
Sentence: When Bob tried to smooth things over with a few words of "wisdom", he quickly found out that many an embarassing moment wouldn't be so embarassing if it only lasted a moment. The daftermath of his exacerblooper and exacerblooping, lead to a hellishing harangue from Roxie that lasted an hour.
Etymology: Blend of EXACERBate & BLOOP/er: an embarassing, silly, verbal error, usually during a serious moment.
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COMMENTS:
great sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-20: 15:32:00
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Reverbirate
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: re-VERB-eye-rayt
Sentence: It seemed that whenever Cindy would try to motivate her husband, Charlie, to behave more civilly, her words would only reverbirate in some dark corner of his psyche and have the opposite effect with him responding in even more outrageous manner.
Etymology: blend of 'reverberate' (echo) and 'irate' (angry)
Dissuascalation
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: dis-sway-sca-lay-shun
Sentence: Bobby, just ignore your brother. You know that when you tell him not to swear he just tells you to f&*$ #$%&&% )!!@^&$$. I know you mean well, but it's just a dissuascalation.
Etymology: dissuasion (discouragement) + escalation (increase, especially in the case of military escalation where every action is responded to with greater force)
Contradick
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: käntrədik
Sentence: Katy has just about had it with her boyfriend. He is such a contradick. Whenever she suggests a change to his behavior, he re-doubles his bad behavior to prove his independence.
Etymology: contradictory (mutually opposed or inconsistent) + dick (slang: jerk)
Negatentional
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: neg-a-ten-shen-al
Sentence: As a teacher, Mary knew that negatentional responses were equal to posintentional ones to the kids who acted up to get her attention, although the results were disastrous for her classroom management. She soon realized that by nagging Kevin the same result would happen, Kevin would do the opposite of what she wanted to get a response from her. She decided to ignore the inappropriate behavior and reward him for proper behavior, just as she would her kindergarten children, in order for him to get posattention from her.
Etymology: negative: unfavorable or disconfirming + intentional: done deliberately + attention: notice or recognition. Teachers and trainers understand that to some children or animals negative attention is just as good as positive attention because it gives them the reward of recognition and response.
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COMMENTS:
Do I not lie it? Negatory! Good word. - Nosila, 2009-06-30: 17:31:00
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