Verboticism: Etaskulate

'How did you get your boyfriend to stop scratching his nuts?'

DEFINITION: v. To prevent someone from participating in an undesired activity by engaging them in another activity which makes it impossible to do the first. n. Two things cannot be done at the same time.

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Etaskulate

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: e/task/u/late

Sentence: Jenny had such control over Joe that she could easily etaskulate him. A planned night out at the pub with Joe's friends, or a Saturday golf game was always interrupted by Jenny's sudden urge to have him learn knitting, or help her sort her fashion magazine collection.

Etymology: ETASKULATE - VERB - from EMASCULATE (to castrate; to deprive of strength, or vigor; to weaken) + TASK

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Comments: Etaskulate

galwaywegian - 2008-05-22: 07:55:00
excellent!

Jabberwocky - 2008-05-22: 13:37:00
estastic!

OZZIEBOB - 2008-05-22: 18:51:00
Top word.

Nosila - 2008-05-22: 20:42:00
E-xcellent word!