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DEFINITION: v. To hurry up and wait. n. A person who compels you to prepare quickly for an activity which they know will be delayed, postponed or retarded.
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Himpromptoo
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: him-PROMP-too
Sentence: Edgar was beyond anal...he was totally obsessed with being early to even those events that had little if any significance and his friends jokingly (though with some chagrin) referred to him as himpromptoo, which had no effect whatsoever in deterring him from his self appointed rounds.
Etymology: Blend of 'him' and 'impromptu'
Earlisertist
Created by: chandlerh123
Pronunciation: er-lee-i-ser-tist
Sentence: "There's plenty of time stop being such an earlisertist!"
Etymology:
Rushstop
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: rush-stop
Sentence: Max and June sat at the rushstop for a half hour while the driver finished his coffee and donuts. When the bus finally did show up they discovered that they left in such a hurry they forgot to pack their tickets.
Etymology: (play on bus-stop)
Purusher
Created by: kulekrizpy
Pronunciation: poo-rush-r
Sentence: Jeremy was always hurrying his wife to everything. Just last week it was to leave for a party that started at 5 at 3, and today it was to get in line two hours early. He was most definitely a purusher.
Etymology: push (to push) + rush (to hurry something) + er
Accelerwait
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: ak/sel/er/weyt
Sentence: John must be early for everything, especially on business trips out of town. This panic causes him to accelerwait. He rushes to the airport only to have to bide his time for hours waiting for his flight.
Etymology: accelerate + wait
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COMMENTS:
Nice one! - Tigger, 2008-04-22: 23:33:00
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Blitzsitz
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈblɪtˌsɪts/
Sentence: The blitzsitz is an important strategy that is difficult to maintain because, like many preventative techniques, its usefulness is only noticeable when it is not used.
Etymology: from Ger blitz "lightning" + Ger sitz "sitting"
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COMMENTS:
I found out today that "sitzkrieg" is already a word! - ErWenn, 2008-04-22: 09:48:00
interesting - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-22: 12:30:00
My grandpa would've taken a blitsitz bath in anticipation of developing hemeroids. - stache, 2008-04-22: 20:07:00
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Worrywait
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: worry+wait
Sentence: We got in line so early, only the worrywaits were there before us.
Etymology: worry+wait
Obsessiwaiter
Created by: pieceof314
Pronunciation: ob sess ih wayt er
Sentence: Harrold was an obsessiwaiter of unbelieveable magnitude. If the airlines said to be there 2 hours ahead of time, he had to be there 4 hours ahead. If he had to be at work by 8:00 am, he'd get there at 5. This put a strain his co-workers who were in his carpool and travel work's traveling group.
Etymology: obsessive + wait (er)
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COMMENTS:
This word could also fit for those waiters/waitresses who want to take your order before you've had a chance to even open the menu, and then come back every 20 seconds to check and see if you're ready to order yet. - Tigger, 2008-04-22: 23:25:00
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Punctualwaition
Created by: hyperborean
Pronunciation: punk-shwul-wayt-shuhn
Sentence: I know the plane doesn't leave for another two hours, but I'm a stickler for punctualwaition.
Etymology: punctual (on time) + wait (to stay in place and remain in readiness) + inspired by punctuation (the act or practice of using standardized marks in writing and printing to separate sentences or to make the meaning clearer)
Prodcrastinator
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: prod/cras/tin/ay/tor
Sentence: Jim was a hopeless prodcrastinator. He woke his girlfriend up at 5 every morning so they would be on time for work and then thought of endless tasks to complete which made them late every day.
Etymology: prod + procrastinator
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COMMENTS:
Clever Blend. Thanks for the welcome back. Unfortunately, carpenters, cables and computers don't mix well - hope to stay online, but that's the $64???? at the moment! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-22: 07:35:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James