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DEFINITION: v. To push a push-button that has just been pushed by someone else because you "need" to push it yourself; common at elevators, traffic lights, and family meetings. n. A person who "needs" to push their own buttons.
Verboticisms
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Obpressive
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: ob-pres-sive
Sentence: Kate's obpressive-compulsive personality disorder was manifested by a need to push elevator buttons. However, since she was also a germaphobe, she kept hand sanitizer and a pack of Clorox wipes in her purse to disinfect the button first in case there was swine flu or any strange viruses that may have been left by the last person to press it. This activity, once a source of contempt, was welcomed by her coworkers during flu season since she also needed to disinfect everything else she touched.
Etymology: wondplay on obsessive-compulsive: a strong psychological obsession on an activity, individual or object; a neurotic need to perform a particular activity, sometimes excessively or ritually.
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COMMENTS:
nice one! - tbAG84, 2009-10-27: 07:20:00
aaachooo...good one! - Nosila, 2009-10-27: 19:34:00
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Digicompulsion
Created by: Kreaper
Pronunciation: /dih-GEE-com-pul-shun/
Sentence: Robert had to push the button again; he had digicompulsion.
Etymology: digit + compulsion
Compresilicate
Created by: Crabtime
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Staring obsessively at the nuclear control panel, she couldn't help but compresilicate every last button that her instructor showed her.
Etymology:
Superflupress
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: sue-purr-flu-press
Sentence: Gordon was such a controlpanelfreak that he was always superflupressing in the vain thought that he could override everyone else's intentions.
Etymology: superfluous (surplus to demand) + press
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COMMENTS:
Now if we can just have a definition about news coverage of a pandemic of respiratory disease - this can do double duty. - petaj, 2007-04-10: 07:21:00
love this word - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-10: 14:20:00
That really works! - jedijawa, 2007-04-11: 00:47:00
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Prescalate
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: press-cah-layt
Sentence: he arrived at the traffic lights and couldn't help but prescalate... the other gentleman responded with his own prescalation...the situation then prescalated to such a point that neither of them were prepared to leave the button even when the lights changed...
Etymology: press, escalate
Elevatorgasm
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: eləvātərgazəm
Sentence: It all started when, as a young girl, her father would allow her to push the button on the elevator at his office. She still gets a charge, an elevatorgasm, when she is able to push her own button.
Etymology: elevator (a platform or compartment housed in a shaft for raising and lowering people or things to different floors or levels) + orgasm (a climax of sexual excitement)
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COMMENTS:
lolol cracked me up!! - libertybelle, 2011-03-16: 08:47:00
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Analpush
Created by: Pandora
Pronunciation: anal-push
Sentence: Although the crosswalk button was already lit, Jane noticed that the next man who arrived at the corner analpushed the button anyway.
Etymology: anal (obsessive) + push
Repushify
Created by: collinwashere2
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Did you just repushify my button?
Etymology:
Compulsipress
Created by: sarabeth20
Pronunciation: com-pulse-i-press
Sentence: Did he really have to compulsipress the button I just pushed?
Etymology:
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic.
Thank you Osomatic! ~ James
Mustang - 2008-06-19: 08:28:00
Being compushive isnt easy. It takes lots of energy and ingenuity.
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic. Thank you Osomatic. ~ James