Verboticisms

Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: push - sent - trik

Sentence: Lolita was so pushcentric that she just went nuts if anyone else pushed the buttons. In the elevator, if someone else got there first, she pushed it too. It became complicated if she was playing a game where someone had to hit a timer button. When she was at her mom's house for dinner and mom hit the oven timer, Lolita pushed it too. She ended up in Therapy and diagnosed as a buttonphrenic with a hint of repressed anger...

Etymology: egocentric (selfcentered, push, centric (centered on)

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Created by: PythianHabenero

Pronunciation: re-ca-push-yu-late

Sentence: Notwithstanding the fact that Jack had just pushed the button, Jill had to recapushulate it anyways.

Etymology: recapitulate, push

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: com/push/yuhn

Sentence: He has to be sure he is in total control of his life and makes things happen for himself. As a result, he has to push all the buttons and make all his own choices to ensure he has forged his own path. His compushion is annoying to those around him, but he must control the panel of his life and be assured he caused what is to take place in his life.

Etymology: compulsion + push

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COMMENTS:

must...stop...compushion...with...snooze...button - Alchemist, 2007-04-10: 06:58:00

Could be an obsession with murder by smothering with a cusion. - petaj, 2007-04-10: 07:26:00

er cushion. - petaj, 2007-04-10: 07:27:00

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Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: nehks-PREHS

Sentence: Alex nexpressed elevator buttons just like a three-year-old.

Etymology: next + press + express (oneself)

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Created by: Kreaper

Pronunciation: /dih-GEE-com-pul-shun/

Sentence: Robert had to push the button again; he had digicompulsion.

Etymology: digit + compulsion

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Created by: wilsondew

Pronunciation: Push i nate

Sentence: He has to pushinate the floor numbers everytime he gets in an elevator.

Etymology:

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Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: push-wackd

Sentence: Although it was already pressed, Jill pushwhacked the buton continuously until the elevator arrived.

Etymology: push, bushwhack

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COMMENTS:

Jill was a pushover. - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-10: 09:21:00

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: push//wun/up/man/ship

Sentence: The pushoneupmanship in him was so strong that he was compelled to override every button pusher on the planet - he did at least 100 per day

Etymology: push up + one-upmanship

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Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: mun kiss em

Sentence: monkism overtook Ray in the lift like a rage, he couldn't let anyone else press all the buttons.

Etymology: have you ever seen monk? he needs to touch EVERYTHING but stay clean.

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Created by: Koekbroer

Pronunciation: ree-push-r

Sentence: "Just press this button in front of Doug and you'll see him follow suit. He can't help himself. He's a repusher."

Etymology: "re" as in "do again"+ push

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