Verboticisms

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

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

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Created by: baicec

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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: zrotv

Pronunciation: ē-gŏp'rĕs

Sentence: It was clear that I'd hit the 'up button' for the elevator as it was indicated by the light. But when the man in the suit approached he gave it a firm egopress and shot me a knowing and condescending smile insinuating that it wouldn't have worked if he hadn't come and saved me from my un-elevated limbo.

Etymology: ego + press

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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: dih-jih-ree-dew

Sentence: The button was lit. Clearly, someone had already pushed it. So why did I feel the need to digiredoo?

Etymology: digit, redo, and didgeridoo (An aboriginal wind instrument that has absolutely nothing to do with this word.)

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COMMENTS:

Of course if you restrained yourself, that would be digiredidnt! - pinwheel, 2007-04-10: 07:20:00

One of my favourite entertainments is a magic trick using an Aboriginal wind instrument - prestididgeriduation - petaj, 2007-04-10: 07:23:00

Digging Rolf's wobble board meself, sport. All together now "tie me kangaroo down, sport, tie me kangaroo down". - Bulletchewer, 2007-04-10: 07:46:00

Aw geez. Another song to get stuck in my head. - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-10: 08:21:00

So we tanned his hide when he died, Clyde, and that's it hangin' on the shed. - Osomatic, 2007-04-11: 17:13:00

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Created by: nickolucas

Pronunciation: in-do-action-ary

Sentence: HEs such an indoactioanry that he has to push ever one of his buttons.

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: press eye dent fiks

Sentence: Marco had a pressidentfix. It was very apparent when waiting for elevators. He`d wait for the next one to travel alone and have no one else touch his buttons. When Jill got on the elevator going down and Marco was already in it, he insisted on pushing the Lobby floor button several times after she had. She turned to him and said, Ì know where you have been...13th floor, with Dr. Peckit, the renowned pscychology specialist on compulsive and addictive behaviours. To which Marco replied, Àre you psychic... How do you know that...`

Etymology: Press (the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure) & Ident (Identity;uniqueness; individual qualities) & Fix (something craved, usually something addictive or compulsive) & play on Presidential Fix (where votes are guaranteed through questionable means)

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Created by: josje

Pronunciation: mind twist

Sentence: doing things you need to because you have got a mindtwist.

Etymology: twisted mind.

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