Verboticisms

Created by: Tanik

Pronunciation: im-paa-shunt-eyetis

Sentence: Tony's impatientitis made it impossible for him to just wait. He had to push the button over and over.

Etymology: impatien (can't wait) and itis (disease)

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Created by: willster

Pronunciation: re-o-pus

Sentence: It was intusive how reopus the woman was with everything she saw.

Etymology: re+or+push

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: buht'n-UHP-man-ship

Sentence: Bob wasn't a nice man; if he didn't get his own way, he would become pushy. Frequently he would be "pushing someones button," and if that didn't work he would "push their keys." Also he thought that he was a tough dude and joined "The Push," but they thought he was nothing more than a "push-fire" and a real "push-over." Even at lifts and traffic lights, he always tried his buttonupmanship, telling little old ladies to "button-up their lip." He had no success with the younger ladies also, when it came to "push-on-up." Seeking a free night's fun at someone else's expense, he thought he might push his luck with the ladies at a "pushing school" or a "buttonhole factory," but when it came to "push and shove," they stomped on his "button and bows" and told him to "push off" or he'd be "pushing clouds" sooner than he thought.

Etymology: BUTTON: n. any small knob or disk pressed to activate an electric circuit, release a spring, or otherwise operate or open a machine, small door, toy, etc. ONEUPMANSHIP n. the attitude or practice of trying to keep one step ahead of a friend or competitor;

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COMMENTS:

I like it. - lumina, 2008-06-19: 02:28:00

Funny, and very clever. - Mustang, 2008-06-19: 06:31:00

great word and sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-19: 11:41:00

Bob, is his last name Pushkin by any chance? He'll be doing that till they put him in a push chair! - Nosila, 2008-06-19: 20:29:00

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Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: push + sess + ive

Sentence: That guy came up and hit the elevator call button right after I did, even though he SAW me do it! Did he think I didn't do it *right*?

Etymology: push + posessive (or obsessive, if you prefer)

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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:

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Created by: nuemj88

Pronunciation: plar-jit-ik

Sentence: That is MY plargitic button.

Etymology: Plarg - taken from plagiarize. Because you copy them when you push the button.

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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: josje

Pronunciation: mind twist

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

Etymology: twisted mind.

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Created by: tbAG84

Pronunciation: com-push-iv

Sentence: Sheila tried to pull david away from the already pressed button but it was too late. David was obsessive compushive and the button was re-pressed.

Etymology: compulsive- an obsessive desire to perform an action. Push- move away. opposite of pull.

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COMMENTS:

wonderful! - mweinmann, 2009-10-27: 08:31:00

good word - Nosila, 2009-10-27: 19:32:00

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Created by: bookowl

Pronunciation: prod/pry/e/tary

Sentence: To be prodprietary one must establish prodprietary rights over all things pushable.

Etymology: prod + proprietary

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COMMENTS:

Good word, I nearly voted for this, except its not a verb. - justinchau, 2008-06-23: 06:01:00

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