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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.
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Repedigititious
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: rep-i-diji-tish-uhs
Sentence: Six people got on the elevator all going to the same floor. They all felt the need to push the button. It was so repedigititious.
Etymology: repetitious (recurrent) digit (finger)
Pushoneupmanship
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
Autodepressant
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: aw toe dehp ress ant
Sentence: the autodepressant could feel her self coming down again
Etymology: auto depressant
Mindtwist
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: mind twist
Sentence: doing things you need to because you have got a mindtwist.
Etymology: twisted mind.
Obspress
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /əbˈspɹɛs/
Sentence: The tendency to obspress is one of those annoying habits that fills me with reflustration.
Etymology: from obsess + press
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COMMENTS:
I just realized that I should have just submitted "repush" - ErWenn, 2007-04-11: 10:50:00
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Replidigify
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: rep lid idge iff eye
Sentence: seamus alway replifidigified, to be sure to be sure.
Etymology: replicate, digit
Punchagain
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: PUNCH-uh-gin
Sentence: At work, Delbert had earned the nickname 'Punchagain' for his habit of repressing buttons in the elevator even after his coworkers had already done so.
Etymology: Blend of the words 'punch' and 'again'
Compushive
Created by: Mrgoodtimes
Pronunciation: kuhm - push - iv
Sentence: "Hmmm" he thought, "what does that light really mean? I think I better push it again, yeah just to be sure, why not right, sure....buy my underwear at KMart...". Bob couldn't help but yield to his compushive nature once again.
Etymology: Compulsive - Push
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:
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
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