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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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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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Excessapress
Created by: playdohheart
Pronunciation: eck-ses-a-press
Sentence: He must be re-presssive compulsive, because he excessapressed the door close button right after he saw me do it.
Etymology: Excess + press
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COMMENTS:
He had OCDbutton. - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-10: 10:16:00
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Represshion
Created by: Angie
Pronunciation: re-presh-un
Sentence: Though the "up" button glowed with a faint light indicating that someone had already summoned the elevator, Clara felt compelled to press it again--just in case.
Etymology:
Remash
Created by: LonePaladin
Pronunciation:
Sentence: As soon as he entered the elevator, he felt compelled to remash the button for his floor, even though it was already lit.
Etymology:
Digiredoo
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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Overprodtective
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: oh/vur/prod/tek/tiv
Sentence: Jim was so overprodtective of the elevator buttons that he felt an overwhelming need to re-press every touched button. His friends referred to him as a buttonhole.
Etymology: overprotective + prod (press)
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COMMENTS:
Very good - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-20: 05:55:00
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Reopus
Created by: willster
Pronunciation: re-o-pus
Sentence: It was intusive how reopus the woman was with everything she saw.
Etymology: re+or+push
Monkism
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.
Redonedant
Created by: pinwheel
Pronunciation: re/dun/dant
Sentence: I know it was redonedant to press the button again but you never know, perhaps he didn't press it hard enough!
Etymology: redundant + done
Obstresselector
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: ob/stres/selector
Sentence: Jim was gorgeous, funny and just a blast to hang out with. The first time Danielle invited him up to her apartment, she found that he was an obstresselector! No way was she going down THAT road again. So she quickly changed her mind and pushed the first floor button, TO WHICH Jim obstresselected!...and told him it was just not going to work out. Can you believe, after he got out of the elevator and CLEARLY saw Danielle push the "close door" button, he OBSTRESSELECTED YET AGAIN! She definitely made the right decision.
Etymology: ob:obsess as in obsessive compulsion stres: stress; tend to get stressed easily selector: THEE one who selects
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