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'Excuse me, but that's my button.'

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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Prodominate

Created by: rebelvin

Pronunciation: PROD+dOMINATE

Sentence: We kept at it, each having to be the last one to push, cycling faster and faster in a mad frenzy for prodomination, not really wanting it to end as we responded to each other almost in synch, until finally we both just stood there looking at each other, exhausted, far past the time the elevator reached our floor -- I think I am in love.

Etymology: PROD+dOMINATE

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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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Buttonomy

Created by: lynne61

Pronunciation: butt-aw-no-me

Sentence: His buttonomy forced him into pushing the third floor button although it was still warm from the woman's touch.

Etymology: button and autonomy

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Compulsipress

Created by: sarabeth20

Pronunciation: com-pulse-i-press

Sentence: Did he really have to compulsipress the button I just pushed?

Etymology:

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Recapushulate

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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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:

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Prodprietary

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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Pressdetout

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: press dee toot

Sentence: Irma was a pressdetout when it came to elevators. She had to press the buttons for each and every floor. It slowed down the elevator ride for many and caused people to get angry, but she could not help herself. She'd even press the button someone else had already lit up. Some people get the elevator, some just get the shaft...

Etymology: Press (to exert pressure or push on something) & De Tout (Fr: of everything, all) and Wordplay on Prostitute (someone who gets paid to push another's buttons, wink, wink, nod, nod)

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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

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Redbuttonsyndrome

Created by: jonobo

Pronunciation: red button syndrome

Sentence: simply your words ;) every human has the redbuttonsyndrome - best documented in ren & stimpy "space madness" ... where stimpy has to guard a red button but doesn't know why and what the button does... so he starts thinking about it... until he can't resist anymore... . monkey see, monkey do. simple - everybody wants to push the button.

Etymology: red + button + syndrome = redbuttonsyndrome

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-10: 02:32:00
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.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-10-27: 02:10:00
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic. Thank you Osomatic. ~ James