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DEFINITION: v. To hover near, or directly on top of, a person who is busy doing something else, in order to force them to immediately surrender their full attention. n. A person who invades other people's private spaces and uses the social discomfort to demand attention.
Verboticisms
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Disconcentrator
Created by: Pmac46
Pronunciation: Dis-con-sen-tray-tor
Sentence: The woman was being quite the disconcentrator when she was trying to get Jemal to pay attention to her while he was doing work.
Etymology: Dis-apart + Concentrate-to bring or draw to a common center + or-one who does
Ultraturbian
Created by: valevans
Pronunciation: all-tra-turb-e-an
Sentence: At Stewbrine High School Janie was known as an ultraturbian because of her constant annoyances. Whenever her best friend texted during a sleepover Janie would begin to yell and throw things at her to get her attention.
Etymology: ultra-beyond, exceedingly, turb-to disturb
Trailgrate
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: trail/grate
Sentence: Cindy would trailgrate her friends so closely that they often collided. They took to wearing inner tubes to define their personal space.
Etymology: trail (follow closely) + grate (get on one's nerves) + tail gate
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COMMENTS:
Very good!! - Mustang, 2008-04-12: 00:13:00
Great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-12: 02:34:00
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Behovering
Created by: EBalser
Pronunciation: bee-hover-ing
Sentence: The girl was behoving the busy working man and he could not concentrate.
Etymology: be-all around hover-To remain floating, suspended, or fluttering in the air ing-making it a verb
Invadaubble
Created by: sammyclark
Pronunciation: in-vaydah-buhbhu-el
Sentence: I was working on my homeowrk and she invadaubbled my space!
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
vote for meee ay - sammyclark, 2011-11-03: 15:05:00
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Hyperattencroach
Created by: DevynAlexanderSkyeHarris
Pronunciation: Hi-Per-A-Ten-Crow-Ch
Sentence: Viifae leaned onto Mutae's shoulder in snuggle-fashion, though Mutae continued his business as best he could. She Continued to rub against him in a very hyperattencroaching manner, urging him to complete his task until he had disband his charge due to her eventually seating herself directly in his lap.
Etymology: Hyper-excessive + Attention-to focus upon + Encroach-invade + Roach-pest that gets in everywhere.
Harrasex
Created by: samikhalid
Pronunciation: her-as-ex
Sentence: she hassasexed me during work.
Etymology: harrasex- annoying someone for certain reasons
Omnianneuros
Created by: moontopia
Pronunciation: om-ni-on-nur-os
Sentence: The crazy mother omnianneurosed the poor child who was trying to do his homework on the labtop.
Etymology: omni-all an-on neur-nerve
Hovingbird
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: huving/burd
Sentence: A hovingbird hovers constantly about you flapping it's wings and poking you.
Etymology: hover + hummingbird
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COMMENTS:
Sounds pretty but annoying. A perPETual pest. - petaj, 2008-04-12: 02:12:00
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Clinger
Created by: jboileau97
Pronunciation: Cling-Er./
Sentence: that "woman" is a clinger.
Etymology: To Cling
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by shoeshineboy. Thank you shoeshineboy. ~ James
stache - 2008-04-11: 00:40:00
My verboticism have been updated? Hmm. I think this calls for a grammarauder.
Hey stache, thanks for your gentle grammaraudity. I has fixed the offending word. And by the way, if you notice any other stupid errors -- I mean miscommunications -- let me know and I will fix them. ~ James
stache - 2008-04-11: 17:45:00
you'se welcome.
Today's definition was suggested by shoeshineboy. Thank you shoeshineboy ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by shoeshineboy. Thank you shoeshineboy. ~ James