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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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Constihoveritis
Created by: sjacksonnnn4
Pronunciation: CON-STEE-HUVUR-EYE-TIS
Sentence: Aye this girl has a mad case of constihoveritis!
Etymology: consti- continuous, hover, itis- disease
Annoyaholic
Created by: ErikLarson
Pronunciation: Annoy-o-holic
Sentence: This girl that's next to me is an annoyaholic.
Etymology: Annoy- wont leave me alone aholic- addicted
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
Attentaphobia
Created by: taylorhuewe
Pronunciation: Attent a phobia
Sentence: The girl had attentaphobia when she couldnt get her friends attention.
Etymology: phobia- fear
Attentaholic
Created by: Jessalynne
Pronunciation: ah-tent-a-haulic
Sentence: My best friend is an attentacholic, she craves attention and needs someone to notice her 24/7.
Etymology: noun-a person that requires an undivided attention 2. person that is addicted to attention
Focusquid
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: foh-kuh-skwid
Sentence: Denise is the office focusquid. She can slip quietly into your space and slowly wrap her tentacles around you until you have no choice but to be totally focusquid on her.
Etymology: focus (center of attention) + squid (any of several ten-armed cephalopods)
Harrasex
Created by: samikhalid
Pronunciation: her-as-ex
Sentence: she hassasexed me during work.
Etymology: harrasex- annoying someone for certain reasons
Conmolestment
Created by: ThomasCannaday
Pronunciation: Con-mole-est-meant
Sentence: The woman was violently Conmelesting the man attempting to do his work, for which he became very upset.
Etymology: Con- Together Molest- Annoy/Troublesome Ment- Result of
Helivadepersonework
Created by: stephboo43
Pronunciation: hell-e-vade-per-son-e-wurk
Sentence: my wife won't leave me alone! She just keeps hovering over me, and is distracting me from work!
Etymology: heli-to hover vade-to invade person-a person work-work
Awenshake
Created by: mariangela
Pronunciation:
Sentence: "Who do you think you are, awenshaking me like that? Your lack of planning does not constitute an emergency for me. Go wait your turn!"
Etymology: inspired by shock & awe campaign.
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