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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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Intervade
Created by: scarletzinc
Pronunciation: In-tuh-r-way-ed
Sentence: Sarah was busy attending a phone call while her cousin constantly kept intervading her.
Etymology: Interrupt-Inter Invade-Vade
Viralurk
Created by: catgrin
Pronunciation: vahy-ruh-lurk
Sentence: When asked why they need locks on their doors, the majority of teenagers will claim it is to prevent parents and siblings from viralurking while they study diligently. Soaring enrollment in MMORPGs and abysmal high school median grades seem to counter this argument.
Etymology: viral + lurk
Closedistraction
Created by: SpringSteel
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The man had a closedistraction with the president
Etymology:
Imperatwit
Created by: Jamagra
Pronunciation: im/pare/uh/twit
Sentence: On the office behavior continuum, Jocelyn's behavior surpassed "high maintenance cling-on" and settled somewhere around "imperatwit".
Etymology: imperative + twit (v: to taunt or tease; n: a fool)
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COMMENTS:
I bet she has a high giggley voice too - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-11: 13:13:00
Sounds good to me. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-12: 02:51:00
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Invabus
Created by: carliejansen
Pronunciation: in-va-bus
Sentence: I was just trying to finish my project due for school the next day when my sister came in and invabused me.
Etymology: In-in, into, upon, on, at, among
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
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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Reptpop
Created by: 751294
Pronunciation: rept-pop
Sentence: She wouldn't stop reptpopping me.
Etymology: rept- creep pop- people
Talkblock
Created by: tituba
Pronunciation: talk-block
Sentence: she was talkblocking him when he was trying to work
Etymology: talkblock- to interupt when somebody is doing something important and have all the attention on you.
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
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