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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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Embarrharass
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: em - bare - har - ass
Sentence: Mariah chose the worst times to embarrharass Charlie for attention. The last time she did this, he was on the phone with a prospective customer trying to close a sale. When Charlie was in these situations, Mariah knew that he was "trapped" and had to acknowledge her, even if it was in a negative way.
Etymology: embarrass (cause to feel self-conscious,to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert), harass (annoy continually or chronically)
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COMMENTS:
Mariah is a tension getter! - Nosila, 2009-05-19: 18:12:00
Good one. - Mustang, 2009-05-20: 00:32:00
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Clamoturbitis
Created by: ttime77
Pronunciation: CLAM-OH-TERB-I-TUSS
Sentence: The woman was very vulnerable and addicted to her spouse thus being diagnosed with clamoturbitis. She was being very needy whenever he was busy.
Etymology: Clam=To cry out. Turb=To disturb -itis=disease or sickness
Hovercopter
Created by: KJHowerter
Pronunciation: Huh-Ver-Cop-Ter
Sentence: "Cindy stop being such a hovercopter! I seriously can't focus with you clogging up my airspace."
Etymology: Hover: n. to remain suspended over a place or object Copter: n. see "helicopter"
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)
Hovernearkeeler
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: Hov er neer kee ler
Sentence: Mervin Keeler was a respected accountant and chief executive in the firm of actuaries, Keeler Over and Howe. He was a very busy man. His new assistant, Juwanna, was becoming a royal pain to him. She demanded his attention 24/7 and got it into her head that they were an item. Because she had become a Hovernearkeeler, all the staff would hum the Hava Nagila song when she was pestering him. It was becoming embarrassing to Mervin, who was already happily wed to the senior boss' daughter. The doodling on his assistant's notepad suggestively summed his feelings...she had daydreamingly written over and over "Juwanna Keeler...Juwanna Keeler...Juwanna Keeler". And Mervin thought he did!
Etymology: Hover (linger, lurk near someone/thing); Near Keeler (by someone named Keeler) and rhymes with:Hava Nagila (translates from Hebrew as "Let's Rejoice";traditional song to dance the Hora, traditional Israeli dance; the most famous Israeli folk song, danced at weddings and Bar Mitvahs! Everybody sing: Hava nagila, hava nagila Hava nagila venis'mecha Repeat Hava neranena, hava neranena Hava neranena venis'mecha Uru, uru achim!)
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COMMENTS:
Eggzellunt! - Mustang, 2009-05-19: 05:41:00
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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
Introsuperdependent
Created by: copernicus
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The introsuperdependent woman clung to the man in the hopes of attracting his attention from the computer monior.
Etymology:
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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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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Reptpop
Created by: 751294
Pronunciation: rept-pop
Sentence: She wouldn't stop reptpopping me.
Etymology: rept- creep pop- people
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