Verboticisms

Created by: Guthlaf1

Pronunciation: CRAP-a-vayt

Sentence: And then she starts her crapavational spiel about why I should clean my room....

Etymology: crap - faecal matter; nonsense "vate" - from "motivate"

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Created by: sophie

Pronunciation: SKAIR-eeh-vate

Sentence: "I'm going to scarivate him into getting the project in on time"

Etymology: Scarily = to do something in a frightening or alarming manner + Motivate = To incite or impel

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Created by: ArsMajika

Pronunciation: TAWN-taw-lo-JEE

Sentence: Mom guilted me into finishing my masters with Tauntology

Etymology: Taunt + Psychology

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /in-'ti-m&-"nag/

Sentence: Aunt Petunia never figured out that her nephews just didn't enjoy brussel sprouts the way she did, and so her threats to not cook any came across more as intiminagging.

Etymology: from intimidate + nag

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Created by: MTwain

Pronunciation: Hyo - MIL- tiv- ate

Sentence: "You'll be sorry" is one way that our boss humiltivates us to grow...

Etymology: Humiliate + Motivate = Humiltivate

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Created by: torgone

Pronunciation: Moe-ti-grate

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Etymology: Motivate + grate

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Created by: Pyrophyle

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Created by: arianell

Pronunciation: in-tuh-MA-nuh-mayt

Sentence: Sean's mother intimanimated him into finishing his homework by threatening to ban him from playing World of Warcraft on school nights.

Etymology: From the English "intimidate", meaning "to inspire or affect with fear", and the English "animate", meaning "to impart motion to".

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Created by: Adamson

Pronunciation: mo-der-talk

Sentence: She mothertalk me into it for good.

Etymology: To summon for the best.

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Created by: MarilynMonRobot

Pronunciation: Pra-Sta-Size

Sentence: While trying to get my husband to donate to "Toys for Tots" I had to prostasize his idea of laying on the couch by telling him "I might not be able to get you your new paintball gun after all..."

Etymology: Prostate - Male Body Part + Size - To cease/rip off

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