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DEFINITION: v. To inspire and motivate people to do great things, by issuing petty threats. n. A kind and gentle threat.
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Reversychotomy
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: re-ver-sigh-KOT-oh-me
Sentence: Mothers are naturally the best at reversychotomy, as everyone knows.
Etymology: like reverse psychology, but inspiration-wise rather than psych-wise.
Catholiquead
Created by: Stump
Pronunciation: Cathola/queed
Sentence: My boss catholiqueaded me not only into staying late and finishing the project, but taking some extra work home on the weekend.
Etymology: From a combination of catholic guilt, critique, and lead.
Motithreation
Created by: ChrisCarrk
Pronunciation: moh-tih-thray-shun
Sentence: Her motithreation realy inspired the kids to eat thier peas!
Etymology: motivation+threat
Pressuuuuure
Created by: Wriiight
Pronunciation: Just like pressure, but said sarcastically.
Sentence:
Etymology: Pressure, and "Suuuuuure"--A sarcastastic reply of 'sure' you might say when you don't believe a word they say.
Walkthelinedance
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: wok/thu/lyne/dans
Sentence: If the kids didn't behave Mom would walkthelinedance and subject them to Country and Western Music
Etymology: walk the line + linedance
Follygraphed
Created by: janedoe
Pronunciation: Fol-ee-graft
Sentence: I follygraphed when I convinced my co-worker that if he xeroxed a huge stack of papers, he'd get promoted to CEO.
Etymology: Folly + polygraph
Motifrait
Created by: lucyof2009
Pronunciation: moe-ti-frate
Sentence: Billy's mom tried to motifrait him by telling him that he would become a hobo if he didn't finish his homework.
Etymology: motivate and afraid -- to motivate someone by making them afraid
Pinkmail
Created by: riflesandkids74
Pronunciation: pink-mayl
Sentence: My mother would often try to pinkmail me into cleaning my room. As I grew older i realized how empty her threats were and would often defy her.
Etymology: based on blackmail. pink replaces black as it is traditionally an unthreatening color.
Enthreaten
Created by: theantiipod
Pronunciation: In-Threaten
Sentence: My mom enthreatened me to study hard for my SATs and not slack off.
Etymology: Encourage + Threaten
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