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'Santa won't come unless you clean up your desk!'

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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Threatencourage

Created by: mmf11

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Pressuuuuure

Created by: Wriiight

Pronunciation: Just like pressure, but said sarcastically.

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Etymology: Pressure, and "Suuuuuure"--A sarcastastic reply of 'sure' you might say when you don't believe a word they say.

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Nagivate

Created by: llimllib

Pronunciation: `Nag-i-vate

Sentence: My wife tried to nagivate me into washing the dishes, but my game of Madden was much too important.

Etymology: Nag + Motivate -> Nagivate

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Nagspiralise

Created by: trer9

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Petthreat

Created by: Carlyumz

Pronunciation: Pet-fret

Sentence: When hiring a new employee i find it best to issue petthreats to break their spirits.

Etymology: Petty + threat

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Boogeymanagement

jeremiahbritt

Created by: jeremiahbritt

Pronunciation: boo-gee-mahn-ahdg-mehnt

Sentence: Steven's boogeymanagement techniques were affective's, as I was certain he couldn't take away my birthday.

Etymology: boogeyman + management

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Pushsuasion

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: push sway shun

Sentence: Every Mother is guilty of using pushsuasion to try and inspire their children to do more. It's a bargaining tactic and right up there with those 2 magic words that inspire awe and compliance: "Or Else", especially at Christmas time.

Etymology: Push (to urge, goad into action;make one's self more successful) & Persuasion (inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty)

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COMMENTS:

also works around shove tuesday - galwaywegian, 2011-12-16: 04:20:00

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Intimanimate

arianell

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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Inspult

Created by: voxexmachina

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Sentence: His writing skills improved after I inspulted them.

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Warencourage

Created by: squashy

Pronunciation: waren-curraj

Sentence: she warencouraged me that if i didnt tidy my room she wouldn't tell the easter bunny which kind of eggs i liked

Etymology: warn and encourage

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