Verboticisms

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: nikdudnik

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Etymology: fix+saturate

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Created by: wniffene

Pronunciation: Thre-tee-vate

Sentence: Dude, my mom totally threativated me to mow the lawn.

Etymology: Threat+Motivate

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Created by: sufjan

Pronunciation: foe-ti-vait

Sentence: As a child, I always worked hard due to my my grandmother's fauxtivations about the tooth fairy making my teeth fall out.

Etymology: faux-fake (mo)tivate-to encourage

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: ins - ti - jize

Sentence: Penny's motive in telling fibs and gently coercing her loved ones was to instigize them into action.

Etymology: instigate, energize

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Created by: hobnob

Pronunciation: good'bitch

Sentence: She's such a goodbitch.

Etymology: Good + bitch

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Created by: Flixst

Pronunciation: θre'sǝit

Sentence: I can't find any motivation if there's not someone threaciting me.

Etymology: threat + incite

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Created by: Abbers

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Created by: josje

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Created by: chris

Pronunciation: benni-fret

Sentence: My great-aunt Sybil could benefreat like no-one else - especially where the terms of her will and her considerable fortune were concerned

Etymology: benefit + threat

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