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DEFINITION: v. To insist on helping someone in spite of their repeated assurance that they have things well in hand, and already have their own remedies in mind. n. Unwanted help or assistance.
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Nossistance
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: no sis tans
Sentence: When Dick got his, you know, name-organ, stuck in his zipper, well that Jane was nossistance at all. Her aid was not only not impeckerable, it left a track on his manhood forever. Should he survive this cock-up, he would add the word nossistance to his dickionary for future reference. See Dick, See Jane in the no-fly zone! Willie forgive her? How could he? It was a phallusy. He was a highly regarded Member of Parliament, after all. See Dick not run again...
Etymology: No (not in any degree or manner; not at all) & Assistance (the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose) & insistence (the state of urgently demanding notice or attention)
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COMMENTS:
Chubby Johnson would be proud. - stache, 2008-05-26: 01:09:00
LOL....great sentence!! Very...imaginative? - Mustang, 2008-05-26: 04:56:00
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Scaramedic
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: skar amm edd ik
Sentence: His aunt was a noted scaramedic, with her own methods of first aid from door handle dentistry to air hammer cpr. to her a bit of zippercumcision was a piece of (bloody) piss.
Etymology: paramedic scare
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COMMENTS:
scary but funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-26: 11:56:00
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Fixaided
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: fix-a-ded
Sentence: Marilyn was fixaided on being the most helpful employee in the firm, to the consternation of her fellow employees who didn't necessarily want her help or her imposition.
Etymology: fix: correct or set right + aid: help, assist -- fixate: preoccupy obsessively
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COMMENTS:
good one - Jabberwocky, 2009-07-07: 11:53:00
Fixticious but good! - Nosila, 2009-07-07: 15:36:00
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Ineptitool
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: in ept i TOOL
Sentence: Some people are, simply put, ineptitools when faced with the job of fixing things. Even easy jobs like doing laundry baffle the ineptitool - who uses detergent in the clothes dryer. Often the ineptitool makes a situation worse by getting in the way or simply spills the paint on the carpet.
Etymology: From: inept, ineptitude and tool. Often those who are easily manipulated are referred to as “tools”. Those who are ineptitool can’t use tools, nor be put to good use themselves.
Handbutt
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: hand/butt
Sentence: Jenny would always handbutt into situations and usually made them much worse for the person she wanted to help.
Etymology: HANDBUTT - VERB; HAND (to give someone a hand, to help); + BUTT (from to butt in)
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COMMENTS:
Good word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-27: 20:25:00
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Nosistance
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: no sis tants
Sentence: When Larry got his fly stuck, Mary insisted on fixing it for him. Her help was of nosistance, because she yanked too hard, broke the zipper and had to call 911 to help Larry. Now, there's something about Larry, which is no longer hairy...
Etymology: No (negative,not) & Assistance (help, aid,resource contributing to fulfillment)& Insistence (urgently demanding attention)
Helpfulstress
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Help-full-stress
Sentence: Although being helpfulstress, and despite Jill's objections, Joe insisted on aiding with the washing up. Unfortunately, just like the previous occassion he managed to break more items than he actually cleaned.
Etymology: Helpful(giving or eager to give help)+ Stress(A state of mental or emotional strain.) =Helpfulstress
Foistaid
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: foi - st - ai - d
Sentence: Lucy insisted on practicing foistaid on her mother's prized petunia patch. Mom reminded her that everything had been cultivated and weeded and that Lucy need not touch her flowers while she was gone. When Mom got home, Lucy had incorrectly identified them as weeds and pulverized the prized petunias into pitiful piles of dried out debris.
Etymology: foist (to force onto another,to falsely; identify as real; to defraud) aid (help, assist) play on first aid
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COMMENTS:
love saying this - Jabberwocky, 2009-07-07: 11:52:00
I know....does it sound like Elmer Fudd? - mweinmann, 2009-07-07: 12:07:00
I\'m thinking of the Three Stooges - mrskellyscl, 2009-07-07: 20:14:00
Could have been forcedaid too but foisted doesn\'t get enough play. Great word! - artr, 2009-07-09: 08:46:00
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Assholesistance
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ass hohl siss tahnss
Sentence:
Etymology: assistance asshole
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Mustang. Thank you Mustang. ~ James
Jabberwocky edges out Stevenson0 for the top prize in Shamu Week! Congratulations to Jabber, she is obviously an expert at creativity and understands the all the intricacies and details of animal training. (I imagine she had a very well-trained spouse!) Congratulations to all the players for a great week! And thanks again to Amy Sutherland for teaching us how to shamu. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Mustang. Thank you Mustang. ~ James