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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.
Verboticisms
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Aidandregret
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ayd and ree gret
Sentence: Mary meant well, but too often her attempts at helping people were unrequested and ended up as an aidandregret situation. This was true when her boyfriend, Dick, had that unfortunate zipper accident. Mary acted like a flyattendant and tried to help him with his seatbelt, which locked and failed to get into an upright position. He had trouble finding the nearest exit and as a result has been temporarily grounded. His new Zip Code is OOH NOO. Yes, there's something about Mary...
Etymology: Aid (help, assistance) & Regret (sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment;be sorry) Play on Aid and Abet (assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing)
Pestassist
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: pest/ass/ist
Sentence: If your glass is half full, you're an optimist, if it's half empty, you're a pessimist and if it's never quite right, you're a pestassist.
Etymology: pest + assist + pessimist
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COMMENTS:
Good word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-27: 20:26:00
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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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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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Assholesistance
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ass hohl siss tahnss
Sentence:
Etymology: assistance asshole
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)
Intrusolve
Created by: stache
Pronunciation: ĭn-trōō'sŏlv
Sentence: Mark only wanted to know how to indent the first line of a paragraph in MSWord, but Ethel intrusolved the issue by creating a macro that formatted the entire paper.
Etymology: intru(sive), coming without invitation or welcome; solve, to find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain.
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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Foistaid
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Foyst - ayd
Sentence: Rhonda seemed unable to resist the notion that others couldn't possibly do without her helpful intervention, and as so often was the case those she provided foistaid to became victims rather than recipients of genuine assistance; it was almost as if she heard voices calling....."Help me Rhonda."
Etymology: Blend of foist and aid
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COMMENTS:
Love those Beach Boys...too bad one of them is a Soprano now thanks to Rhonda! - Nosila, 2008-05-26: 00:57:00
Awesome word, but...aren't you s'posed to use it IN your sentence? - stache, 2008-05-26: 01:05:00
Just sayin'.... - stache, 2008-05-26: 01:05:00
Hmm, Beach Boys and the Sopranos....seems an odd mix. :) - Mustang, 2008-05-26: 02:35:00
Oopsie...yep, it IS supposed to be in the sentence and now it is. Thanks for the reminder. - Mustang, 2008-05-26: 02:35:00
Those victims should band(aid) together to provide hoistaid to each other and pull Rhonda out of the way. - petaj, 2008-05-26: 02:59:00
very clever - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-26: 09:40:00
Git her outa my pants... - galwaywegian, 2008-05-26: 11:15:00
de nada, amigo - stache, 2008-05-26: 12:34:00
Hang on, help is on its way - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-27: 20:28:00
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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