Verboticism: Fixaided
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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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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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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Unhelpcome
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ənhelpkəm
Sentence: Jill’s assistance is almost always unhelpcome. It’s not that her efforts are insincere, it’s that they are often bungled and cause pain and suffering.
Etymology: unwelcome (not gladly received) help (assist)
Aidnauseum
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ade/naw/zee/um
Sentence: Sally's propensity to constantly offer assistance went on aidnauseum. The paramedics in her neighbourhood were particularly distressed.
Etymology: aid + ad nauseum (to an excessive degree)
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COMMENTS:
hahahah....like this one! - mweinmann, 2009-07-07: 12:08:00
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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.
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.
Dragginfly
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: drag gin fly
Sentence: When Ben got his naughty bits stuck in his zipper, his girlfriend Mary made things worse by being a dragginfly. There's just something about Mary...
Etymology: Dragging (something that slows or delays progress;pull, as against a resistance )& Fly (opening in front of pants) & WordPlay on Dragonfly (large flying insect)
Assholesistance
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ass hohl siss tahnss
Sentence:
Etymology: assistance asshole
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