DEFINITION: v. To hurry up and wait. n. A person who compels you to prepare quickly for an activity which they know will be delayed, postponed or retarded.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Rushtinate: /rush-tin-ayt/ Brad is known with little affection among his friends as a major rushtinator, one who always pushes everyone to get ready for events well in advance and then find all kinds of reasons to put them off indefinitely. Etymology: Blend of ‘rush’ (hurry) and ‘procrastinate’ (to put off till another day or time; defer; delay) Created by: Mustang.
Expectorwait: /ex pek tor wayt/ John always had to be at the airport 4 hours befoire his flight just in case. His long-suffering wife Ada knew that he was not just being careful, he was obsessed. She knew that this would add to their travel day and they could expectorwait before boarding. That’s why she always brought long novels… Etymology: Expect (wait for;probable to happen) & Expectorate(clear out) & Wait (anticipate something) Created by: Nosila.
Expedawdle: /ek-spi-dawd-l/ Nothing, but nothing, can cause more expedawling than the procedures at an airport. Get there early. Wait in line. Rush to the security checkpoint. Wait in line. Wait longer while the people who just arrived for the next outgoing flight are pushed to the front of the line. Get to your gate. Wait for boarding. Your flight is called. Wait while every person of every possible description other than you is called to board. Get called. Form another line. Get on the plane. Wait while the guy with the 200-pound carry-on wrestles it into the overhead compartment. Get in your seat. The plane taxis to the runway and you wait. It’s a good thing that things will be so much easier and faster when you arrive at your destination. Etymology: expedite (to speed up the progress) + dawdle (to move slowly; to waste time) Created by: artr.
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