DEFINITION: v. To be offered regular encouragement, unwavering support and subtle but unrelenting criticism based on the worry that you may not be realizing your “full potential”. n. The helpful but sometimes annoying advice given by a mother to a child.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Admomish: /ad-mom-ish/ Lena knew that to raise her son properly she would have to encourage him and admomish him daily, even if he didn’t want her advice and council. Etymology: admonish: to reprove gently but earnestly, expression of criticism + mom Created by: mrskellyscl.
Comments on Admomish:
galwaywegian, 2010-07-12: 09:29:00
nice
Recommomdations: /rekÉ™mämdÄshÉ™nz/ Tim’s mother is always ready with recommomdations for just about everything he does. The recipe? One part advice and one part criticism. Tim’s formula? Two parts ignore! Etymology: recommendation (advise or suggest something as a course of action) + mom (one’s mother) Created by: artr.
Mentormenting: /men tor men ting/ Since he was small, Joey’s Mama was on his case to do better and make her proud. Although she always gave him a kiss after, she used the mentormenting style of coaching for her baby boy. When he got 98% on his tests, she’d say things like “That’s great, but why didn’t you get 100%?” Despite her he went into politics and eventually was voted Vice President, an awesome accomplishment. But of course, although proud of him, she still wants to know why he didn’t make it to President! Etymology: Mentor (a wise and trusted guide and advisor) & Tormenting (extreme mental distress;the act of harassing someone;torment emotionally or mentally) Created by: Nosila.
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