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DEFINITION: v. To push a push-button that has just been pushed by someone else because you "need" to push it yourself; common at elevators, traffic lights, and family meetings. n. A person who "needs" to push their own buttons.
Verboticisms
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Obstresselector
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: ob/stres/selector
Sentence: Jim was gorgeous, funny and just a blast to hang out with. The first time Danielle invited him up to her apartment, she found that he was an obstresselector! No way was she going down THAT road again. So she quickly changed her mind and pushed the first floor button, TO WHICH Jim obstresselected!...and told him it was just not going to work out. Can you believe, after he got out of the elevator and CLEARLY saw Danielle push the "close door" button, he OBSTRESSELECTED YET AGAIN! She definitely made the right decision.
Etymology: ob:obsess as in obsessive compulsion stres: stress; tend to get stressed easily selector: THEE one who selects
Prodprietary
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: prod/pry/e/tary
Sentence: To be prodprietary one must establish prodprietary rights over all things pushable.
Etymology: prod + proprietary
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COMMENTS:
Good word, I nearly voted for this, except its not a verb. - justinchau, 2008-06-23: 06:01:00
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Egopress
Created by: zrotv
Pronunciation: ē-gŏp'rĕs
Sentence: It was clear that I'd hit the 'up button' for the elevator as it was indicated by the light. But when the man in the suit approached he gave it a firm egopress and shot me a knowing and condescending smile insinuating that it wouldn't have worked if he hadn't come and saved me from my un-elevated limbo.
Etymology: ego + press
Compulsipress
Created by: sarabeth20
Pronunciation: com-pulse-i-press
Sentence: Did he really have to compulsipress the button I just pushed?
Etymology:
Recapushulate
Created by: PythianHabenero
Pronunciation: re-ca-push-yu-late
Sentence: Notwithstanding the fact that Jack had just pushed the button, Jill had to recapushulate it anyways.
Etymology: recapitulate, push
Pressdulge
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: press-dulge
Sentence: Jim's pressdulgence appeared harmless enough but in reality it was a symptom of his control freak behaviour.
Etymology: press + indulge
Pushwhacked
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: push-wackd
Sentence: Although it was already pressed, Jill pushwhacked the buton continuously until the elevator arrived.
Etymology: push, bushwhack
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COMMENTS:
Jill was a pushover. - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-10: 09:21:00
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Obpress
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: ahb-PRes
Sentence: Rick became enraged when he thought I was intentionally trying to oppress his need to obpress the buttons in the elevator. I didn't realize that me standing infront of the control panel would send him into such a tizzy. What made it worse was the twenty-three story ride in the small enclosed elevator and listening to him rant about how he needs to press the button. I am not sure whether to be sorry for him or appalled by his childish tantrum.
Etymology: obsession + press (a play on the word oppress)= obpress
Pushoneupmanship
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: push//wun/up/man/ship
Sentence: The pushoneupmanship in him was so strong that he was compelled to override every button pusher on the planet - he did at least 100 per day
Etymology: push up + one-upmanship
Impatientitis
Created by: Tanik
Pronunciation: im-paa-shunt-eyetis
Sentence: Tony's impatientitis made it impossible for him to just wait. He had to push the button over and over.
Etymology: impatien (can't wait) and itis (disease)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic.
Thank you Osomatic! ~ James
Mustang - 2008-06-19: 08:28:00
Being compushive isnt easy. It takes lots of energy and ingenuity.
Today's definition was suggested by Osomatic. Thank you Osomatic. ~ James