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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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Necessivate
Created by: Ellemorpheus
Pronunciation: Ness-ess-ih-vay-t
Sentence: He necessivated every time his girlfriend pushed the window button.
Etymology: Necess-Necessity ivate- activate
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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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)
Compushion
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: com/push/yuhn
Sentence: He has to be sure he is in total control of his life and makes things happen for himself. As a result, he has to push all the buttons and make all his own choices to ensure he has forged his own path. His compushion is annoying to those around him, but he must control the panel of his life and be assured he caused what is to take place in his life.
Etymology: compulsion + push
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COMMENTS:
must...stop...compushion...with...snooze...button - Alchemist, 2007-04-10: 06:58:00
Could be an obsession with murder by smothering with a cusion. - petaj, 2007-04-10: 07:26:00
er cushion. - petaj, 2007-04-10: 07:27:00
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Buttonenvy
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: but-ton-en-vee
Sentence: Krista's buttonenvy required that she push any button herself no matter if it had been pushed by someone else.
Etymology: Sometimes a button is just a button ... and sometimes not.
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COMMENTS:
HA! Good one! - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-10: 08:19:00
Not a verb, should be 2 words, but worthy enough of a vote anyway. - ErWenn, 2007-04-11: 10:48:00
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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
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
Prescalate
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: press-cah-layt
Sentence: he arrived at the traffic lights and couldn't help but prescalate... the other gentleman responded with his own prescalation...the situation then prescalated to such a point that neither of them were prepared to leave the button even when the lights changed...
Etymology: press, escalate
Redonedant
Created by: pinwheel
Pronunciation: re/dun/dant
Sentence: I know it was redonedant to press the button again but you never know, perhaps he didn't press it hard enough!
Etymology: redundant + done
Compushive
Created by: tbAG84
Pronunciation: com-push-iv
Sentence: Sheila tried to pull david away from the already pressed button but it was too late. David was obsessive compushive and the button was re-pressed.
Etymology: compulsive- an obsessive desire to perform an action. Push- move away. opposite of pull.
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COMMENTS:
wonderful! - mweinmann, 2009-10-27: 08:31:00
good word - Nosila, 2009-10-27: 19:32:00
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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