Verboticisms

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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Created by: Koekbroer

Pronunciation: ree-push-r

Sentence: "Just press this button in front of Doug and you'll see him follow suit. He can't help himself. He's a repusher."

Etymology: "re" as in "do again"+ push

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Created by: Mrgoodtimes

Pronunciation: kuhm - push - iv

Sentence: "Hmmm" he thought, "what does that light really mean? I think I better push it again, yeah just to be sure, why not right, sure....buy my underwear at KMart...". Bob couldn't help but yield to his compushive nature once again.

Etymology: Compulsive - Push

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Created by: jonobo

Pronunciation: red button syndrome

Sentence: simply your words ;) every human has the redbuttonsyndrome - best documented in ren & stimpy "space madness" ... where stimpy has to guard a red button but doesn't know why and what the button does... so he starts thinking about it... until he can't resist anymore... . monkey see, monkey do. simple - everybody wants to push the button.

Etymology: red + button + syndrome = redbuttonsyndrome

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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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Created by: nickolucas

Pronunciation: in-do-action-ary

Sentence: HEs such an indoactioanry that he has to push ever one of his buttons.

Etymology:

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: aw toe dehp ress ant

Sentence: the autodepressant could feel her self coming down again

Etymology: auto depressant

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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

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Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: chim-press-AIR-ee-oh

Sentence: I hate being next to Dawkins at the elevator. He is such a chimpressario! Monkey see, monkey do.

Etymology: chimp, impressario

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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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