Verboticisms

Created by: Lyokia

Pronunciation: Ver-bu-salasity

Sentence: She used her favorite verbusality to get her kid to do her bidding.

Etymology: verbal-abuse

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Created by: theantiipod

Pronunciation: In-Threaten

Sentence: My mom enthreatened me to study hard for my SATs and not slack off.

Etymology: Encourage + Threaten

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Created by: TheGentleSherpa

Pronunciation: Mal-I-Vate

Sentence: Last sunday, the priest gave one of the most malivational sermons I'd ever heard.

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: hoe hoe hoe tiv ay shun

Sentence: When motivation doesn't work, try hohohotivation, if that doesnt't work, it for packupandgotivation.

Etymology: Motivation, ho ho ho

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Created by: pdefenestrator

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Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: mo ti score n

Sentence: bev could not resist her daily motiscorn of her colleagues

Etymology: from motivate and scorn

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Created by: quippingqueen

Pronunciation: carot/stick/ing

Sentence: Management had to agree that the carrotsticking strategy to enhance quarterly sales worked infinitely better than the more traditional burning at the stake.

Etymology: carrot and stick - a metaphor for positive and negative rewards associated with good behavior

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COMMENTS:

Hey QuippingQueen! Good one! Who wants to get hit with a carrot! - wordmeister, 2006-12-19: 11:18:00

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Created by: awesomo

Pronunciation: sup-shur

Sentence: The supsure of his mom, to get a job or get grounded, wasn't strong enough.

Etymology: superior+pressure

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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: kynd-dair

Sentence: She kindared her staff into thinking they would not be receiving their annual Christmas bonus unless they did something out of the ordinary. So, the creepy guy in the corner finally washed his hair, the office tart wore flat shoes for once and the heavy set girl stopped eating everything in sight.

Etymology: kind (gentle, docile, with love) + dare (threat, challenge, provoke)

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Created by: degsy99

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Sentence: She insprited cleanliness throughout the office with her cajoling and minor threats.

Etymology: Combination of inspire, incite and threat.

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