Verboticism: Bossilating
DEFINITION: v. To inspire and motivate people to do great things, by issuing petty threats. n. A kind and gentle threat.
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Threatentice
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: θretnentīs
Sentence: The boss is famous for his ability to threatentice his sales staff. "If you don't make time to get your paperwork done, I just might not have time to sign your commission checks" can be quite motivating.
Etymology: threaten (state one's intention to take hostile action against someone in retribution for something done or not done) + entice (attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage)
Mothertalk
Created by: Adamson
Pronunciation: mo-der-talk
Sentence: She mothertalk me into it for good.
Etymology: To summon for the best.
Threativate
Created by: Windyo
Pronunciation: Thre-tee-vate
Sentence: Dude, my mom totally threativated me to mow the lawn.
Etymology: Threat+Motivate
Pushsuasion
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: push sway shun
Sentence: Every Mother is guilty of using pushsuasion to try and inspire their children to do more. It's a bargaining tactic and right up there with those 2 magic words that inspire awe and compliance: "Or Else", especially at Christmas time.
Etymology: Push (to urge, goad into action;make one's self more successful) & Persuasion (inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty)
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COMMENTS:
also works around shove tuesday - galwaywegian, 2011-12-16: 04:20:00
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Cornervate
Created by: exmugger
Pronunciation: cor-ner-vate
Sentence: These people need to be cornervated or else they'll just waste their life away.
Etymology: corner someone + motivate
Actorelse
Created by: mickey666
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He would not do what was necessary so I decided I needed to actorelse.
Etymology:
Bribextortion
Created by: Pythias
Pronunciation: bri ' - bex - tor - tion
Sentence: The compromise of virtue by threat or duress could be considered bribextortion.
Etymology: bribe + extortion
Petthreat
Created by: Carlyumz
Pronunciation: Pet-fret
Sentence: When hiring a new employee i find it best to issue petthreats to break their spirits.
Etymology: Petty + threat
Lametheativation
Created by: wiccanfey
Pronunciation: Lame-threat-ta-vay-tion
Sentence: Molly always used the lametheativation that if Rudolph didn't eat his carrots his nose would turn black.
Etymology: Lame, threat, motivation
