Verboticism: Pathretition
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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Pathretition
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Walkthelinedance
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: wok/thu/lyne/dans
Sentence: If the kids didn't behave Mom would walkthelinedance and subject them to Country and Western Music
Etymology: walk the line + linedance
Fixaturate
Created by: nikdudnik
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: fix+saturate
Petation
Created by: Dylanor
Pronunciation: Pehtayshun
Sentence: Stop with the petation already!
Etymology:
Threatspiration
Created by: fmgene
Pronunciation: threat -spir- ation
Sentence: I've been threatspired into volunteering at the local shelter
Etymology: threat + inspiration
Mothertalk
Created by: Adamson
Pronunciation: mo-der-talk
Sentence: She mothertalk me into it for good.
Etymology: To summon for the best.
Ameliorbait
Created by: darlingdiva
Pronunciation: a-mel-ior-bate
Sentence:
Etymology: Taken from "ameliorate"--to make a situation better or more tolerable, and "bait"--to entice, especially by trickery or strategy.
Hohohotivation
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
Threativate
Created by: wniffene
Pronunciation: Thre-tee-vate
Sentence: Dude, my mom totally threativated me to mow the lawn.
Etymology: Threat+Motivate
Intimotivation
Created by: Bellman
Pronunciation: In-ti-moat-i-vay-shun
Sentence: "Well, I'd better go out amongst the ranks and spread some intimotivation."
Etymology: From 'intimidate' and 'motivation'.
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
