Comments by edwardrlevenson

  • "Occude" means, acronymically, to manifest symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder."

    February 6, 2017

  • OCCUDE means, acronymically, "to manifest symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)."

    Presently, I mean it to be used in a humorous, understated way, as in a well-meaning comment to a stressed-out friend who is acting counter-productively, "You know, you're occudin' again." I can imagine that the verb might gain standing in the language and become respected.

    Psychologists might like the verb as a shorthand term for suffering from the malady.

    February 6, 2017