Meaning of voluntell | Babel Free

Definitions

To tell or force (someone) to "volunteer" to do something.

humorous, informal, often, transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“I just found out that I was "voluntold" [Marine-speak for a combination of volunteered and told—F[rank] S[chaeffer]] to stay back for a working party.”

“All had been directed by their command to participate in the study (in Marine jargon, they were "voluntold" to participate).”

““I see I’ve been voluntold to be a team leader,” said Rudi Samson, a project manager. “What do I need to do as team leader?””

“Hanging out with a gunnery sergeant, especially Gunny Yates, was dangerous for a sergeant. The threat of being volunteered (voluntold) for working parties always loomed.”

“Studies I completely made up show that 84 percent of voluntold incidents originate with your parents or your spouse. You're enjoying a perfectly normal day when your mom will say, "Hey, I volunteered you to teach the next door neighbors' grandparents from China how to drive."”

“Another caution: while it may be up to you to volunteer for tasks, it often isn't up to you if a higher-up "voluntells" you for a task by assigning it, but making it look like it is optional for you to accept it.”

“No matter how much you work to make people feel seen, use personal invitations, and politely voluntell people to participate, there will still be times when you just don't get a response to something you organize for the community.”

“"Yeah, not happening, old man. I'm not volunteering for this. Make Montey do it! At least he can tolerate her!" Donney smiles viciously at me. "Then consider this me voluntelling you to do it. Besides, Montey is needed in making a new garden so we can at least have food for when winter hits."”

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