voluntelling

To ask a question that's really a demand.

RJ (in front of client): Tim, would you mind revising that proposal for us?

Tim: Sure, thanks for voluntelling me.

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Voluntell

Voluntell is when you volunteer someone else to do something and then tell them to do it.

I'll just voluntell Jim to give that speech tomorrow.

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voluntell

(verb) To unwittingly volunteer someone's services without allowing them the oportunity to decline.

Variations: voluntelling, voluntold

"Who are we gonna get to finish copying and collating the TPS reports?"

"I'll voluntell Steve to take care of it."

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voluntell

someone tells a person what to do suspecting that the person would agree to volunteer to do it although that person hasn't really volunteered to do it yet

My wife is likely to voluntell me to help at her charity.

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