voluntell

verb /ˌvɒl(ə)nˈtɛl/

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

   informal, transitive

   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.

Where it comes from

Blend of volunteer + tell, in the sense of "to order (someone to do something)."

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry voluntell (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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