voluntell

== English == === Etymology === Blend of volunteer +‎ tell, in the sense of "to order (someone to do something)." === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌvɒl(ə)nˈtɛl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌvɑlənˈtɛl/ Rhymes: -ɛl Hyphenation: vo‧lun‧tell === Verb === voluntell (third-person singular simple present voluntells, present participle voluntelling, simple past and past participle voluntold) (transitive, originally US military slang, informal, often humorous) To tell or force (someone) to "volunteer" to do something. [from c. 1992] For more quotations using this term, see Citations:voluntell. ==== Translations ====