The meaning of 'pesticate'...

I first used this word in the early 2000s when my young children were being pests, just a little, as children often do.

I had been watching the film Spartacus on the television, which ends with everyone saying, "I am Spartacus".

I can't remember which child had irritated me but I suddenly called her 'Pesticus', as a joke.

That stuck and I would call either child Pesticus, as a joke, when I was mildly annoyed.

From that soon came 'pesticate' and 'pesticating'. For instance, "You're pesticating me again."

So there you have it, the origin and meaning of 'pesticate'.

David Mellor