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DEFINITION: v. To be attracted to someone purely because of their social status, earning potential, or other professional skills. n. A person who is easily seduced by a status and professional credentials.
Verboticisms
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Credentializer
Created by: queenjane75
Pronunciation: kre-den-tyal-eyes-er
Sentence: Everyone that watched the mediastorm had Anna pegged as the credentializer, that is until it was known how much he paid her to read fifty of his boring sext-messages.
Etymology: credential+ (the verb-forming suffix -- to form into) izer= credentializer:to make oneself into somehow having credentials
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COMMENTS:
Sext-messages is a great last word to end your sentence! Your verbote is a very creditable creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 18:43:00
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Kleptoswainia
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: klept - oh - swain - ee - ah
Sentence: Jill stole her first husband from his fitness center because of his muscular physique and good looks. She divorced him for his lack of brains. Jill stole her second husband away from the stock market because she liked his money. She divorced him because he wouldn't let her spend a dime of it. Jill stole her third husband away from politics as she was attracted by his prestige and power. She divorced him because she was tired of taking orders from him. So it went, Jill was drawn to swain after attractive swain. Like many other women, Jill suffered from kleptoswainia. It is a common disorder in today's world
Etymology: Kleptomania, Swains. KLEPTOMANIA: a woman's obsessive attraction for men (swains) of quality, so strong, it often leads to stealing them away. SWAINS: attractive men, whatever their qualities might be ... good heart, intelligence, wit, looks, prestige,
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COMMENTS:
different take on it - very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-17: 14:01:00
Love you use of swain. Great blend of ON & Greek words. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-17: 22:22:00
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Dollured
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: dol/lured
Sentence: When he arrived at the party and with her first glance she knew he was a total nerd, but when she heard he was just made a partner in his law firm and was unattached, she was immediately dollured by his hidden assets.
Etymology: dollar + lure + allure
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COMMENTS:
Exceptionally Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 13:24:00
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Mayorgasmatron
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: may err gaz ma tron
Sentence: she was the ultimate mayorgasmatron, hot and high maintenance.
Etymology: mayor orgasmatron, matron, the doo ron ron , rontonamera,
Pedigreedy
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /ped-i-GREE-dee/
Sentence: Victoria didn't know anything about golf, but as soon as she found out that doctors, lawyers and other rich and powerful bigwigs were often found on the links, she borrowed a set of clubs and invested in a cute golf outfit. She was pedigreedy, and she was determined to begin her social climbing at the country club.
Etymology: Pedigree - a distinguished, superior, or pure ancestry (from Anglo-French, pe de gru "foot of a crane" — for the resemblance to the branches of a genealogical chart) + Greedy - extremely eager or desirous (from Gothic, gredus "hunger")
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COMMENTS:
pertinent and easy to say - petaj, 2008-03-17: 03:34:00
Cute! Could be a real word! - libertybelle, 2008-03-17: 10:09:00
There's actually an old movie named Pedigreedy - porsche, 2008-03-17: 10:20:00
Truly great create! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 12:53:00
A natural creation! - arrrteest, 2008-03-17: 15:55:00
So that was Victoria's secret! and, i suppose she hoped to score a hole-in-one. Brilliant word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-17: 22:19:00
Wow, I just looked up that movie, porsche. It was actually a 'Felix the Cat' cartoon film from the 1920's, a silent cartoon! - Tigger, 2008-03-17: 22:55:00
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Protraction
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: prow-track-shun
Sentence: It didn't seem to matter to Linda that her new beau was severely deficient in personal hygiene skills and basic principles of politeness, her protraction to him was solely based on the fact that he drove a Ferrari. (Too bad she didn't realize that "Ferrari" was a pure emblemishment and was really a Fiat in disguise!)
Etymology: professional + attraction
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COMMENTS:
Linda, the protractor, didn't quite get the right angle! Complements to you. Outstanding Won! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 13:06:00
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Sycocent
Created by: Jamagra
Pronunciation: sik/e/sent (or even "seek-o-cent"?)
Sentence: When Elise, that gold digging sycocent, realized the "Vette" Edward drove was in fact a Chevette, not a Corvette, she dropped him hastily and unapologetically. She redoubled her benephishiary efforts.
Etymology: sycophant (self-seeking flatterer) + cent
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COMMENTS:
3 very clever word playes! Great sentence. Unique etymology and word! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 23:32:00
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Succumbference
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: circumference
Sentence: Carrie had been around for a long time, but was still a succumbference when surrounded by wealthy men.
Etymology: succumb (give in to seduction, capitulate) + deference (esteem for someone of higher standing) + circumference (perimeter of a circle - she's been a round!)
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COMMENTS:
Great etymology. Wonderful Won! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 12:58:00
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Cashheh
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: cash/hay
Sentence: Sally was strongly attracted to Stu because he had a certain cashheh. It had nothing to do with his bulging wallet.
Etymology: cachet + cash + heh
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COMMENTS:
Clever pun! Exceptional Won! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 13:00:00
Punspirational! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-17: 22:36:00
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Annanicoleminer
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: a-nah-nik-ol-my-nah
Sentence: when my new bride requested on our wedding night that i sleep on the couch so she could snuggle up in bed with my wallet, i realised i had married an annanicoleminer
Etymology: anna nicole [smith], coal miner [like a gold digger only dirtier]
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COMMENTS:
I like it! (workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down...) - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-17: 10:18:00
Brust out laughing! Funtastic Won! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 13:25:00
wonderful - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-17: 13:59:00
"But the music that excels Is the sound of oil wells As they slurp, slurp, slurp into the barrels" I think Anna Nicole was after the good oil. A fantastic construction. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-17: 22:15:00
Nice creation! - Tigger, 2008-03-17: 22:45:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
remistram - 2008-03-17: 09:17:00
hah, great interpretation of my def James!
silveryaspen - 2008-03-17: 13:29:00
Your definition and cartoon inspired lots of great creates, Remistram and James! As usual, I wish I had more vervotes for there are always so many great verbotes!
Thanks remistram and Silveryaspen. I guess I was thinking that people are attracted to status both ways -- both up and down. But maybe it just matter of "professional skills". ~ James