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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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Statustraction
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: sta-tus-track-shun
Sentence: Emilio was in statustraction with Brittney Spears; even though he knew he could never get with her because he was quite ugly.
Etymology: status (position in the world) + satisfaction (happiness) + attraction (love or appreciation)
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COMMENTS:
His song might be "I can't get no Statustraction!" Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 12:55:00
great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-17: 13:50:00
Excellent! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-17: 22:21:00
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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,
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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Greedglutter
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Greed-glu-ter
Sentence: Streetcornergutterslut was such a greedglutter she would do anything to get what she wanted!
Etymology: Greed:An excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth. Gluter:(slang for gluton) A person who is always eager for more of something usually unpleasant, for the sake of their own twisted $atisfaction.
Castecovetavian
Created by: arrrteest
Pronunciation: cast-eh-cuv-eh-tay-vee-an
Sentence: Beer goggles can explain why some people hook up, but for others, it is purely castecovetavian. Milo, the heir to the Johnson Tools fortune and his trophy wife Svetlana were an oddly matched couple. He met her as a waitress in a drive-in restaurant gave her his phone number. He was in his mid 30's and never dated. Some thought her attraction had to be because of his endowment, but those who knew him better said it was because of his, uh, personality.
Etymology: Caste (social group consisting of people of the same rank) + covet (to crave) + avi(bird, as in flying high)+ian (one who is)
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COMMENTS:
Beer goggles is a great expression ... I will use it often. Your word captures the essence of people who set their sights for more! Unique! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 13:19:00
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Spitzerlambed
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: spitz er lamd
Sentence: When "Kirstin" went on duty, she was used to gentlemen callers who took advantage of her neutrality. She ended up being spitzerlambed by her latest client #9, whose attitude, if she were franc, would make her senses Berne. She called him Basle, and he said he had a Matterhorn...you know, one that really mattered. But actually his penchant for laundering cash, made her suspect that he was a banker or at least a big time crook or a state politican. She was attracted to his power, but was afraid that their liaison would give her a ZurItch. She wanted to tell him to Lucerne-up and enjoy himself, but he kept looking for the Red Cross phone number. She was so in love, she thought she was imprisoned by his attention and therefore subject to the rules of the Geneva Convention. Too late she realized that her love life and professional life would become as tasty for the media as a big piece of Swiss Cheese!
Etymology: Eliot Spitzer (former NY Governor, disgraced by his sexual "reforms") & Lamb (person easily deceived or cheated)& Switzerland (European Country known for it's big bank deposits and neutrality)& lambaste, to censure severely or angrily.
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COMMENTS:
A world famous sentence! A word so with it for today! Superbly Done. Superb Won! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 13:09:00
Very topical; I think "poor" Eliot has been shish-ke-BABE-'d! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-17: 22:39:00
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Rankinphile
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: rangk-IN-phile
Sentence: The moment our eyes met, I had $ense to know that we were an "exact matching." His deep "green-back" eyes, slumped "head and shoulders" which had long ago peaked hiding century old, blushless cheeks deep as one of his Western Australian open-cut iron ore mines. Our "historical exchange" was fatal; it was his last trading day; you could say that the "horizontal spread" had been too much for him. I had hit a "home run" Perhaps, for him, it had been a "self-liquidating loan" The "separation theorem" told me that I was the richest 25 year old rankinphile in the Southern Hemisphere. Girlfriend, it was "back up the truck" my "line of credit" was about to flow.
Etymology: Blend of Rank, Ranking: social class, standing,status & -Phile: attraction to, liking for, preference for, obsession with.
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COMMENTS:
What a cent$able $entence! $plendid Won! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 13:13:00
great sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-17: 14:01:00
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Upfatuation
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ʌpˈfætʃuˌeɪʃən/
Sentence: He never took his upfatuations seriously, but as he climbed the corporate ladder, he liked to stare up the skirts of those above him.
Etymology: from up + (in)fatuation
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COMMENTS:
Naughty nice word! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 12:59:00
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Stathag
Created by: picabomama
Pronunciation: stat/hag
Sentence: Crystal had always had an affinity for gay men, they were among her best friends. Gay men, however, were not paying the bills and it was very expensive to keep up with their taste in nightclubs and fashion. So, Crystal decided it was time to change camps and went hunting for horny, rich and powerful straight men. It wasn't long before she was an established and accomplished stathag.
Etymology: status+ hag...this is a play on a descriptive phrase that I don't think I should type for fear of offending.
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COMMENTS:
Wow! Strong, Powerful Word! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 13:01:00
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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