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DEFINITION: v. To offer unquestioning support and enthusiasm, when perhaps, some "constructive criticism" would be more helpful. n. Support which is given without restraint or consideration.
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Spencourage
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: spen coor aj
Sentence: Joe's buddies helped spencourage him to follow his dream and give up all for a pipedream that would wipe him out financially in 2 months. With friends like that...who needs enemies?
Etymology: Spend (pay out money) & Encourage (support,influence)
Enthusipid
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: enθoōsipid
Sentence: The company seems to fling itself from one dissaster to another, perhaps attributable to to the corp of enthusipid managers who can stand up and cheer for any idea presented. They can get behind anything as long as it doesn*t require them to think. These bandwagoneers are just as quick to jump camps if the program they were supporting receives any flak.
Etymology: enthused (say something that expresses one*s eager enjoyment, interest, or approval) + insipid (lacking vigor or interest)
Cockuptease
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: coc/up/teez
Sentence: A cockuptease is a person who lures his/her friends into a false sense of security just before they make a foolish mistake.
Etymology: cockup + cock tease
Supportfool
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The excandidate acknowledged his friends for their supportfool behaviour.
Etymology:
Agreementalcase
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: agrEE-men-tal-cAse
Sentence: Dave is an agreementalcase. One of his qualities to avoid controversy. Agreeing on, and reinforcing everything Jill says, reguardless if it's correct or not.
Etymology: agreement/mental case
Supporticide
Created by: ubgrud
Pronunciation: sup-port-a-side
Sentence: When Jill announced that she was having her nose reduced for the fifth time her husband showed his full supporticide.
Etymology: support + homocide
Blairtobushism
Created by: mickey666
Pronunciation: blair-to-bushism
Sentence: "Yes", fawned Tony, pandering to the president's desire to invade another Middle Eastern country. Blairtobushism was rampant.
Etymology: The sycophantic postering witnessed in US and UK politics.
Marzipandering
Created by: kyotonils
Pronunciation: mär'zə-păn'der
Sentence: I guess I'm guilty of marzipandering, but he seemed so sure of himself I didn't have the heart to burst his balloon.
Etymology: marzipan+pandering. It's pandering with a scaffolding built of weak spun sugar, that is, no support whatsoever.
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COMMENTS:
Good one!! - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-22: 10:39:00
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Agreeablist
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: ag ree a bliss t
Sentence: tommy's parents were always agreeablist even when he suggested the full facial tattoo of a naked woman.
Etymology: from agreeing and being agreeable and blissed in ignorance of what danger it will cause by just going along with it.
Veneerate
Created by: chofu67
Pronunciation: ven ear ate
Sentence: The pundits on Fox readily veneerated W's latest plan to send additional troops into Iraq.
Etymology: veneer (skin deep) + rate
