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'I may not have the body of a peacock...'

DEFINITION: n. An individual who is so self-absorbed and cocksure that they cannot understand why their mating calls, or "pick-up lines", do not generate the desired response. v. To repeatedly issue mating calls.

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Peabodybrainnocock

Created by: idonnathepiranha

Pronunciation: pea/body/brain/no/cock'

Sentence: Mr. Peabodybrainnocock just doesn't find his brain power these days.

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Recawpitulate

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: ree/cah/pit/you/late

Sentence: As one gorgeous bird after another flew past his perch, all he could do was recawpitulate.

Etymology: recapitulate + caw

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Cawligula

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: caw lig yula

Sentence: He was a cawligula and plied his cawrting rituals all over his territory. So in love with himself, he could not understand why the chicks did not reply to his mating cawls. He always gave them a saucy look and holding his wing to his ear would say, "Cawl me".

Etymology: Caligula (debauched Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity) & Caw (cry of a crow or other corvine avian)

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Verstuper

Created by: adbern

Pronunciation: ver-stuper

Sentence: Who know them not, the verstupers!!

Etymology: very stupid person

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Narcilapse

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈnɑɹ.səˌlæps/

Sentence: Johnny Bravo is the ultimate narcilapse. He was disappointed that the word wasn't named after him.

Etymology: From Narcissus + lapse

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COMMENTS:

I just realized how much this sounds like "narcolepsy." - ErWenn, 2007-02-23: 11:37:00

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Crowster

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: cro-stur

Sentence: Reginald is a real crowster, always yammering about how slick and desirable he is and thinking that all the babes are swooning over him, not realizing that they are not swooning but are actually fighting off revulsion.

Etymology: Blend of 'crow' (v. 1.To talk with excessive pride) and rooster (a male bird who is known for 'crowing' daily)

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Pompidolt

Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: pomp-e-dolt

Sentence: The girls walked by a group of pompidolts who did not understand that their comments about "jugs" and "gams" were not complimentary.

Etymology: pompous + dolt

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Casanono

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: kah sah noh noh

Sentence: John dear was such a casanono, his chat up lines had him arrested twice and he once spent three days in hospital when he developed an allergy to spider pheramone.

Etymology: casanova, no no

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Conchatter

Created by: igho1207

Pronunciation: con-chat-ter.

Sentence: That guy's chat up lines never work, he's such a conchatter.

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Egosolicitic

Created by: Mobelia

Pronunciation:

Sentence: His egosolicitic attempts to win her affections we both obtuse and narcissistic.

Etymology: egotistic - self-absorbed, conceited solicit - to seduce, attact, captivate

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-22: 00:00:01
Today's definition was suggested by allwise.
Thank you allwise! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-22: 00:00:01
Today's definition was suggested by allwise.
Thank you allwise! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-22: 00:00:01
Today's definition was suggested by allwise.
Thank you allwise! ~ James

allwise - 2007-02-22: 02:21:00
You're welcome!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-23: 01:48:00
Thanks allwise. And thanks for submitting your word today! Flirtard is perfect. I'd love to get one of your T-shirts. I think it would look good on me... ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-09-16: 09:21:00
Today's definition was suggested by allwise. Thank you allwise. ~ James

abrakadeborah - 2009-09-18: 18:21:00
I enjoyed coming back on here James :) This one was a fun word to make up. Good job Allwise!