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DEFINITION: v.To be so obsessed with your own cleverness and wittiness that you don't listen to what anyone else is saying, let alone understand them. v. A person who is obsessed with their own wittiness.
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Verbotomist
Created by: SethelMerman
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COMMENTS:
Just kidding, kind of... - SethelMerman, 2009-07-19: 12:45:00
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Autowittiphilia
Created by: chris
Pronunciation: ort-oh-wit-ee-fill-ee-yer
Sentence: he was so wrapped up in his autowittiphilia that never even paused to wonder why rooms emptied in seconds upon his arrival
Etymology: auto (self) + witticism + philia (love)
Funnydamentalist
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: fun/nee/da/men/tal/ist
Sentence: Sam was a funnydamentalist who's wit was the cornerstone of his very being. He constantly had himself in stitches although sadly no one else found him amusing.
Etymology: funny + fundamentalist (sticks to inherent belief)
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COMMENTS:
I believe! - jrogan, 2009-07-17: 06:28:00
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Talkseemea
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: tok/see/mee/ah
Sentence: An acute case of talksemea renders the victim completely obsessed with their own words.
Etymology: talk + see me + toxemia
Reparteego
Created by: xMelody
Pronunciation: rep-er-tee-go, -tey-go.
Sentence: He's suffering from an oversized reparteego.
Etymology: repartee; ego
Infarceuated
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: in fars yu ay ted
Sentence: Art Fulretort was the office wag. He was clever enough and could be very droll in his assessments of people and events. He had always been the class clown in school and now had a broader audience on which to practice his comedy craft. He was so full of confidence that his humor was better than others that he entered the America's Got Talent Contest. So infarceuated was he with his schtick that he failed to hear the 3 judges bang their red X buttons in record time and the audience boo him off the stage. Art's not going to Vegas...
Etymology: Infatuated (obsessed with; marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness) & Farce (a comedy characterized by broad satire, wit and improbable situations)
Preoccuproud
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: prēˈäkyəproud
Sentence: Harry is so preoccuproud that he refuses to sign up for any but his own Twitter feeds. After all, how could he possible learn anything from anybody who is far less clever than himself.
Etymology: preoccupied (dominate or engross the mind to the exclusion of other thoughts) + proud (feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one\'s own achievements)
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COMMENTS:
another subtle excellent word - Jabberwocky, 2009-07-17: 12:27:00
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Witsnit
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: wit/snit
Sentence: He threw a little "witsnit" when he learned he hadn't been given the Dazzling Daemon of the Day award.
Etymology: An American English expression meaning an extreme state of agitation or angst when not being able to have one's way
Selfriotous
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: sell - f - ry - et - us
Sentence: Charlie's selfriotous behavior was getting on everyone's nerves. He constantly goofed around while others were talking. Fashioning himself to be the next Charlie of Rickles, he was in his own world of gags, tricks and jokes that only he thought were funny.
Etymology: self, self righteous, riotous (In a manner that causes uncontrollable laughter)
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COMMENTS:
We are amused... - Nosila, 2009-07-17: 10:16:00
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Cosbeing
Created by: rombus
Pronunciation: kaws - bee - ing
Sentence: Bart was known for his cosbeing behavior. He thought he was a comedian; but he was really just annoying everyone with his "unfunny" routines and self-amusement.
Etymology: Cosby (as in Bill Cosby), Being
Comments:
- 2006-11-16: 07:11:00
Vanwitty is a good one.
- 2006-11-16: 10:11:00
The sentences need more profile -- they are as amusing as the words: The egowilde chortled at his own jokes so loudly he could not hear anyone else speak.
franke - 2006-11-16: 19:11:00
Nice one Bjorn!
queeny - 2006-11-17: 14:11:00
I wish I could change my vote. sometimes I vote to early in the day. I want to change my vote. please. ps. great colourful cartoons. I love to see them printed up on a shirt or something.
Verbotomy - 2009-07-17: 00:05:00
Today's definition was illustrated by Franke James. Thank you Franke. ~ James