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DEFINITION: To measure your success, or evaluate your self-worth, based on what other people think.
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Egoutsource
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: ee-gout-source
Sentence: She's always fishing for compliments, I wish she didn't feel the need to constantly egoutsource.
Etymology: ego + outsource
Peerpoint
Created by: chris
Pronunciation: peer-poynt
Sentence: Nigel's reliance on peerpointing was fatally flawed; his inability to recognise that everyone thought he was a twat meant he rated himself far too highly
Etymology: peer (peer group) + point (score)
Whosize
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: hu/si/z
Sentence: Your whosize not to be confused with your shoe size determines whether or not you get invited to all the "cool" parties.
Etymology: who + shoe size
Poorworthanoia
Created by: Carole
Pronunciation: poor/pour, worth, anoia/annoyer
Sentence: His head held low, no eye contact, he wore his poorworthanoia like a permanent cloak!
Etymology: poor/ not high, worth/ value, anoia/ phobia
Theiranoia
Created by: maxxy
Pronunciation: THERE-a-noy-a
Sentence: Jessica suffered a theiranoia so deep that she had "Does this make my butt look big" printed on the back of her T-shirt.
Etymology: Their (opinions) + paranoia
Vanitation
Created by: Fenners
Pronunciation: vani - tay - shun
Sentence: She's always been vanitational. Always judges herself on other peoples opinions...
Etymology: corruption of 'vanity'
Flattrometry
Created by: galwaywegian
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COMMENTS:
I like this word - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-11: 13:34:00
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