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DEFINITION: To measure your success, or evaluate your self-worth, based on what other people think.
Verboticisms
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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
Flattrometry
Created by: galwaywegian
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COMMENTS:
I like this word - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-11: 13:34:00
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Reflectesteem
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: ree-FLEKT-uh-steem
Sentence: Bonnie's reflectesteem was boosted by the drooling looks she got at the swimming pool.
Etymology: reflect + esteem
Laudmouth
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: lod/mowth
Sentence: Marilyn found that relying on a loyal laudmouth was the key to her success in the highly competitive world of birthday suit accessories.
Etymology: laud: to praise + mouth: an organ designed to emit favorable impressions
Insecuridation
Created by: IanArcher
Pronunciation: in-se-KYUR-i-DAY-shun
Sentence: Though lovely, it's clear the three woen in today's graphic suffer from insecuridation.
Etymology: from "insecurity" and "validation"
Psychociety
Created by: sonic
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- sonic, 2007-01-10: 08:18:00
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Surplusfidence
Created by: allwise
Pronunciation: sur-plus-fi-dens
Sentence: Without the surplusfidance of the gang, their leader would probably only have been a common playstation-geek.
Etymology: surplus - leftover + confidence
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COMMENTS:
Not too happy with this one. It was tricky to get the whole meaning without a dash this time. - allwise, 2007-01-10: 02:10:00
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Egoutruvate
Created by: Stump
Pronunciation: e/gahw/trew/vate
Sentence: Shannon tended to egoutruvate too much and it often got her down since she couldn't read people properly - even if they were a Dr. Seuss book.
Etymology: From the words Ego, outer, and evaluate.
