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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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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.
Selfishesteem
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: self-ish-est-eem
Sentence: Models, celebrities and fashionistas all measure their selfishesteem in others' opinions.
Etymology: sef-esteem plus selfish.... simple!
Extrovaluate
Created by: tangledupinblue
Pronunciation:
Sentence: She extrovaluated her self as a 6 out of 10.
Etymology:
Exociation
Created by: Wildcat
Pronunciation: ek-zo-si-a-tion
Sentence: I really wish I could be exociated
Etymology: exo- external (to me) + appreciation
Appeerciated
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: uh/peer/shee/eyt/ed
Sentence: She only said, did and wore what her friends approved of. She felt totally appeerciated.
Etymology: appreciated + peer
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COMMENTS:
I would like to show my appeerciation for this wonderful word, but I want to see what everyone else says... - wordmeister, 2007-01-10: 10:05:00
me too - me too - I was always a sucker for peer pressure (my whosize is very small) - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-10: 10:11:00
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Mirrorworth
Created by: bghicks
Pronunciation: mirror worth
Sentence: Her mirrirworth is really down with that haircolor.
Etymology: mirror - what is reflected worth
Assessomate
Created by: egonschiela
Pronunciation: ass-ess-o-mate
Sentence: Quentin was thrilled that Colin had assessomated his chances of the new post as 'better than good', and unusually paid for the first round of drinks.
Etymology: assess (determine) o (of) mate (friend)
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
