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DEFINITION: To measure your success, or evaluate your self-worth, based on what other people think.

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Insecurego

Created by: kabloozie

Pronunciation: in-seh-CUR-ee-go

Sentence: When no one commented on Stella's new hairdo, she began to toss her head in hopes of attracting attention. Her insecurego made everyone feel uncomfortable.

Etymology: Insecure + Ego

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Oeval

Created by: riomarde

Pronunciation: O/eval

Sentence: She just can't feel good about herself without much oeval.

Etymology: Other = O eval = evaluate.

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Peerworthy

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: Peer+worthy

Sentence: He pursued praise with a peerworthy paranoia.

Etymology: Peer+worthy

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Assessesteem

Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: ass-ess-ess-teem

Sentence: She assessesteemed daily but expected her daughters not to.

Etymology: assess + (self) esteem

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Sucksesstimate

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: suk-sess-tuh-mayt

Sentence: his friends were tired of his endless sucksesstimating

Etymology: suck, success, estimate

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COMMENTS:

sounds good with purple's word Charithmetic Sucksesstimator - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-25: 12:43:00

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Modelate

Created by: tatterdemalion

Pronunciation: mod-el-ate

Sentence: After being told she was flat, Jen modelated until she was on the same note as her accuser.

Etymology: model + modulate

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Youdentify

Created by: Wordhewer

Pronunciation: you-DEN'-tih-fy

Sentence: Marla obsessed on what others thought of her -- even her rivals. She was so much in the habit of youdentifying that she was unable to form an independent estimation of her own worth.

Etymology: Derivation: The "I" is taken from "identify" and replaced with "you", suggesting that "What you think of me is more important than what I think of myself."

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COMMENTS:

Oh, no! I overwrote my definition. I was trying to add a definition for another day's word. - Wordhewer, 2007-07-25: 20:19:00

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