Verboticisms

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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Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: eeg + out + source

Sentence: I have a desperate need for attention - sure, it's egoutsourcing, but I can't help it.

Etymology: ego + outsource

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: poll-pyu-larity

Sentence: Carmina was happy imagining that all of her classmates adored her. When she realised her pollpularity had dropped after her indiscretion in the canteen, she was plunged into self-loathing and despair.

Etymology: poll + popular

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COMMENTS:

Another clever word. :{) - Wordhewer, 2007-07-25: 13:03:00

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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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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: Peer+worthy

Sentence: He pursued praise with a peerworthy paranoia.

Etymology: Peer+worthy

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Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: ee-goh-LOH-kayt

Sentence: Alex's girlfriend egolocated for a half-hour: "I don't look fat, do I? Don't tell me I'm fat, okay? Please? Okay, just say I'm not fat, please."

Etymology: ego + echolocate

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COMMENTS:

Very nice. :{D Reminiscent of "echolocation", too. - Wordhewer, 2007-07-25: 01:28:00

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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: kah-rith-mah-tik

Sentence: Should she wear the demure pink dress, or the slinky black one? The fanfear was gut-wrenching, and keeping track of the charithmetic was getting difficult, as she had run out of fingers and toes on which to keep tally.

Etymology: charisma, arithmetic

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Created by: ChristopherAndersen

Pronunciation: RA bul rate

Sentence: Who cares if nobody voted for your word? Don't rabblerate yourself.

Etymology: from "rabble" a mob, or common people, and "rate" to estimate the value of

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COMMENTS:

This is related to the word "hotornotracize," to choose your friends based on whether others find them cool or attractive. - ChristopherAndersen, 2007-07-31: 17:34:00

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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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Created by: lilcutie12

Pronunciation: lou Boo A COOKIE

Sentence:

Etymology:

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