Vote for the best verboticism.
DEFINITION: To measure your success, or evaluate your self-worth, based on what other people think.
Verboticisms
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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.
Pollpularity
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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Whosize
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: hoo/size
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
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COMMENTS:
Horton heard your whosize. - Kyoti, 2007-07-25: 17:22:00
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Succesevalthem
Created by: dancerxoxox
Pronunciation: succes-eval-them
Sentence: she was in total successecalthem for as long as she worked in the office.
Etymology: success - evaluate - them
Exovaluate
Created by: Madacaek
Pronunciation: Eck-so-va-lu-ate
Sentence: Stop exovaluating yourself, what matters is how YOU feel.
Etymology: Exo+evaluate.
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COMMENTS:
I like it. :{D - Wordhewer, 2007-07-25: 21:08:00
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Egolocate
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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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
Peerworthy
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: Peer+worthy
Sentence: He pursued praise with a peerworthy paranoia.
Etymology: Peer+worthy
Reflecticognivalidate
Created by: Kyoti
Pronunciation: Re-fleck-tuh-cog-nuh-val-uh-date
Sentence: Although Gina felt pretty that morning, she really needed to hear Derek confirm it and reflecticognivalidate her efforts.
Etymology: Reflection + recognize + value + validation
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COMMENTS:
Sooo Kewl!!!!!!!! - missmurder, 2007-07-29: 14:49:00
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Egoutsource
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
Charithmetic
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
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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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
Empressish
Created by: trinityedanyl15
Pronunciation: em'pris-ish
Sentence: In the modeling competition, Jenny begans to empressish herself after the girls began whisper about her in the locker room.
Etymology: empress or impress- influence or effect made on the mind/ ish- of the nature; like
Assessesteem
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: ass-ess-ess-teem
Sentence: She assessesteemed daily but expected her daughters not to.
Etymology: assess + (self) esteem
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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Rabblerate
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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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
Comments:
Wordhewer - 2007-07-25: 17:02:00
Interesting word... Etymology?