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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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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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Peerworthy
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: Peer+worthy
Sentence: He pursued praise with a peerworthy paranoia.
Etymology: Peer+worthy
Oeval
Created by: riomarde
Pronunciation: O/eval
Sentence: She just can't feel good about herself without much oeval.
Etymology: Other = O eval = evaluate.
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
Assessesteem
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: ass-ess-ess-teem
Sentence: She assessesteemed daily but expected her daughters not to.
Etymology: assess + (self) esteem
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
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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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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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
Comments:
Wordhewer - 2007-07-25: 17:02:00
Interesting word... Etymology?