Verboticisms

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: Peer+worthy

Sentence: He pursued praise with a peerworthy paranoia.

Etymology: Peer+worthy

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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

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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

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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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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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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: 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: 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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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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