Vote for the best verboticism.
DEFINITION: v. To seek compliments and/or support by insulting oneself or by complaining about the difficulty of one's life. n. A person who uses self-deprecation as flattery bait.
Verboticisms
Click on each verboticism to read the sentences created by the Verbotomy writers, and to see your voting options...
You have two votes. Click on the words to read the details, then vote your favorite.
Egoffendiment
Created by: jajsr
Pronunciation: E-go-fin-da-mint
Sentence: Patti, who was an attractive woman, would always ask her not-so attractive friends for their opinions about dating and fashion, but would always counter their opinions with an egoffendiment that made her friends feel insecure about themselves.
Etymology: Mixture of "Ego", "Offend" and "iment" from Compliment
Autoselfpitiate
Created by: youmustvotenato
Pronunciation: auto-self-pity-ate
Sentence: Here it comes. My wife puts on the dress and autoselfpitiates by asking me the age-old-loaded-death-question..."does this make my butt look big?"
Etymology: auto; self-pity
Malegodiction
Created by: emd11
Pronunciation: mal-ee-go-dict-shun
Sentence: Even though she knew she was smart, she used a malegodiction, to get her friend to tell her so.
Etymology: Malegodiction comes from the bases mal-bad, ego- self, and dict- speak. It means to speak badly about oneself in order to gain praise from others.
----------------------------
COMMENTS:
Ooo, I like that one. Good job, EMD :-) - XMbIPb, 2010-05-12: 17:21:00
----------------------------
Flattertrolling
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: flatərtroʊlng
Sentence: One of Denise’s favorite pastimes is flattertrolling. She tosses out self-effacing comments fully expecting friends and coworkers to boost her hungry ravenous ego. Her least favorite workmate is Roy who often just shakes his head and says, ”You’re right”.
Etymology: flatter (lavish insincere praise and compliments upon someone) + trolling (fish by trailing a baited line along behind a boat)
Disparagus
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: dis par a gus
Sentence: When he came in to work, he always shook off comments about his appearance. He was slim, well-dressed and groomed himself well, but could not take a compliment gracefully. His coworkers atarting calling him a disparagus, which was funny because his first name was Gus.
Etymology: Disparage (self-deprecate;diminish) & Asparagus (edible young shoots of the asparagus plant, a vegetable)
Complimentfisher
Created by: 532641
Pronunciation: com-pli-ment-fish-errr
Sentence: betty says bad things about herself all the time, she's such a complimentfisher.
Etymology: made up may 10th in the 2010's for mr. g's etymology class.
Goadline
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: G oh d lie n
Sentence: Trixie was good at the goadline, to prod her husband to praise her. Example one: Trixie says "Does this dress make me look fat?" Her husband thinks, but does not say 'yes.' To avoid an unpleasant situation and an argument, he says "Of course not! It shows you have curves in all the right places. You have a great figure." Example 2: Do you like my new ash blond hair color?" The husband, who has turned as ugly a shade of gray, as the new color on her hair, is again provoked to lie to keep life pleasant, and says "Silver is such a pretty color." Her husband often hummed 'Then peace will guide the planets And love will steer the stars."
Etymology: GOAD,LINE, play on GOAL LINE. Goad - prod and provoke into an action. Line - to exaggerate abilities or attributes in order to impress somebody. Goal line - the place where you win, make the score, get what you wanted.
----------------------------
COMMENTS:
It is indeed the dawning of the Age of Aquarius! - Nosila, 2008-12-11: 22:18:00
----------------------------
Dummyhead
Created by: bossleafman
Pronunciation: duhm-ee; hed
Sentence: She was being a dummy head, saying she was overweight when she only weighed a measley 100 pounds.
Etymology: dummy -from the english word dumb meaning stupid. head - from the english word head,meaning the origin of emotions.
----------------------------
COMMENTS:
this word is the tits - bossleafman, 2010-05-10: 13:23:00
----------------------------
Woerrior
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: wo ree or
Sentence: Wanda was a decorated Woerrior. She fought the Battle of the Bulge in General Jenny Craig's Army and lost 100 pounds. She had become the Lieutenant of Lettuce, the Field Marshal of Fiber, the Sargent of Salads and the Major Loser in the Campaigns. And yet, she still did not see herself as thin, so she sought out compliments for reassurance by saying self-deprecating things about her figure. Her best friend Debbie soon saw through her woe-is-me demeanor. At 280 pounds, Debbie had yet to enlist and told Wanda that she was a disgrace to her unit and she should start acting like the Loser she really was and combat her attitude!
Etymology: Woe (intense mournfulness;misery resulting from affliction) & Warrior (someone who fights in a war) & Worrier( thinks about unfortunate things that might happen)
Assaultandflattery
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: uh/sawlt/and/flat/uh/ree
Sentence: Megan learned early in life that negative self comments lead friends to say the nicest things to her. Unfortunately, this technique of assaultandflattery wears thin and people easily get tired of this baitandsoothe type of interaction.
Etymology: ASSAULTANDFLATTERY - noun - from ASSAULT AND BATTERY + FLATTERY
----------------------------
COMMENTS:
I think I know Megan...heck, I think I'm related to her! - Mustang, 2008-12-11: 07:15:00
very clever - Jabberwocky, 2008-12-11: 09:26:00
----------------------------
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Maxine. Thank you Maxine. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Maxine. Thank you Maxine. ~ James
mrali613 - 2011-09-22: 13:46:00
:D