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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
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Egobumper
Created by: cokane
Pronunciation: EGO-BUMPer
Sentence: That is not an egobumping comment, thanks for not helping!
Etymology: ego meaning self created to complete my work
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
Ultraegodemony
Created by: Grim13
Pronunciation: ul-tra-E-go-de-mo-ni
Sentence: That girl is such an egomaniac and always tries to pull an ultraegodemony.
Etymology: ultra=beyond or extra ego= self dem= people
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COMMENTS:
you suck butthole - bossleafman, 2010-05-10: 13:24:00
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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
Admirseeker
Created by: 586022
Pronunciation: ad-myr-seek-er
Sentence: The girl is an amdirseeker, she is always fishing for complements.
Etymology: admire: from Latin admirari seeker: to persieve
Attentionbeggest
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: ah-ten-shun-beg-ist
Sentence: Kim Carcrashagain was such an attentionbeggest.
Etymology: The act of needing so much attention that a person will beg for it.
Derogastory
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: dur/og/a/story
Sentence: Oh no...run. Here comes Beth with another derogastory
Etymology: derogatory + story
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COMMENTS:
So well done, we feel like running away with you! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-27: 11:38:00
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Overesteemer
Created by: AMurray
Pronunciation: o-ver-es-teem-er
Sentence: Nobody like an overesteemer they make everyone else feel bad.
Etymology: over-above and beyone es-self teem-thought er- (suffix) being of or from
Egoflaggelate
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: : ee - go - FLADJ - uh layt
Sentence: Muriel's self esteem was so low she would harshly egoflagellate herself through incessant self deprecation in hopes of eliciting favorable disagreement from her friends and family.
Etymology: Etymology: blend of ego and 'flagellate' (To whip or flog; scourge)
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COMMENTS:
good one - Jabberwocky, 2008-12-11: 09:27:00
It will not be getting my vote, my egoflaggelate says no~ - timlumber1, 2008-12-13: 17:14:00
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Compulty
Created by: bertbam86
Pronunciation: com-pul-ty
Sentence: "If you compult one more time I will never speak to you again."
Etymology:
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
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