Verboticisms

Created by: eheber

Pronunciation: fuh lat er cee kuher

Sentence: That girl is such a flatterseeker, all she does is ask for attention.

Etymology: Flatter from the Latin root Flatt is a form of compliment. Seeker from the Greek root Seek is one who trys to find something.

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: shuk ster

Sentence: Melanie was a shuckster. Everytime she was given a compliment, she'd turn it into a negative, so that people would have to compliment her more to convince her it was sincere. When Georgia complimented her on her new purple dress, Melanie said she thought it made her look fat. Then Georgia would insist that the colour suited Melanie so well. Finally Georgia, who had not had any compliments in a long time, got fed up with Melanie's act in demureness. Georgia told her flatly to enjoy any compliments she got now, because in 25 years, 2 kids and a divorce later, she probably wouldn't be able to fit that little purple dress anymore. Georgia knew from whence she spoke.

Etymology: Shucks (an expression of disappointment or irritation;something of little value...phrase Aw Shucks, is Characterized by a shy, self-effacing, often unsophisticated manner, intended to show humble reaction to compliments) & suffix "-ster" (Someone who is, or who is associated with, or who does something specified.) Rhymes wkith Huckster (a seller of shoddy goods)

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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

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Created by: dochanne

Pronunciation: Me me cry

Sentence: Gemma dreaded this part, the part of the evening when some idiot asked Joanne how she was. There was almost an audible pause in the hubbub of conversation in the room as the collective consciousness of those present registered the newcomers' error. And there was the indrawing of breath before the compliment-begging whine, how bad she was at her job, how fat she felt, how hard-done-by she was by all those people who took advantage of her sooo generous nature. It was not long before the party moved onto the balcony despite the cold outside. "Right, if he does that again, nobody invite that guy to the christmas party." said David, joining Gemma at the railing. "Nevermind him, why don't we just not invite the source of all that memecry?"

Etymology: Me, me it's all about ME! My life is so terrible and no-body loves me, if someone doesn't compliment me I think I'll cry! Mimicry - pretense or acting to benefit onesself; "playing" the victim..

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COMMENTS:

ME-arvellous word. EconoMEcal and ME-ticulous. - Nosila, 2008-12-11: 02:16:00

I like how Gemma is carrying the self-deprecation meme. Good one, Doc ;-) - emdeejay, 2008-12-11: 02:43:00

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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

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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

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: ba/du/lay/shun

Sentence: She was so full of badulation that she had to point out she might have missed a whole decimal point and only ended up with 99%.

Etymology: bad + adulation

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COMMENTS:

When it comes to the definition, very nice catch all! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-27: 11:41:00

Good Word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-27: 15:48:00

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Created by: catcher93

Pronunciation: ego mani viv us

Sentence: You are too egomanivivus, all you care about is how much you think that dress makes you look fat.

Etymology: ego comes from the latin word ego meaning I/self. mani comes from the english word maniac. and viv comes from the latin word viva meaning life

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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

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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)

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: ee - go - fladj - uh - LAY - shun

Sentence: Giselle's self esteem was so low she resorted to harsh criticism of herself through incessant egoflagellation in hopes of enticing a favorable rebuttal from family and friends.

Etymology: blend of ego and flagellation

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COMMENTS:

Fantastic word! - Tigger, 2008-02-27: 02:40:00

You got it whipped! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-27: 11:46:00

nice blend of words - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-27: 13:20:00

Great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-27: 15:43:00

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