Verboticisms

Created by: ddove60

Pronunciation: self-MORE-hound

Sentence: Can you beleive that skinny Angie said she that she wished her dress didn't make her look so fat?, Boy, she is really being a selfmorhound today.

Etymology: Selfmore (opposite selfless) + hound

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COMMENTS:

Very inventive! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-27: 11:59:00

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Created by: happywhenitrains

Pronunciation:

Sentence: That woman is such an inslut; all she does is talk about how much she hates herself.

Etymology: Insult+Slut

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Created by: faliskie1

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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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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: kämpləbeɪsmən

Sentence: Joan just can*t take praise. She eats so much humble pie that she always feels fat. At 5 ft. 2 inches tall she sees herself as a belittle person. Even her apartment is in a complabasement.

Etymology: compliment (a polite expression of praise or admiration) + abasement (behave in a way so as to belittle or degrade)

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COMMENTS:

complacations are great - Nosila, 2010-05-10: 13:55:00

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: compleat angler

Sentence: Pedro cast down his eyes and with false modesty declared that his handmade flies were very low quality. A complitangler, Pedro was always playing down his fishing skills to lure some praise from the crowd in his local pub, the Cod and Catfish. This time it backfired, Nemo put him in his plaice and told him not to hawrasse them with his self-deprecation. Pedro skated out the door and tackled the crew in the beer garden. He was always fishing for compliments.

Etymology: compli(ment) - words of praise + angler (fisherman) Song: Pedro the fisherman Book: The Compleat Angler

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COMMENTS:

Love a reel good fish story, just for the halibut! No flies on you. - Nosila, 2008-12-11: 02:13:00

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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

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈflædɚˌsnɛɹ/

Sentence: The sort of person who gets caught in a flattersnare tends to care about others' feelings and escape generally means doing even more damage to the trapper's feelings, so escape is generally difficult. However, repeatedly trapping the same person is dangerous as even the biggest softy in the world has their limits.

Etymology: from flatter + snare

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COMMENTS:

So strong a word, I feel snared by it! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-27: 11:57:00

Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-27: 16:00:00

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Created by: freiflug

Pronunciation: /flætərplænt/

Sentence: "By telling me how hard it is for good-looking women to find an honest guy, Karen flatterplanted me." "Jessica needs to be constantly reminded of her stunning physique and overall popularity. She can't survive one day without a compliment. She's such a flatterplant."

Etymology: flatter: to compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favour; to enhance someone's vanity by praising them; to portray something to advantage plant: (transitive) to place (a seed or plant) in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow; (transitive) to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit

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COMMENTS:

Good combo. - artr, 2010-05-10: 12:29:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: pal a ver shun

Sentence: Penny used palaversion to get attention for herself. Pity, compassion and sympathy helped her get the attention and flattery she needed. It was a form of passive-aggressive pandering.

Etymology: Palaver (flattery intended to persuade;influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering)& Aversion (the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away)

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