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'I wish this dress didn't make me look so fat...'

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.

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Amorport

Created by: oliviasull

Pronunciation: uh-mor-port

Sentence: The girl with the purple dress was amorportating and I was just sick of it!

Etymology: the love of getting support

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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

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Flatterseeker

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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Egoboost

Created by: abbyg

Pronunciation: e-go-bue-st

Sentence: "Do i look as skinny and pretty today as i did yesterday?" "stop egoboosting."

Etymology: boost comes from the latin root buest which means "to raise" or "increase". ego comes from the latin root ego which means "self" so the direct etymology literally means "to raise self"

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COMMENTS:

noice werd! - oliviasull, 2010-05-10: 12:42:00

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Steponme

Created by: idavecook

Pronunciation: STEP ON ME

Sentence: Gawd, Tracy's steponmeness has really gotten out of control. I heard she is going to be on the new reality show, "Kick Me When I am Down"

Etymology: I would have just used "mygirlfriend" but I thought I'd be a little more creative

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COMMENTS:

A steponme wanting everyone to step in and step her up! Outsteppingly done! This has a real kick to it! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-27: 17:53:00

Great etymology — kinda' says it all. - Tigger, 2008-02-27: 22:24:00

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Autoselfpitiate

youmustvotenato

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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Depressionalist

Created by: Biscotti

Pronunciation: de-pres-shun-al-ist

Sentence: Rita was great at being a depressionalist. She always got compliments when she talked down to herself.

Etymology: depression (sad) + analyist (deducting one's state of mind/being)

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Very thought provoking! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-27: 18:01:00

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Egotrolling

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: ˈēgōtroʊling

Sentence: Susy's self-esteem had taken a battering during her lifetime. It started with her parents letting her know that her birth had been an accident, the aftermath of an open-bar company christmas party. Her response was egotrolling. Much like a skilled fisherman, she would cast out a baited line to see what she could catch. Her line?: "I'm not very good (whatever) Her bait?: a sad pouty face.

Etymology: ego (a person's sense of self-importance) trolling (to fish by trailing a baited line behind a boat)

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Complitrolling

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: kom-pluh-troh-ling

Sentence: Every time Allison says something bad about herself, she expects her friends to tell her how wrong she is. Her complitrolling has become so annoying that several of her buddies have taken to merely agreeing with her.

Etymology: compliment (an expression of praise, commendation, or admiration) + trolling (fishing)

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Phatlessburkle

Created by: timlumber1

Pronunciation: fat-less-burck-ule

Sentence: She was so rude to the hot girl at the party she appeared to be a phatlessburkle,it seemed like she was very jealous of her!

Etymology: phatlessburkle - to not be a hottie and hate on sexy girls

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COMMENTS:

I love this word ! - timlumber1, 2008-12-13: 17:10:00

VOTE FOR ME, STEP RIGHT UP FOLKS AND PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR VOTE! - timlumber1, 2008-12-13: 17:19:00

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-02-27: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by Maxine. Thank you Maxine. ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-05-10: 00:04:00
Today's definition was suggested by Maxine. Thank you Maxine. ~ James

mrali613 - 2011-09-22: 13:46:00
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