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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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Cumpliavailpresag

Created by: faliskie1

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Psudoselfaspersinate

Created by: XMbIPb

Pronunciation: /sudo-self-as-per-zhe-nate/

Sentence: “You can’t even imagine how long it takes me to do my hair in the morning,” complained Wanda. “First, the darn thing has to be shampooed and conditioned. I can’t event tell you about the blow drying… then… hello…. my 200-dollar highlights are all askew and need to be gelled into the right place…” Wanda wasn’t going to stop until she finally got a compliment on her hair fashion. She will have to wait for a long time. Lorna, who just lost all her hair to the second cycle of chemotherapy was in no mood for her sister’s PSEUDOSELFASPERSING bullsh^*t.

Etymology: Pseudo (fr. Greek – false, fake, spurious).-.-.-.-. Self (fr. Old. Eng. - one’s own person) .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Aseprsion (fr. Lat. – to sprinkle someone; modern meaning[since late 16th century] - bespatter with slander.) >>>>>>> OVERALL MEANING: to falsely slander oneself.

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aaaagggghhh.... dear readers, please note. The correct spelling of this word is p-s-E-u-d-o-selfaspersinate (with an "e") ... deeply embarrassed, XMbIPb - XMbIPb, 2010-05-10: 02:01:00

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Palaversion

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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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.

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Sacrificialwhine

Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /sak-ruh-fish-ul-wiyn/

Sentence: Delilah was a tall, blond, blue-eyed beauty, and secretly, Christina couldn't stand her. It wasn't really Delilah's attractiveness that she hated ― it was more because she seemed to take it all for granted. She would complain about any slight percieved imperfection to anyone kind enough to listen, and sacrificialwhine on and on about things like 'having a bad-hair-day' and that she was going to have to cancel her date because of it. Christina would have just been glad to have a date at all... She just sighed to herself and pretended to nod sympathetically as Delilah now went on about how she couldn't find a bra to properly show off her considerable cleavage with her new dress.

Etymology: blend of, Sacrificial wine - wine used in various religions as a holy offering (from Latin, sacrificium "sacred rite" & vinum "of the vine") + Whine - (Old English, hwinan "to whistle through the air"; like the sound of many arrows)

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So witty! So funny! Great pun! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-27: 11:45:00

I think members of the clergy sometimes use this to capture errant parishioners - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-27: 13:14:00

Good word and great sentence. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-27: 15:57:00

Right on. - ErWenn, 2008-02-27: 21:27:00

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Masochistiwhiner

Created by: CanadianAndyCapp

Pronunciation: Mass-o-kiss-tee-wy-ner

Sentence: Despite his legitimate difficulties and handicaps, Fred's continual attempts to solicit sympathy for his self-perceived "Hard Luck" only succeeded in turning him into a Masochistiwhiner.

Etymology: Masochist - Self inflicted pain / Whine - Pain-in-the-Ass inflicted on others

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COMMENTS:

Has so many insinuations, it really fits! Big hit! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-27: 11:52:00

nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-27: 13:18:00

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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

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Belittlebigman

Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: bee-lit-tull-big-man

Sentence: In his acceptance speech, the oscar-winning actor made little of his accomplishment, instead giving much credit to everyone else in the movie, and to those who had a hand in making the movie. His down play of himself, worked in reverse, making him seem even better, nobler, and nicer. It was his way to belittlebigman.

Etymology: Belittle and big man, also a play on the movie Little Big Man. Belittle: make little of: down play. Big Man: slang expression meaning great or important person.

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It could also have been Louisa belitllinglittlewomen - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-27: 13:04:00

If the movie was about General Custer's demise, it may have been titled, "Belittlebigman at the "Little Big Horn" - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-27: 15:54:00

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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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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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Flattersnare

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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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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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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