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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.
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Complimentfisher
Created by: 532641
Pronunciation: com-pli-ment-fish-errr
Sentence: betty says bad things about herself all the time, she's such a complimentfisher.
Etymology: made up may 10th in the 2010's for mr. g's etymology class.
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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Shuckster
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)
Disparagus
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: dis par a gus
Sentence: When he came in to work, he always shook off comments about his appearance. He was slim, well-dressed and groomed himself well, but could not take a compliment gracefully. His coworkers atarting calling him a disparagus, which was funny because his first name was Gus.
Etymology: Disparage (self-deprecate;diminish) & Asparagus (edible young shoots of the asparagus plant, a vegetable)
Egotrolling
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)
Woerrior
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: wo ree or
Sentence: Wanda was a decorated Woerrior. She fought the Battle of the Bulge in General Jenny Craig's Army and lost 100 pounds. She had become the Lieutenant of Lettuce, the Field Marshal of Fiber, the Sargent of Salads and the Major Loser in the Campaigns. And yet, she still did not see herself as thin, so she sought out compliments for reassurance by saying self-deprecating things about her figure. Her best friend Debbie soon saw through her woe-is-me demeanor. At 280 pounds, Debbie had yet to enlist and told Wanda that she was a disgrace to her unit and she should start acting like the Loser she really was and combat her attitude!
Etymology: Woe (intense mournfulness;misery resulting from affliction) & Warrior (someone who fights in a war) & Worrier( thinks about unfortunate things that might happen)
Joyderide
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: joi-DI-rahyd.
Sentence: The strange sounds that echoed in my head, obviously were even funnier on my lips, for my French speaking classmates laughed till they cried. And every day my pronunciation sounded worse, and there was nothing I could do to improve it. Then one day I said to myself, Bob you’re on a winner here; milk it, be the butt of their jokes, slip in a few Malay words and they will love you even more. It was fantastic I was more popular than ever before; the hurt had gone; the “joie de jeers” were now sweet music to my ears; my emotional tank was full again, and it was seat-belts on for the joyderide of my life.
Etymology: Blend of joy, joyride, & deride. Perhaps in line with the french flavour of my sentence, the verbotomy should be, "joie de ride".
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COMMENTS:
Oh ... a joy deride it for all it's worth! Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-27: 12:08:00
very nice Ozzie - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-27: 13:10:00
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Egomanivivus
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
Badulation
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ba/du/lay/shun
Sentence: Sally discovered that she could attract more flattery by dropping snippets of badulation such as "I wish I could be as warm and cozy as you but with 0% bodyfat and this ridicuouisly slender body I could only end up with the thankless job of making designer's clothes look fabulous."
Etymology: bad + adulation
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COMMENTS:
Yes, it is way better to be a great Human Clotheshanger than a great Human Being! - Nosila, 2008-12-11: 22:20:00
Excellent. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-13: 16:14:00
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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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