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

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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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Malegodiction

Created by: emd11

Pronunciation: mal-ee-go-dict-shun

Sentence: Even though she knew she was smart, she used a malegodiction, to get her friend to tell her so.

Etymology: Malegodiction comes from the bases mal-bad, ego- self, and dict- speak. It means to speak badly about oneself in order to gain praise from others.

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Ooo, I like that one. Good job, EMD :-) - XMbIPb, 2010-05-12: 17:21:00

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Inslut

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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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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Admirseeker

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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Manipubait

Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: man - ip - u - bayt

Sentence: Georgia was at it again....she really knew how to manipubait everyone into saying the things she needed to hear.... "Don't you think my hair is really looking ratty today", "Look at all the puffiness under my eyes", "I really need to get a tighter girdle. Things are escaping that you don't want to see"...etc, etc. She always got the results she wanted....lots of comments on how thin, pretty, young and intelligent she was.

Etymology: Manipulate (influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor") + Bait (lure, entice, or entrap with bait)

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You wont be seeing this in the paper! - timlumber1, 2008-12-13: 17:16:00

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Dummyhead

Created by: bossleafman

Pronunciation: duhm-ee; hed

Sentence: She was being a dummy head, saying she was overweight when she only weighed a measley 100 pounds.

Etymology: dummy -from the english word dumb meaning stupid. head - from the english word head,meaning the origin of emotions.

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this word is the tits - bossleafman, 2010-05-10: 13:23:00

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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

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Tizzleaboutomy

Created by: emdeejay

Pronunciation: tizzle about a me

Sentence: Despite being a rather fetching looking girl, Jemima's self esteem was always a little on the low side. When a conversation turned to negative things, she always found a way to make a self deprecating remark. In the presence of opportunistic young lads she usually got what she wanted, and offers of more to boot! Unfortunately though Jemima's friends were flattered out sick of it; they wanted to give her a Tizzleaboutomy.

Etymology: Tizzle: silly lie or other hogwash. Aboutomy: as in 'abouta me' - tis all abouta me!

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And she clearly needs a tizz-lobotomy! :) - dochanne, 2008-12-11: 03:05:00

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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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