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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.
Verboticisms
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Assaultandflattery
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: uh/sawlt/and/flat/uh/ree
Sentence: Megan learned early in life that negative self comments lead friends to say the nicest things to her. Unfortunately, this technique of assaultandflattery wears thin and people easily get tired of this baitandsoothe type of interaction.
Etymology: ASSAULTANDFLATTERY - noun - from ASSAULT AND BATTERY + FLATTERY
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COMMENTS:
I think I know Megan...heck, I think I'm related to her! - Mustang, 2008-12-11: 07:15:00
very clever - Jabberwocky, 2008-12-11: 09:26:00
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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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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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Slureptitious
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: slur ept ish us
Sentence: She was very slureptitious from an early age. At school she would complain that she only won prizes because the teacher pitied her because she came from a broken home (which was true, but only because she had broken most of it, includint all the crystal from her persistant screaming. To this day dogs will not walk down that street).
Etymology: slur, surreptitious
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COMMENTS:
Erupted in laughter over your sentence. Fun one! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-27: 12:11:00
she sounds lovely - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-27: 13:17:00
Lots of laughter and nice word blend. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-27: 15:58:00
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Egoflagellation
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ee - go - fladj - uh - LAY - shun
Sentence: Giselle's self esteem was so low she resorted to harsh criticism of herself through incessant egoflagellation in hopes of enticing a favorable rebuttal from family and friends.
Etymology: blend of ego and flagellation
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COMMENTS:
Fantastic word! - Tigger, 2008-02-27: 02:40:00
You got it whipped! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-27: 11:46:00
nice blend of words - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-27: 13:20:00
Great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-27: 15:43:00
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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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COMMENTS:
Very thought provoking! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-27: 18:01:00
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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)
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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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.
Badulation
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ba/du/lay/shun
Sentence: She was so full of badulation that she had to point out she might have missed a whole decimal point and only ended up with 99%.
Etymology: bad + adulation
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COMMENTS:
When it comes to the definition, very nice catch all! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-27: 11:41:00
Good Word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-27: 15:48:00
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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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COMMENTS:
Ooo, I like that one. Good job, EMD :-) - XMbIPb, 2010-05-12: 17:21:00
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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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