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DEFINITION: v., To pretend that you like something that you don't, in hopes that someone else will like your pretensions. n., A person who doesn't like what they actually like, and pretends to like what other people like.
Verboticisms
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Brocclick
Created by: MissJones
Pronunciation: Brocc - as in 'broccolli Lick - as in 'lick'
Sentence: I brocclicked my way through that meal. Tofu? Argh!
Etymology:
Pretenjoyment
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: pre-ten-joy-ment
Sentence: Expressing pretenjoyment is a must at church suppers, especially if the deacon's wife is a terrible cook.
Etymology: pretense: pretend;claim or allege insincerely + enjoyment: take pleasure from or joy in
Justapose
Created by: badsnudge
Pronunciation: just-uh-pose
Sentence: Fergus would justapose liking hip-hop music to maintain his delusionary cool status among fliends but in private he would only listen to polkas.
Etymology: just a pose(er) + juxtapose fliend/ false friend
Canuluvmeleon
Created by: Mrgoodtimes
Pronunciation: Can you love me leon
Sentence: Tim couldn't understand why none of the girls at the gym would date him, he did all the exercises they loved to do.. yoga, bust strengthening, petite self defense... he was the saddest of all the canuluvmeleons.
Etymology: Can you love me? - Chameleon
Philafeigning
Created by: thebaron
Pronunciation: phil-a-feign-ing
Sentence: Jeff was just philafeigning when he asked for the beef stew recipe.
Etymology: phil (like) & feign (fake)
Prevarigreat
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: pree-var-eh-grate
Sentence: To stay in the boss's favor, I can prevarigreat like a pro.
Etymology: prevaricate, great
Passionyet
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: pashənyet
Sentence: Bill is passionyet about all the right causes. Whatever his current girlfriend cares about he is sure to pretend to love too.
Etymology: passionate (strong and barely controllable emotion) + nyet (Russian for no)
Likophobist
Created by: simralotomy
Pronunciation: like-o-pho-bist
Sentence: Some likeophobists are quite popular in our college....they seem to mix up with almost everyone
Etymology: Like combined with o for opposite of phobia
Fauxllower
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: fow-lower
Sentence: Humphrey was a definitely a fauxllower, espousing views that he didn't really possess, just to fit in. But there was no way he could be considered a feignatic.
Etymology: faux + follower
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COMMENTS:
LOL! Good one! - TiaJay, 2007-11-28: 05:01:00
a tour de fauxrse! - galwaywegian, 2007-11-28: 05:55:00
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Pretendificate
Created by: jeremy21
Pronunciation: /pre-tendif-icate/
Sentence: Chad pretendificated when he was eating salt and vinegar chips.
Etymology: pretendificate comes from pretending or lying about what you do. ificate brings out more action in the word
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Mustang and remistram. Thank you Mustang and remistram! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Mustang. Thank you Mustang. ~ James