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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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Ometooter
Created by: Bullwinkle
Pronunciation: Omee-toot'er
Sentence: He didn't want to hurt her feelings so he ometootered her.
Etymology: Oh Me too!
Gourmenteur
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: goor mon terr
Sentence: Jacques was a notorious gourmenteur,whose professed aesthetic and culinary preferences changed with the regularity of the weather in Ireland or Posh Spice's attire. It was apparent, however, to those who knew him, that his preferences bagan and ended with the taste of his superior's ass
Etymology: gourmet, menteur (liar)
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COMMENTS:
I know a few gourmenteurs - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-28: 15:51:00
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Meemick
Created by: QuantumMechanic
Pronunciation: mee' mik
Sentence: He was a such a meemick, he ate one of my cucumber muffin sushi rice balls covered in honey.
Etymology: mee (
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
Fakeatron
Created by: Midedra
Pronunciation: Fake - a - tron
Sentence: God, he's such a fakeatron!
Etymology:
Sycophantarian
Created by: bzav1
Pronunciation: seek 0 fan tare ee an
Sentence: The sycophantarian closed his eyes, held his nose, forced a swallow, and congratulated the chef on a job well done
Etymology: Sychophant + vegetarian
Vaguen
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: vay ggen
Sentence: his diet was strictlu vaguen. he always ate lunch from inside a paper bag.
Etymology: vegan, vague
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COMMENTS:
and I'm sure he always ate what was in vogue as well - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-24: 12:35:00
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Sociophony
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: So - she - OFF - uh -nee
Sentence: Always trying to impress those around him, Milburn had become a complete and shameless sociophony.
Etymology: Social + phony
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COMMENTS:
Clever, because of the use of phony as in telephony - you can blend in with the social sounds you hear around you by echoing them. - petaj, 2007-11-28: 02:54:00
I think I know a few of these *cough* - TiaJay, 2007-11-28: 03:29:00
Thanks petaj, echoing the cacophony...lol - Mustang, 2007-11-28: 06:36:00
I have known one or two myself, TiaJay. Hope yer *cough* gets better. :-) - Mustang, 2007-11-28: 06:37:00
I have known one or two myself, TiaJay. Hope yer *cough* gets better. :-) - Mustang, 2007-11-28: 06:47:00
clever - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-28: 15:53:00
I like it - very good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-28: 17:48:00
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Socialtofu
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈsoʊʃḷ toʊˈfu/
Sentence: She was such incredibly absorbent social tofu that she couldn't walk by any protest rally without dropping whatever she was doing and joining in.
Etymology: Like culinary tofu, which absorbs the tastes of the food items it is cooked with, social tofu absorbs the tastes of the people surrounding him/her.
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COMMENTS:
Very clever - like the use of tofu! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-28: 17:49:00
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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