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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.
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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)
Fakefave
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: feyk-feyv
Sentence: She fakefaved that she liked his dye job and new perm and when he left the room she stuck her finger down her throat as if to barf.
Etymology: fake + favorite
Brocclick
Created by: MissJones
Pronunciation: Brocc - as in 'broccolli Lick - as in 'lick'
Sentence: I brocclicked my way through that meal. Tofu? Argh!
Etymology:
Fauxvor
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: foh-vor
Sentence: Marge alway fauxvored the cinnamon raisin bagels at work since they were always the last to go, not knowing that Mark only bought them because he thought she liked them.
Etymology: Faux (fake) + (Fa)vor (prefer)
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 (
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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Glibogusity
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: Gli-BOH-guhs-EE-tee
Sentence: With Roxie following a diet consisting only of wheat grass, fruit and mineral water, Bob cunningly padulated with glibogusity its benefits, while surreptitiously breakfasting on steak, sausages and chips - organic, of course - at Padoulis' "Parthenon" Cafe.
Etymology: GLIB: readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so: a glib talker; glib answers & BOGUS: not genuine; counterfeit; spurious; sham; shallow; and ITY: state, condition
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COMMENTS:
Cute. Fun to say. - Mustang, 2008-10-24: 07:46:00
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Roleduplay
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: Role-Doo-Play
Sentence: I easily fit into any group that I travel in because I practice roleduplay. I duplicate other's opinions and preferences. This is all a sham. I am a master at role-playing. I am definitely a roleduplayer with a great deal of experience in roleduplay!!
Etymology: This word uses role-play and inserts the first part of the word "duplicate" in the middle.
Copyfat
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: cop/ee/fat
Sentence: In an attempt to be more sociable Larry began accepting any and all invites to a meal. In an even bigger attempt to have more friends, leading to more invites, leading to his dream of walking into places where "everybody knows his na-a-ame," (sing that like the Cheers theme)he would pretend to enjoy foods he was never fond of. He had become a copyfat, which looked good on his myspace friend's LIST, but not so much in his new myspace photo.
Etymology: A copycat who had one too many soy banana splits, tofurkey sandwiches, etc.
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