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DEFINITION: v. tr. To seek appreciation, support, and/or love by trying to get people to feel sorry for you. n. Someone who believes that if you don't feel sorry for them, you do not love them.
Verboticisms
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Sympathove
Created by: leemarquis
Pronunciation: sym-path-uv
Sentence: John was looking for sympathove as he explained what a bad day he had had.
Etymology: sympathy + love
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COMMENTS:
Touchingly good etymology! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-20: 14:20:00
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Compassionhate
Created by: Dougalistic
Pronunciation: Com-pash-shun-hate
Sentence: Jane was very compassionhate towards 'prima donna' Bill about his cut on his arm. She done this a thousand times with him already but he still never learns. Jane is planning to take a chain saw to him next time if he moans about getting cut by everything he get's in contact with.
Etymology: Compassionate - Showing feelings of sympathy for the suffering of others, often with a desire to help. Hate - transitive verb to dislike somebody or something intensely, often in a way that evokes feelings of anger, hostility, or animosity.
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COMMENTS:
Terrifyingly good! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-20: 14:42:00
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Sreey
Created by: pauzle
Pronunciation: Sr-E
Sentence: You just had very painful surgery and you think I should have gotten you something to celebrate it being over? And now you think I hate you? You're so sreey!
Etymology: Sorry+Seek
Narcsisteristic
Created by: idavecook
Pronunciation: Nar-sis-teris-tic
Sentence: "Have you noticed how Joan is so narcsisteristic when she's having a bad hair day?" "Dude, she always is having a bad hair day!"
Etymology: My Boss, and my sister! Ay, dios mio!
Martyrdumchum
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: mar tir dum chum
Sentence: After Walter had spent an exhausting day martyrdumchumming with Hazel, she served him up her favourite snack: whine and cheese with a chaser of gripe water. Hazel, you see, was a travel agent who specialized in Guilt Trips. In her spare time, Hazel also drove a Waaambulance!
Etymology: martyr (suffering for a cause) & martyrdom (any experience that causes intense suffering) & dumb (lacking intelligence) & chum (close friend who accompanies someone in their activities)
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COMMENTS:
So many great verboticisms! Exceptionally funny! Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-20: 02:57:00
I like It! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-20: 16:23:00
Is it to die for??? - Nosila, 2008-02-22: 23:57:00
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Woezmi
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: wooz-mee
Sentence: You always woezmi about your little problems, give me a break.
Etymology: woe-is-me
Sadforme
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: sad-form (or) sad-for-me
Sentence: Jackie assumed her boyfriend didn't love her because he never felt bad for her, he thought she was such a sadforme.
Etymology: sad + for + me (or) sad + form
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COMMENTS:
Great choice of words to combine ... short and simple but right to the point! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-20: 14:02:00
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Commiserake
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: com-iz-er-rayk
Sentence: in order to feel better about myself i spent the whole party commiseraking
Etymology: commiserate, rake
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COMMENTS:
Great choice of words to blend! Kudos for the originality of thinking to use rake ... especially with its double meaning! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-20: 02:50:00
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Ohwoekissme
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: oh/woe/kiss/me
Sentence: Joan played the ohwoekissme card once too often and ended up with a cold sore
Etymology: woe + oh woe is me + kiss
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COMMENTS:
Stunningly, punningly, funny! Ingeniously Great! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-20: 14:45:00
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Pityplease
Created by: tmcg5625
Pronunciation: pi-tee-plees
Sentence: if you go and see Brenda in hostpital she's sure to pityplease the whole time
Etymology: Pity-To feel pity or compassion for; be sorry for; commiserate with. to feel pity or compassion for; be sorry for; commiserate with. Please-(used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging.
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COMMENTS:
Meaning is apparent! Good, strong, combination! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-20: 02:40:00
Maybe the best of the day!! - Mustang, 2008-02-20: 08:05:00
Good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-20: 16:54:00
Perfect. - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-20: 18:09:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by metro1. Thank you metro1. ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-02-20: 14:58:00
There are more words for different types of snow than there are for different types of love. Your definition helped us create some other words, for the one, you defined so well. Thank you metro1!
metro1 - 2008-02-20: 16:11:00
Thank you Silveryaspen. I am definitely impressed by all the words people have invented. And I intend to share them with the mepathetic cupidhole who so pityfoolishly inspired it, but only if she says pityplease.