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DEFINITION: n., The immense sense of self-satisfaction the one gets from winning a pointless argument. v., To be so addicted to proving yourself right that you argue compulsively, and endlessly, about anything and everything.
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Mywifeinitis
Created by: day4ghee
Pronunciation: MY-WIF-IN-ITIS
Sentence: WHEN SALLY CUT ME WITHA RAMBO KNIFE JUST TO PROVE THAT SHE COULD SEW I REALIZED THAT SHE SUFFERED FROM MYWIFEINITIS LIKE MY WIFE WHO WON'T LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE.AHHHHHHHH!!!
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Picayuphoria
Created by: denise
Pronunciation: pic-u-YOU-FOR-E-u
Sentence: His recurring issues with picayuphoria resulted simultaneously in a severed finger and an intense feeling of pride over proving his point as his wife watched in horror.
Etymology: A blend of picayune + euphoria
Masdebation
Created by: milorush
Pronunciation: (n.) mass-dee-ba-shun (intr. v.) mass-dee-bate
Sentence: I've seldom seen such offensive and public displays of masdebation as witnessed in a classroom of freshmen boys. Some of them are so intent on proving their naive points that they won't give it up until they go blind.
Etymology: mas[tur]bation + deb[ate]
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COMMENTS:
Chuckling ... just the right tinge of risque as it rolls off the tongue! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-11: 14:36:00
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Argurrhea
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: ahr-gyoo-REE-uh
Sentence: "There's no word in the English language to describe that bastard's bavardage. But a good start would be yakkety-hack, egorrhea, argurrhea...." yelled Roxie's father, an avid verbotomist, who could no longer tolerate Bob's bodacious and eristic ways.
Etymology: Blend of "ARGU" of argumentive & "RRHEA" of logorrhea, diarrhea. 2. Bastard - strictly "OZ" usage.
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COMMENTS:
very useful word - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-11: 10:37:00
Clever! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-11: 12:57:00
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Victoryotiose
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: vik toree o tee ose
Sentence: Chad was an ungracious winner, even in the minor squabbles that he and Victoria had daily. He lied and cheated to prove his victoryotiose superiority. He was so smug after their latest battle over the sharpness of butter knives that he ended up giving her the finger!
Etymology: Victory (win;triumph; a successful ending of a struggle or contest) & Otiose (serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; producing no result or effect;useless;pointless)
Achievemisim
Created by: Jessalynne
Pronunciation: a-cheev-miss-um
Sentence: The other day, my sister and I were perfectly fine until i started to pick a fight with her to feel a sense of achievemisim. My mother got mad because we fought for no apparent reason.
Etymology: achievemisim: (n) The sense of feeling accomplished, usually over no point at all.
Disagreego
Created by: Kazizzle
Pronunciation: diss/uh/gree/goh
Sentence: Jack: Don't let your disagreego get in the way of your better judgement, kid. Peter: And now, I will prove to you that bridge jumping is not dangerous by jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge!
Etymology: disagree - to not agree and ego - the habit of regarding one's self as the center of every interest. I also thought of "selfoolish", from selfish and foolish.
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COMMENTS:
And if your friend jumped off a bridge, you would too, wouldn't you? -Mom - Tigger, 2008-01-15: 22:56:00
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Compettytive
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: com petti tiv
Sentence: Wayne was a very compettytive person who always had to have the last word. He would argue endlessly about things he knew little about, just so he could win. It was said people just gave in to shut him up...but he never let it end there...he would gloat and brag about how smart he was. It was very annoying. It was this tenacity that got him through Law School and saw him end up successfully litigating at the law firm of Spar, Quarrel, Bicker & Niggle.
Etymology: Competitive (showing a fighting disposition or argumentitive disposition) & Petty (trivial, minor of little importance)
Fallowvictory
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: Fa - low - vik - toe - ree
Sentence: It was another fallowvictory for Ted. He had proven to his doubting neighbors that he could back his SUV into the garage blindfolded. It would take the better part of the summer to reconstruct the new family room addition that shared its back wall. Nevermind, Ted thought.... he decided to bask in the satisfaction that he was right, once again.
Etymology: Fallow (cultivated land that is not seeded or productive; undeveloped but potentially useful; condition of being unseeded) + Victory (state of having triumphed; defeat of enemy or opponent)
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COMMENTS:
love it - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-11: 08:03:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by MithrilShadow. Thank you MithrilShadow. ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-01-11: 14:41:00
What a fun definition. It certainly generated some fun and funny creations! Thanks MithrilShadow!
silveryaspen - 2008-01-11: 14:44:00
James ... that's some finger sandwish he's making in your cartoon! Wonder how many people noticed it like me and went ... Ouch! Yuk! As Dr. Phil would ask ... "What were you thinking?" (chuckle)
Thanks for the positive comments Silveryaspen. I'm glad that you got my point! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by MithrilShadow. Thank you MithrilShadow. ~ James