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DEFINITION: v., To be so obsessed with the lives of celebrities that you neglect your own personal affairs, responsibilities and hygiene. n., A person who is infatuated with celebrities.
Verboticisms
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Celebritosis
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: seh-leb-reh-TOSE-is
Sentence: It was often said by Marilyn's friends that she had a bad case of celebritosis as she was so obsessed with trying to identify with celebrities that she often overlooked social obligations as well as personal affairs, including grooming.
Etymology: Blend of 'celebrity' (a famous or celebrated person) and 'osis' (suffix meaning abnormal or diseased condition)
Tomkatatonia
Created by: milorush
Pronunciation: (n.) tom-kat-uh-tohn-ee-uh; (adj.) tom-kat-uh-tahn-ik
Sentence: Myra presented with definite signs of tomkatatonia after several days of cruising the internet for fresh images of baby Suri.
Etymology: Tomkat (a media-created portmanteau that refers to the media-created mania surrounding the relationship of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes) + [cat]atonia
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COMMENTS:
Your creation leaves us spellbound! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-15: 10:45:00
Great, funny word - Banky, 2008-02-15: 12:22:00
good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-17: 16:51:00
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Statustician
Created by: tmcg5625
Pronunciation: stat-us-tish-un
Sentence: shes compiling information on every star. what a statustician
Etymology: Status-the position of an individual in relation to another or others, esp. in regard to social or professional standing Statistician-an expert in or compiler of statistics
Celebsession
Created by: dalmero8
Pronunciation: ce/leb/se/ssion
Sentence: Her celebsession with celebreties in rehab is annoying and sometimes creepy!!!
Etymology: celebrity (or celebrated person) + obsession
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COMMENTS:
Glad I read your comment to Tigger before commenting. GMTA ... great minds think alike! So when two of you independently came up with the same verboticism ... it must be doubly good! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-15: 20:57:00
That happens frequently around here, dalmero8. Don't sweat it... Say, wouldn't it be simple to just keep track of the celebrities that aren't in rehab? - Tigger, 2008-02-15: 21:57:00
I like it!! Sounds a lot like my own obsessceleb. - Mustang, 2008-02-15: 22:53:00
Good word! - Stevenson0, 2008-02-16: 15:01:00
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Celebaddiction
Created by: Sibahi
Pronunciation: Se-le-bad-dik-shen
Sentence: Tired from his personal life, Joey turned into a celebaddict. He followed tabloids and gossip all over the globe about celebrities like Posh and Becks!!
Etymology: Celebrity - addiction
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COMMENTS:
Can you develop a course of treatment for celebaddiction? Good choice in making addiction part of your creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-15: 20:28:00
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Thradolatrize
Created by: novaspectyr
Pronunciation: thruh-dol-uh-trize
Sentence: I became thradolatrized by the account of Ms. Hilton's latest video publication. n. thradolater
Etymology: thrall (slave) + idolatrize (to make into an idol)
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COMMENTS:
Very original angle in your sentence and etymology. Very interesting! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-15: 20:46:00
Thrad: such a strong word element! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-17: 16:49:00
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Celebritis
Created by: claphappy
Pronunciation: \sə-ˈle-brī-təs\
Sentence: Child Protective Services took away my daughter, because of my celebritis.
Etymology: Late 14c; New Latin
Obsessceleb
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ob - SESS - seh - leb
Sentence: Every day Prunella would obsessceleb endlessly over her favorite show biz personalities as she pored over the gossip magazines.
Etymology: obsession - celebrity
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COMMENTS:
Very descryptive! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-15: 10:29:00
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Slebsess
Created by: Wattywords
Pronunciation: slɛb'sɛs
Sentence: Looking up from his keyboard, James McCowan observed the woman as she entered the office. Glancing around, she scanned the walls quickly, as if seeking approbation from the brightly coloured posters supporting local events and charities. Though dingily dressed in worn jeans and a ketchup-stained t-shirt, she paused, shoulders back and with one foot advanced, shook her lank blonde hair and confronted the man with her yellowing beam for just a few seconds too long. Her large handbag, stuffed with magazines, dwarfed her tiny frame. The Councillor's heart sank. Another fan, here to petition him to approve Milly Cyrus' application for a music license for her country pile. Why the wretched woman had bought a manor house in Warwickshire to throw exclusive parties was beyond him, but the slebsession of the local women had tuned the issue into a lightening rod of political pain. This was decidedly not what James had entered public service to deal with.
Etymology: Celebrity. Obsession.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Tigger. Thank you Tigger. ~ James
Nosila - 2008-02-15: 02:00:00
Tigger, great idea! Did you think of it when you were hanging out with Demi/Ashton/Bruce at Sundance or as a guest at Eddy Murphy's fake wedding or schmoozing with Heidi and Seal at that Versace Fashion thingy?? Do tell, enquiring minds want to know...
Tigger - 2008-02-15: 02:46:00
Oh, the Versace thing! Wasn't that just absolutely fab? All my peeps were there and... Well no, I wasn't actually there, but I uh — I read all about it. I could've gone, but I was still distraught over the Pam Anderson divorce. [Ok, I'm giving myself the creeps now — I hate people who talk like that!]
Today's definition was suggested by Tigger. Thank you Tigger. ~ James
Genkareink - 2019-05-07: 22:20:00
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