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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.
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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)
Limelightling
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /laɪmˌlaɪt.lɪŋ/
Sentence: He considered retiring from the public eye as the near-constant pestering by limelightlings was getting on his nerves. The two or three e-mails per week were just too much for one man to handle and stay sane. Somebody even recognized him at the store last month!
Etymology: From limelight + -ling, reminiscent of lighning
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COMMENTS:
Limelightling bug! Ingenious! You have my adoration for your creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-15: 10:20:00
Nice word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-17: 16:50:00
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Foologize
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: foo-LUH-jahyz
Sentence: They were a motley bunch of dysaficionados, waiting for days to catch a fleeting glimpse of their favorite silebrities. And in snow, sleet and rain celuvoids hugging fandamentalists foologized about fanalties, whilst their own lives stalled on empty.
Etymology: FOOLOGIZE: fool -a silly or empty headed person: log|os|: speech & ize: verbal suffix. CELUVOID: empty "head" about films & screen stars. FANDUMENTALIST: one who believes every word written in "celebazines". FANALTIES: fan's banalities.
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COMMENTS:
Sounds like she might even be a Tomfoolerist! All tomfoolery aside, the fool in foologize makes it a great creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-15: 10:16:00
Sounds like she might even be a Tomfoolerist! All tomfoolery aside, the fool in foologize makes it a great creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-15: 10:16:00
Sorry it posted twice ... had a freeze-up on the computer ... only put it once ... but evidently it took before and after the sticky-up! Dang it! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-15: 10:56:00
what a tongue twister - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-15: 11:10:00
great word u came up with there! i like saying out loud! sounds so wierd... - 8Revolution8, 2008-02-15: 14:27:00
Maybe it's the oooh ...oooh ... in the foooh loooh gize that makes this such a fun word to say! Your verbot has oooh-ooohing in more ways than one! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-15: 20:38:00
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Starsessed
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: star/sess/ed
Sentence: Jennifer is so starsessed that she knows who every major Hollywood actor is dating, which night clubs they frequent, their favourite designers and the amount of money they make each year, but forgot her daughter's birthday. This celebnatic behaviour is the reason she's a single mother.
Etymology: star + obsessed
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COMMENTS:
Starsesses causing brain absesses (holes where important things fall through) ? ! The power of those 4 words 'forgot her daughter's birthday' overwhelmed me. Excellent strength in your sentence ... and your verboticism! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-15: 11:25:00
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Starlazer
Created by: loxhobabl
Pronunciation: star-lay-zur
Sentence: Kids nowadays are such starlazers because they emulate lives of celebs when they should set their own paths.
Etymology: star: a celebrity or famous person lazy: shiftless; low ambition in life
Created by: TheStorialist
Pronunciation: MAYR-ih-lin-mawn-ROH-ment (esp. breathlessly)
Sentence: I foolishly chose to wear a skirt on a windy day, and nearly had a Marilynmonroment.
Etymology: Finnish.
Celebremania
Created by: lauram22
Pronunciation: ce-le-bre-man-ia
Sentence: Jenny has celebremania, she is obsessed with celebs!
Etymology: celeb- a famous person re- mania- excessice addiction
Miseryssion
Created by: 8Revolution8
Pronunciation: mizer/ee/tion
Sentence: "Man, he has such a miseryssion, he's been looking at that picture for so long!(What could it be?)!
Etymology: misery(i believe that all celebreties are inconspicuously miserable) + obsession
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COMMENTS:
Interesting observation in your etymology ... interesting creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-15: 21:03:00
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Cherlatan
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: share/la/tan
Sentence: The concert hall was full of cherlatans and most of them were men.
Etymology: cher + charlatan
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COMMENTS:
Good pun! Fun creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-15: 20:52:00
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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
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