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'This is the real me.'

DEFINITION: n. A self-image disorder characterized by an inability look at, share, or even recognize pictures of yourself, unless they have been photoshopped to perfection. v. To fall in love with a photoshopped image yourself.

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Adobillusion

Created by: shutz

Pronunciation: A-do-bil-lu-zion

Sentence: I got a real shock when we finally met face-to-face, as her adobillusion had always acted as a firewall between the two of us.

Etymology: From Adobe, makers of Photoshop, and illusion.

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acrobatic! - galwaywegian, 2007-06-05: 07:57:00

Another good one and great sentence!! - Stevenson0, 2007-06-05: 21:45:00

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Adobeauty

Created by: headlibrarian

Pronunciation: uh-DOE-byu-tee

Sentence: Models today are receiving therapy for the "3A" addictions: alcohol, anorexia, and adobeauty.

Etymology: Adobe = maker of Photoshop. Beauty = pulchritude.

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Photograft

Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: foto/graft

Sentence: She had photograft disease which required a weekly graft of her sweet sixteen face implanted in her face

Etymology: graft + photo

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Fabsnapic

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: Fab-snap-ik

Sentence: As Roxie's descended further and further into a fabsnapic starry-eyedess, her personal photo-album began resembling a who's who of supermodels.

Etymology: Blend of FABULOUS(fab:informal): Beyond belief; exceedingly great; exceptionally good; extremely pleasing; almost impossible to believe; incredible ; SNAP .n a photo; vb. to take a photo; emotionally meltdown; PIC, a picture, a photo & -IC: state or condition.

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metrohumanx FABSNAPPIC came in late on my 486- mabye it went into da buffer. But I love it. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-01: 06:30:00

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Pixosis

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: pix/os/is

Sentence: Her psychiatrist's treatment of pixosis was to get her, over time, to use older and older versions of Photoshop until she weaned herself of the program.

Etymology: pixel + osis (disorder, or abnormal state)

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Fauxtophilia

libertybelle

Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: pho-to-feel-ee-ya

Sentence: When Mike finally met his Match.com friend, he was surprised to see that the tall, young brunette he expected to see was actually a short eldrely woman that could pass for Sophia from the Golden Girls. When he asked her about the difference, he realized she was allficted with fauxtophilia as she was adamant those were recent pictues of her and thought he was crazy that he didn't think the pictures looked like her.

Etymology: faux (fake) + photo + suffix philia (enamorment)

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Alterimagoism

Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Alt-ur-imar-go-izum

Sentence: Last year Claire's holiday was marred when she got back the photographs of her on the beach. Suffering from an acute case of Alterimagoism, she was determined that this year's snaps were going to be touched up to within an inch of their lives to make her slim and beautiful before they took pride of place in her photo album.

Etymology: Alter(Change character or appearance. ORIGIN alterere, from alter 'other') + Image(a visible impression obtained by a camera. ORIGIN Imago related to IMITATE) = Alterimagoism

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At first glance, I thought: Mr Magoo you've done again. Nice blend. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-01: 03:25:00

metrohumanx ALTERIMAGOISM- snaposuction's devious cousin. Good work. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-01: 06:39:00

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Iconceit

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: ikon seet

Sentence: Patricia's iconceit allowed her only to see herself as a perfect woman, with all her perceived flaws airbrushed away. Her own Mother failed to recognize the fauxpat.

Etymology: Icon (image;identifiable idol; a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface) & Conceit (the trait of being vain and conceited)

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Visagexia

Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: viz-ij-ex-ee-ah

Sentence: Ever since Carmel's really bad nose job, she's been suffering with a severe case of visagexia.

Etymology: visage + exia (like anorexia, without appetite, without a face)

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Myfaceaphobia

Created by: finfangfoom

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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-06-05: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by Lucyof2009. Thank you Lucyof2009! ~ James

ErWenn - 2007-06-05: 02:55:00
Excellent definition. I think that the one-word restriction should be eliminated in special cases, such as when the definition is for a medical disorder.

petaj petaj - 2007-06-05: 05:08:00
That might work well for special theme weeks. Disease Week is an ideal candidate. Maybe there could be special challenges some times too, like having to write a limerick instead of just a sentence, or haiku.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-06-05: 06:54:00
Hey ErWenn and Petaj, Thanks for the creative ideas! And yes, I think it would be fun to change-up the rules. ErWenn, if you want to change your word into two-word verboticism, you can. Go to the edit/comment page for your word. You will see a link, in small gray type at the bottom of the page, which says "Oops, I want to change the spelling..." Click on this link, and then change your one-word answer into two words and submit. You will get a javascript alert, but the word will be saved. (This works in firefox...)

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-06-05: 06:57:00
Hey Petaj, We are doing a theme-week on "office politics" next week! Can you think of any special challenges? ~ James

petaj petaj - 2007-06-05: 08:24:00
Well, how about using the word in a sentence from the minutes of a meeting, or in the style of a policy or procedure document.

jadenguy - 2007-06-05: 12:25:00
Or make everybody put a cover letter on their TPS reports before submitting them.

purpleartichokes - 2007-06-05: 14:30:00
Make everyone sit through a performance review of their word.

Stevenson0 - 2007-06-05: 21:34:00
How about filing long range plans, having the boss to dinner(you're invited Mr. Verbotomy next weekend)and paying into the coffee and gift fund?!?!?

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-01-01: 00:38:00
Today's definition was suggested by Lucyof2009. Thank you Lucyof2009. ~ James