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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.
Verboticisms
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Egomystical
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: ego/mis/tik/al
Sentence: Don was done with online dating services. After several blind dates he was starting to wish he was actually blind even if it meant going through life believing he WAS actually married to Cindy Crawford's double. For some reason FindMyPerfectMate.com kept matching him up with egomysticals. He was NOT a fan of mysteries, OR horror shows!
Etymology: Ego: An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others. Mystery: something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained.
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COMMENTS:
Nice - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-01: 03:35:00
VERY nice, Big L !
http://waytoopersonal.com/ - metrohumanx, 2008-08-01: 06:51:00
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Photoshopaholic
Created by: rookiebot
Pronunciation:
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Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
You get more points automatically if you fill out the pronunciation, sentence, and etymology. Besides, people are more likely to vote for your word if it's got some backing creativity. - ErWenn, 2007-06-06: 01:01:00
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Jpego
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: jay-pee-go
Sentence: my jpego was so out of control that i had all reflective surfaces removed from my house
Etymology: jpeg, ego
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COMMENTS:
brilliant! - galwaywegian, 2007-06-05: 07:56:00
ooh - is that like impetjpego - I hear it's very contagious - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-05: 09:39:00
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Doppeldigitize
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: dop pel dij it eyze
Sentence: Dorothy liked to communicate with many on-line friends. She felt much safer and sexier by having her real photo go through a doppeldigitze process, so that she looked younger, fairer, thinner and more attractive and possibly even a richer persona. Of course, at this rate, she could never risk meeting these friends in person, lest they see they had been fooled. What she failed to understand was that they also doppeldigitized themselves, so that she could never recognize them from their photo-shopped images. Sadly, these were the most honest and real friends she had ever cultivated.
Etymology: Doppel (German for Double; a Doppelganger is someone's exact double, thought by many to be seen on a different parallel as an exact double or even an evil twin) & Digitize (put into digital form, as for use in a computer;to change into computer format)
Portraitor
Created by: sanssouci
Pronunciation: Poor Tray Tore
Sentence: "I have made many new friends online and some have suggested meeting up in person. The thing is I am too ashamed to admit this openly but I am a Portraitor."
Etymology: Portait - Traitor = Portraitor Potrait - A likeness of a person, especially one showing the face, that is created by a painter or photographer, for example Traitor - a person who deceives or betrays another, a cause, or any trust.
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)
Opticaldelusion
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: op/tic/al/dell/oo/shun
Sentence: Dorie Gray had an opticaldelusion disorder which was very confusing when applying her makeup - she often sported two sets of eyebrowse
Etymology: delusion + optical illusion
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COMMENTS:
That's a Wilde sentence! - petaj, 2007-06-05: 08:25:00
"A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction" - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-05: 09:15:00
so so excellent! dorien grey most definately is the most accurate mythological figure to use for this disease, only backwards. - jadenguy, 2007-06-05: 10:20:00
also your word rocks. - jadenguy, 2007-06-05: 10:21:00
Basil Hallward would be proud. - Clayton, 2007-06-05: 18:01:00
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Rabadic
Created by: Dustinisdean2007
Pronunciation: Ruh-bah-dick
Sentence: That lady is rabadic. She can't stand for anyone to see unphotoshopped pictures of her.
Etymology: Raba (Crazy, rabid, nervous), Dic (something-like).
Illphotia
Created by: kensiesfate
Pronunciation: ill-pho-ti-a
Sentence: She can't stand to look at herself, she has illphotia
Etymology:
Comments:
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.
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.
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...)
Hey Petaj, We are doing a theme-week on "office politics" next week! Can you think of any special challenges? ~ James
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?!?!?
Today's definition was suggested by Lucyof2009. Thank you Lucyof2009. ~ James