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DEFINITION: To require constant reassurance, praise, and -- in emergency situations -- flattery, despite obvious qualifications and/or expertise.
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Myexgirlfriend
Created by: riflesandkids74
Pronunciation: my-ecks-gurl-frend
Sentence: I needed to end the relationship, her myexgirlfriend behavior had worn me out.
Etymology: Just break it down
Humbull
Created by: TheBocaj
Pronunciation: HUHM-buhl
Sentence: Janice was Humbull; She knew she was a great cook, but insisted upon faking meekness after fishing a compliment out of a satisfied dinner guest.
Etymology: To be Humble as an act/load of crap [Bull]
Luccatmism
Created by: Flixst
Pronunciation: look-at-me-ism
Sentence: Don't pay attention, she's a luccatmist
Etymology: "look at me"
Insecuritease
Created by: aoife
Pronunciation: 'in-sek-yer-a-teez'
Sentence: 'John freaked out before his presentation and securiteasing everyone in the room, even though he's the best speaker in the company.'
Etymology: 'insecurity' + 'tease'
Insecute
Created by: Peppie
Pronunciation: in-si-'kyüt
Sentence: That blonde bombshell keeps asking if she's looking good; ain't she insecute?
Etymology:
Loselfesteemist
Created by: BDR1985
Pronunciation: lo-self-est-eem-ist
Sentence: Are you always such a loselfesteemist before making a presentation?
Etymology: Low + Self-Esteem
Aptxiety
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: apt/zahy/i/tee
Sentence: Her psychiatrist diagnosed her problem as aptxiety.
Etymology: apt + anxiety
Inflawrioritise
Created by: Arcysparky
Pronunciation: in-flaw-REE-o-ri-tise
Sentence: Jane's constant inflawrioritising failed to extract a single compliment from her boyfriend.
Etymology: Inferiority - the condition of being in lower status than another Flaw - a weakness
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wordmeister - 2006-12-08: 15:42:00
Who has the best word of the day? Any opinions?
Jabberwocky - 2006-12-08: 16:25:00
are you requiring some constant reassurance wordmeister - perhaps some flatterybattery or phladulation and why isn't verbotomy asking??
wordmeister - 2006-12-08: 17:32:00
Yes Jabberwocky that's it -- self-phladulation.
wordmeister - 2006-12-08: 17:36:00
And I see that my score has gone up since I asked, so apparently it's working.
Stevenson0 - 2006-12-08: 17:51:00
confphladulations wordmeister
wordmeister - 2006-12-08: 18:00:00
Hey Stevenson0, Oh thank you, but surely you're not suffering from Aptxiety? Check out last weeks stats -- your word, "Coiffolgy", is the "Word of the week"! So all my confphladulations are directed to you.