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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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Insecutity
Created by: babel
Pronunciation: in-sec-cute-it-ee
Sentence: Mary's insecutity always got worse when James was around.
Etymology: insecurity - cute
Divaitis
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: dee-vah-eye-tis
Sentence: Molly had sucumbed to divaitis and needed constant reassurance that she was the best surgeon in the hospital.
Etymology: diva (talented but conceited person) + itis (a condition)
Flattesization
Created by: ChrisCarrk
Pronunciation: flat-ih-sigh-zay-shun
Sentence: Last minute flattesization was required before she went on stage.
Etymology: flatter-ization
Profidence
Created by: Fleury
Pronunciation: PRO-fih-dinse
Sentence: The complete and utter lack of confidence left her with nothing but profidence
Etymology: antonym of "confidence"
Flatterchatter
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: flatter/chatter
Sentence: As Dorothy Dillytop adjusted her rechargeable battery-lit tiara before sitting down at her keyboard, she had to admit that she was quite uncomfortable if not a tad morose unless she received her daily dose of "flatterchatter".
Etymology: c. 12th century, from the Fr. "flater" - to stroke with the hand, or to caress, and "chateren" - to twitter or gossip
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
Needapush
Created by: Adamson
Pronunciation: need-a-push
Sentence: That girl just can't function by herself, she's a real needapush.
Etymology: need+pushing
Confidented
Created by: wysware
Pronunciation: con-fi-den-ted
Sentence: I used to be quite certain but now i'm confidented
Etymology: confidence (certainty) dented (damaged)
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
Comments:
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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.