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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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Phladulation
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: fla-du-la-shun
Sentence: After the Doctor diagnosed his wife's need for phladulation, John knew he has to tell his wife she was beautiful three times a day, or all hell would break loose...
Etymology: phlattery + adulation
Honestlie
Created by: GreatRandew
Pronunciation: on-est-Lie
Sentence: She was so pestering that I had to answer with an honestlie
Etymology: Honest-Lie
Parannoying
Created by: urbanwookie
Pronunciation: para-noi-ing
Sentence: Jane's continual and parannoying need for praise and reassurance was causing her colleagues some distress. Were they becoming parannoyed?
Etymology: paranoid/paranoia + annoyed
Obsiquery
Created by: danboaz
Pronunciation: uhb-sEE-kweer-ee
Sentence: Sally's obsiqueries were sweet at first but as her insecurities overtook her accomplishments they became downright annoying
Etymology: obsiquious: sycophantic, flattering, cringing, submissive + query to ask
Selfscrew
Created by: kevinrio
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Am I fat or do I selfscrew myself? Please be honest.
Etymology: self + screw
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.