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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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Attendict
Created by: slumpman
Pronunciation: A-ten-dicked
Sentence:
Etymology: Attention + addict
Pseudoinferioritis
Created by: wattoo
Pronunciation: soo-dow-in-fee-ree-or-eye-tiss
Sentence: Her pseudoinferioritis was infuriating
Etymology: Pseudo (false) inferior (inferiority complex) itis (disease)
Vainarcissity
Created by: IHeartKiwiTarts
Pronunciation: " vay-nar-sis-aty"
Sentence: Agitated by her vainarcissity, he proceeded to tell his girlfriend how ugly she looked.
Etymology: from the kosher deli
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
Insecute
Created by: Peppie
Pronunciation: in-si-'kyüt
Sentence: That blonde bombshell keeps asking if she's looking good; ain't she insecute?
Etymology:
Insecutity
Created by: babel
Pronunciation: in-sec-cute-it-ee
Sentence: Mary's insecutity always got worse when James was around.
Etymology: insecurity - cute
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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.