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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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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
Fishment
Created by: JCrap
Pronunciation: Fish/mint
Sentence: When he complained to his friends that he wasn't good at anything he was really just fishmenting and wanted to boost his ego.
Etymology: To fish for compliments.
Flategious
Created by: zack2981
Pronunciation: flah-TEE-gee-us
Sentence: Despite her smarts and excellent rack, Helen was quite flategious.
Etymology:
Insecute
Created by: Peppie
Pronunciation: in-si-'kyüt
Sentence: That blonde bombshell keeps asking if she's looking good; ain't she insecute?
Etymology:
Praince
Created by: RyxEuclie
Pronunciation: Pray-n-ce
Sentence: I don't like her, she's too praince.
Etymology:
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
Flattesization
Created by: ChrisCarrk
Pronunciation: flat-ih-sigh-zay-shun
Sentence: Last minute flattesization was required before she went on stage.
Etymology: flatter-ization
Unsecuphilysia
Created by: Windyo
Pronunciation: un/sec/you/phi/ly/sia
Sentence: She has a really bad case of unsecuphylisia...
Etymology: Unsecure + physical + "sia" to make it more doctor- or latin-like
Strokego
Created by: johnnyrockett
Pronunciation: Stro-kego
Sentence: I strokegoed her for most of the night, despite the fact every man in the bar hit on her.
Etymology: Stroke+ego
Hypocentric
Created by: sir67
Pronunciation: hi poe sen trik
Sentence: I could tell Jill was hypocentric by her constant need of flattery.
Etymology: hypo - low, lacking centric - central
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
Femalia
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: fe male ee uh
Sentence: Honey, we got 6 minutes to get to the gate, don't come down with femalia now!
Etymology: from the word female, meaning to need constant flattery and reassurance.
Palalaalalalalalabomtohjisegon
Created by: neoss
Pronunciation: pa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-bom-to-g-see-gong
Sentence: She was struck by palalaalalalalalabomtohjisegon.
Etymology:
Fellatiodious
Created by: nicolase
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Mark's professed insecurity was enacted with fellatiodious intent.
Etymology: A portmanteau of...yeah, you know what? If you can't break that one down, champ, you shouldn't be playing games with grownup words.
Recare
Created by: Kevcom2007
Pronunciation: Reee/Cair
Sentence: Before the Prom dance, Samantha needed lots of recare so that she could feel self confidence in her body structure.
Etymology: Relief + Care
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
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
Flatterybattery
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: fla/tr/y/bat/tr/y
Sentence: She was unable to leave the house without a daily dose of flatterybattery.
Etymology: flattery + battery
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]
Soothearing
Created by: sodium
Pronunciation: soothe-hearing (said smoothly)
Sentence: I dumped Jennifer, because she required too much soothearing.
Etymology: soothe + hearing
Subworthicate
Created by: Bulletchewer
Pronunciation: sub-were-thi-kate or sub-worth-i-kat
Sentence: Despite his obvious achievements, Shane continued to subworthicate.
Etymology: Based on the notion of undervaluing oneself, but with a conceited need to have others constantly shower you with praise (which itself, conceit-free, would be "worthicate")
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)
Highmaintedance
Created by: ubgrud
Pronunciation: hi-may-te-dance
Sentence: She's just messing with your mind, it's the highmatedance.
Etymology: high maintenance = obvious dance = manipulation
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)
Honestlie
Created by: GreatRandew
Pronunciation: on-est-Lie
Sentence: She was so pestering that I had to answer with an honestlie
Etymology: Honest-Lie
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'
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
Suckaprovealot
Created by: modemjunkie
Pronunciation: suck aprove a lot
Sentence: When I feel insecure I suckaprovealot
Etymology:
Luccatmism
Created by: Flixst
Pronunciation: look-at-me-ism
Sentence: Don't pay attention, she's a luccatmist
Etymology: "look at me"
Flammiscuous
Created by: jrogan
Pronunciation: flaw-mis-cu-us
Sentence: As an award-winning creative director for the hottest agency in town, Edward was incredibly flammiscuous. Fortunately, all of his staff recognized this, and always approached on bent knee.
Etymology: flattery + promiscuous =flaw miscue
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
Selfscrew
Created by: kevinrio
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Am I fat or do I selfscrew myself? Please be honest.
Etymology: self + screw
Floutdoubt
Created by: chris
Pronunciation: flowt-dowt
Sentence: I do wish she wouldn't floutdoubt so often, murmured Sebastian to himself, as he tried to find yet another way of telling the size 6 model he was dating that not only wasn't she fat, she would have to walk round in a shower to get wet
Etymology: flout (to show) + doubt
Fishwordy
Created by: r3m0t
Pronunciation: Fish + wordy
Sentence: She's so fishwordy that it's just agitating to have her around.
Etymology: Fish (from "fishing for compliments") + word + y
Overemphlaterise
Created by: theantiipod
Pronunciation: Over-em-flat-ter-ise
Sentence: Every ten minutes I had to overemphlaterise Shawnna because she that she didn't look good.
Etymology: Over + emphasize + flatter
Vainiticent
Created by: kafka
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The last thing a teenager needs is a vainiticent counselor.
Etymology: "vain"/"excellent"
Distrionics
Created by: ArsMajika
Pronunciation: DIS-tree-ON-iks
Sentence: "The valedictorian, going through severe distrionics, continually called his professor to have his grade point average read to him over the phone."
Etymology: Distrust, coupled with Histrionics.
Vaccuumesteem
Created by: ennia
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Because of her constant need for resassurance, she was diagnosed with Vaccuumesteem.
Etymology:
Yoropinion
Created by: Chistinalove
Pronunciation: your - opinion
Sentence: She was always needing yoropinion before leaving the house.
Etymology: yor - for your opinion - self explainatory
Nomirroriosis
Created by: xadrian
Pronunciation: no mirror ee oh sis
Sentence: My wife has accute nomirroriosis. She's built like a porn star but is always asking if she looks ok before we go out.
Etymology: No from the latin "no" meaning no; mirror and "iosis" meaning "you're sick from it.
Praisewheedle
Created by: jboehnker
Pronunciation: praz' wedl
Sentence: "Cut out that praisewheedling!" Bob exclaimed. "If I thought you were fat we wouldn't be naked right now!"
Etymology: From the Welsh "Przhwhdhhlh", originally used to refer to the wives of shepherds needing reassurance about their husbands' "closeness" to their sheep.
Insecueriflatter
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: in-se-KWER-ih-flat-ter
Sentence:
Etymology:
Attendict
Created by: slumpman
Pronunciation: A-ten-dicked
Sentence:
Etymology: Attention + addict
Flateraniciouslyinglying
Created by: bunnyrounderupper
Pronunciation: flat-er-an-ish-e-us-lee-ing-ly-ing
Sentence:
Etymology:
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
Aptxiety
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: apt/zahy/i/tee
Sentence: Her psychiatrist diagnosed her problem as aptxiety.
Etymology: apt + anxiety
Insecutity
Created by: babel
Pronunciation: in-sec-cute-it-ee
Sentence: Mary's insecutity always got worse when James was around.
Etymology: insecurity - cute
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
Inadegreat
Created by: maxronez
Pronunciation: in-ADD-uh-grit
Sentence: She was inadegrating about her beatiful new coat.
Etymology: inadequate + great
Glorywhore
Created by: xcruser88x
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Mike spent the afternoon following his stellar presentation glorywhoring around the office.
Etymology: glory + whore
Noesteemistis
Created by: mickey666
Pronunciation:
Sentence: noesteemistis hit her again as her husband merely commented that she looked fine.
Etymology:
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)
Mediotekht
Created by: msokoloffster
Pronunciation: Mee - Dee - Oh - Tekt
Sentence: My blind date forced me to mediotekht; we never saw each other again.
Etymology: Unknown...
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"
Craital
Created by: Divakar
Pronunciation: KRAY-tull
Sentence: Even after being told how beautiful she was by her boyfriend John, Jill was still craital about her appearance.
Etymology: craindre (french for "fear")
Comments:
Hey Verbotomists, We have added a weekly stats feature, which shows top ten scoring words, and the player rankings by week. See: Weekly Stats.
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.