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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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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)
Flategious
Created by: zack2981
Pronunciation: flah-TEE-gee-us
Sentence: Despite her smarts and excellent rack, Helen was quite flategious.
Etymology:
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...
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
Selfscrew
Created by: kevinrio
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Am I fat or do I selfscrew myself? Please be honest.
Etymology: self + screw
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:
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.
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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.