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DEFINITION: To require constant reassurance, praise, and -- in emergency situations -- flattery, despite obvious qualifications and/or expertise.
Verboticisms
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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.
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.
Inadegreat
Created by: maxronez
Pronunciation: in-ADD-uh-grit
Sentence: She was inadegrating about her beatiful new coat.
Etymology: inadequate + great
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
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:
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]
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:
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
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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.