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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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Flattesization
Created by: ChrisCarrk
Pronunciation: flat-ih-sigh-zay-shun
Sentence: Last minute flattesization was required before she went on stage.
Etymology: flatter-ization
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"
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
Suckaprovealot
Created by: modemjunkie
Pronunciation: suck aprove a lot
Sentence: When I feel insecure I suckaprovealot
Etymology:
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"
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
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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.