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DEFINITION: To be so obsessed with your own cleverness and wittiness that you don't listen to what anyone else is saying, let alone understand them.
Verboticisms
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Conselfifide
Created by: Firrehawk99
Pronunciation: Con-self-i-fide
Sentence: YOUR CONSELFIFIED!!
Etymology: conceded + self and ified at the end....
Rapiertwit
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: ray-pee-uhr-twit
Sentence: I had just told Bob that his cat had died and expected him to be upset, but he was such a rapiertwit that he began making dead cat jokes.
Etymology: rapier wit, twit
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COMMENTS:
twit to who? - galwaywegian, 2007-07-06: 05:48:00
Say bah! Foiled again in my epeenion. - petaj, 2007-07-06: 08:47:00
I think Bob was a rapiershit to make dead cat jokes. That does say crap crap in the cartoon though - hmmm - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-06: 13:24:00
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Narcissismug
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: nae-SIS-suh-smug
Sentence: Irving was constantly trying to top his own wordplay. In fact, he was so Narcissismug, that when Alan yelled "Quick! Call 911" he glibly replied, "Here 911! Here boy!"
Etymology: narcissism, smug
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COMMENTS:
great word - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-06: 09:29:00
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Egolalia
Created by: ChristopherAndersen
Pronunciation: EE go LAY lee uh
Sentence: I couldn't get a word in over his egolalia.
Etymology: "ego" self and -lalia "speaking" (see glossolalia - speaking in tongues)
Savildroll
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: savy/drohl
Sentence: I am so savidroll that people hang on my every word and imitate me shamelessly. I'm so pretty - I'm so witty....
Etymology: savvy + droll + savile row
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COMMENTS:
and GAAAAYYY!! what a strange coincidence that that song was already in my head before I read your word. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-06: 08:13:00
And sartorially elegant. - petaj, 2007-07-06: 09:08:00
And mercurially resonant. ;D - Kyoti, 2007-07-06: 11:08:00
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Alactrine
Created by: eezycheez
Pronunciation: (uh-lac-trene)
Sentence: Uh! I hate that girl she is so alactrine. All she thinks about is her stupidly clever self.
Etymology: a+lac+trine= alactrine
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COMMENTS:
I just made it up one day lying on the floor. It just kinda made me laugh so I put it on here. - eezycheez, 2007-07-07: 15:51:00
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Spazimon
Created by: meganinglis
Pronunciation: spaz-i-mon
Sentence: SPAZIMON RULES! Thats sooo spazimon!
Etymology: what?
Lonedeaf
Created by: Lapper
Pronunciation: LOAN-def
Sentence: Jake was so lonedeaf during his acceptance speech that he didn't even notice everyone in the audience was tittering about his arrogance.
Etymology: Lone and deaf
Comments:
MisUndrstd - 2007-07-06: 20:40:00
Say it three times fast... go ahead... I dare ya!
Jabberwocky - 2007-07-06: 23:40:00
tried it - don't get it - but I think the cartoons this week have been excellent - way to go Franke James!!! and your essays are fabulous!