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'Crap! Crap!'

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.

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Pompbastic

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: pomp/bas/tic

Sentence: Peerless pretty petty pushy pathetic pompbastic Paul was perfectly proud of his pernicious pun.

Etymology: pompus + bombastic

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COMMENTS:

Pomp that bass. - Clayton, 2007-07-06: 07:31:00

petaj Poignantly played at the Pompidou Centre. - petaj, 2007-07-06: 08:59:00

I would say that is a pompadour he's sporting in the cartoon - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-06: 10:59:00

Now that you mention it, it DOES look like Conan O'Brien with a bleach job. - Kyoti, 2007-07-06: 11:12:00

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Overlylovingselfdisorder

Created by: charitybandgeek

Pronunciation: Over+ly+Loving+self+dis+order

Sentence: She has Overlylovingselfdisorder (olsd) Because she is so obsessed with your own cleverness and wittiness that you don't listen to what anyone else is saying, let alone understand them.

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Ocdisregard

Created by: ziggy41

Pronunciation: Oh-see-diss-ree-guard

Sentence: He gets so full of himself and OCDisregards everyone around him, which isn't always the best thing, he being the brain surgeon and all.

Etymology: OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder... the "C" stands for "cleverness" in this case) + disregard (ignore)

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we used to have a self-centred cat like that. A real OCDopuss - galwaywegian, 2007-07-06: 05:05:00

petaj After treatment was the cat OCDogone? - petaj, 2007-07-06: 08:51:00

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Fullaurself

Created by: cassandra1315

Pronunciation: Full-o-your-self

Sentence: He was too fullaurself that everyone hated him.

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sxckittenstephi

Created by: sxckittenstephi

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Mememeism

Created by: mattarosa

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Boringfartism

Created by: realnutty01

Pronunciation: bor-ing-fart-izm

Sentence: That Gates guy is so broingfartism, all he goes on about is his windows.

Etymology: boring(samething over again and again) fart(noise made an ass) ism(jocular reference to any distinctive doctrine, theory or practice.)

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LOL this made me laugh! - MisUndrstd, 2007-07-06: 20:40:00

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Noearsmaniac

Created by: carolzinnov

Pronunciation: No-ears-maniac

Sentence: My manager is a braggart, and is proud of his witty one-liners that he does not listen to anyone else. He is such a noearsmaniac

Etymology: When a person is all ears, he/she is listening to you. No-ears-maniac is a person who is obsessed with his own ideas that he does not listen to what others have to say.

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Begwilde

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: bee-gwiyld

Sentence: he'd become so begwilde he felt like even his burps were quoteable social satire

Etymology: beguiled, oscar wilde

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sounds a bit like Oscar's brother Tony! like it. - galwaywegian, 2007-07-06: 07:37:00

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Highlyminded

Created by: LMR1991

Pronunciation: High-lee-mind-ed

Sentence: You're so very highlyminded when it comes to your joking around.

Etymology: Seeing as how being obsessed with wits and cleverness, highly(as in queen, a person who is above all) and minded( state of being in thought), tahdah highlyminded.

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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!