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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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Selfamuse
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: self-amews
Sentence: His selfamuse was so far gone, he cracked himself up.
Etymology: self abuse + amuse
Fullaurself
Created by: cassandra1315
Pronunciation: Full-o-your-self
Sentence: He was too fullaurself that everyone hated him.
Etymology:
Isoflated
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: EYE-soh-flay-tuhd
Sentence: Alex was so isoflated that, when he got his paper back, he ignored his professor's red ink, especially with regard to apostrophe abuse, you're/your conflation, and 187 occurrences of the nonword "lookit".
Etymology: isolated + inflated
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COMMENTS:
I always thought "lookit" was a word until I found out "looky" was the proper word. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-06: 10:15:00
Bookum, Dano! ;D - Kyoti, 2007-07-06: 11:10:00
I only have to hear that nonword about a googolplex times a day. Makes me want to gouge out my eardrums. - mplsbohemian, 2007-07-08: 20:32:00
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Spazimon
Created by: meganinglis
Pronunciation: spaz-i-mon
Sentence: SPAZIMON RULES! Thats sooo spazimon!
Etymology: what?
Egotesticle
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: eee go tesc ick ill
Sentence: His egotesticle behaviour, laughing uproariously at his own jokes and singing to himself while others spoke, left him isolated at breaktimes. He would often wonder (sometimes audibly)how so many lesbians managed to get a job with one company.
Etymology: egotistical, testicle
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COMMENTS:
you do have to give him some credit - he does have balls - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-06: 06:11:00
Balldacious word! - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-06: 06:46:00
Aw, nuts... you guys beat me to it. - Clayton, 2007-07-06: 07:36:00
Don't get testy... - Alchemist, 2007-07-06: 08:06:00
cum on people... you'll all get the sac in minute...between this thread and good taste there is a vas deference - rikboyee, 2007-07-06: 08:12:00
HA! Sovary funny rik! - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-06: 08:36:00
Oh I wish I were an Oscar Wilder wiener - oops sorry that's for Rikee's word - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-06: 08:43:00
This gamete's pretty funny. - petaj, 2007-07-06: 08:44:00
So his brain was, where? In escrow Tom. - petaj, 2007-07-06: 08:56:00
As the wise Greek philosoper Epididymis once commented, "Don't let it all go to your head!" ;D - Kyoti, 2007-07-06: 10:57:00
As the wise Greek philosoper Epididymis once commented, "Don't let it all go to your head!" ;D - Kyoti, 2007-07-06: 11:01:00
Ummm... ignore one of those. Sighhh... - Kyoti, 2007-07-06: 11:03:00
Doesn't that make you gonad when you post a "set"? - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-06: 11:19:00
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Egoaunderstanding
Created by: weareallbeautiful
Pronunciation: ee-go-ay-uhn-der-st-an-ding
Sentence: He was so egoaunderstanding that all his friends went to seek someone who would listen and perceive the meaning of what they were saying.
Etymology: From the word ego meaning conceit and self-importance and a meaning without and understanding meaning to perceive the meaning of
Booger
Created by: princess19sk8r
Pronunciation: boo grrr
Sentence: i found a booger which is green and comes out of your nose.
Etymology:
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
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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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!