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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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Draniti
Created by: rahullotli
Pronunciation: dra-niti
Sentence: stop being draniti
Etymology: kinkani-english
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
Narcissilly
Created by: loofarama
Pronunciation: nar-sis-sillie
Sentence: ever since he got that 100 on his test, he's been prancing around acting all narcissilly
Etymology: narcissistic + silly
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COMMENTS:
not much thought put into this sorrie - loofarama, 2007-07-06: 12:07:00
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Fullaurself
Created by: cassandra1315
Pronunciation: Full-o-your-self
Sentence: He was too fullaurself that everyone hated him.
Etymology:
Loudshoulder
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈlaʊd ˈʃoʊldɚ/
Sentence: I was trying to explain the trainee's new duties, but he gave me the loud shoulder, repeatedly making doody puns.
Etymology: As in "cold shoulder," only with "loud" instead of "cold"
Obsecon
Created by: imurbabygirl
Pronunciation: ub-se-con
Sentence: matt is very obsecon
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
this word is conceided mixed with ubsesed - imurbabygirl, 2007-07-06: 10:38:00
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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.
Etymology:
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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COMMENTS:
sounds a bit like Oscar's brother Tony! like it. - galwaywegian, 2007-07-06: 07:37:00
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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!