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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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Awetostruck
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: auto-struck
Sentence: Kenny was a cleverclogs to the nth degree and had spent so long in his own feedback loop of how astonishingly brilliant he was that he was now awetostruck and could not get words from his mouth before he was struck speechless by the wonder of the acuity, acumen, agility, alertness, aptitude and downright perspicacity of his own thoughts.
Etymology: awestruck (showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread) + auto (self)
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COMMENTS:
awetoshucks - you figured it out - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-06: 08:45:00
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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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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.
Conselfifide
Created by: Firrehawk99
Pronunciation: Con-self-i-fide
Sentence: YOUR CONSELFIFIED!!
Etymology: conceded + self and ified at the end....
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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Comprendaloof
Created by: Starzie
Pronunciation: Comprend-a-loof
Sentence: Kyoti was so comprendaloof during our in-depth conversation that by the time it ended, I was irritated that he didn't hear a word I said!
Etymology: Comprend (version of Comprehend- comprende si?) and Aloof, not paying attention, arrogant, head in the clouds.
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COMMENTS:
This Kyoti guy sounds like a a real dingwad. Want me to rough him up for ya? ;D - Kyoti, 2007-07-06: 11:05:00
Yeah I know what you mean, Kyoti never listens to me either. Like talking to a brick wall. - MisUndrstd, 2007-07-06: 13:12:00
Who is this Kyoti? think i might know him? - realnutty01, 2007-07-06: 17:21:00
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Narcissiquacious
Created by: Kyoti
Pronunciation: Nahr-siss-uh-kway-shuhs
Sentence: Gloria enjoyed the party immensely, mostly because it gave her the opportunity to trap people with her narcissiquacious stories about her very exciting life.
Etymology: Narcissist+Loquacious
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COMMENTS:
hey kyoti - welcome aboard - graet words this week - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-06: 23:43:00
Great word, kyo! - amysmiles2000, 2007-07-07: 07:12:00
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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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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!