Verboticism: Biographoon
DEFINITION: v. To identify so strongly with character from a book, show, or urban legend, that you become convinced that the story is actually about you. n., A person who believes they are a fictional character in wonderfully tragic and heroic story.
Biographoon
Created by: zebrahdh
Pronunciation: bi-og-ruh-foon
Sentence: That stupid orphan boy has been wearing those glasses ever since he read the Harry Potter books, and I heard that he is such a biographoon, he's even considering getting a lightning bolt tattooed on his forehead.
Etymology: Biography combined with buffoon.
Points: 809
Comments: Biographoon
silveryaspen - 2008-01-24: 09:32:00
Clever combo!
zebrahdh - 2008-01-24: 21:21:00
Thanks
OZZIEBOB - 2008-01-25: 03:40:00
I think it the same boy, having killed his mother and father, threw himself on the mercy of the court because he was an orphan! But after all an autobiography is a popular form of fiction in which the writer is always the hero! Interesting word.