DEFINITION: v. To seek compliments and/or support by insulting oneself or by complaining about the difficulty of one's life. n. A person who uses self-deprecation as flattery bait.

Egoboost

Created by: abbyg

Pronunciation: e-go-bue-st

Sentence: "Do i look as skinny and pretty today as i did yesterday?" "stop egoboosting."

Etymology: boost comes from the latin root buest which means "to raise" or "increase". ego comes from the latin root ego which means "self" so the direct etymology literally means "to raise self"

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