Verboticism: Pedigreedy
DEFINITION: v. To be attracted to someone purely because of their social status, earning potential, or other professional skills. n. A person who is easily seduced by a status and professional credentials.
Pedigreedy
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /ped-i-GREE-dee/
Sentence: Victoria didn't know anything about golf, but as soon as she found out that doctors, lawyers and other rich and powerful bigwigs were often found on the links, she borrowed a set of clubs and invested in a cute golf outfit. She was pedigreedy, and she was determined to begin her social climbing at the country club.
Etymology: Pedigree - a distinguished, superior, or pure ancestry (from Anglo-French, pe de gru "foot of a crane" — for the resemblance to the branches of a genealogical chart) + Greedy - extremely eager or desirous (from Gothic, gredus "hunger")
Points: 1097
Comments: Pedigreedy
petaj - 2008-03-17: 03:34:00
pertinent and easy to say
libertybelle - 2008-03-17: 10:09:00
Cute! Could be a real word!
porsche - 2008-03-17: 10:20:00
There's actually an old movie named Pedigreedy
silveryaspen - 2008-03-17: 12:53:00
Truly great create!
arrrteest - 2008-03-17: 15:55:00
A natural creation!
OZZIEBOB - 2008-03-17: 22:19:00
So that was Victoria's secret! and, i suppose she hoped to score a hole-in-one. Brilliant word!
Tigger - 2008-03-17: 22:55:00
Wow, I just looked up that movie, porsche. It was actually a 'Felix the Cat' cartoon film from the 1920's, a silent cartoon!