Verboticism: Narcisschism

'This is the real me.'

DEFINITION: n. A self-image disorder characterized by an inability look at, share, or even recognize pictures of yourself, unless they have been photoshopped to perfection. v. To fall in love with a photoshopped image yourself.

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Slimmaging

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: slim-ma-ging

Sentence: Slimmaging lets everyone see the real me -- a svelte rock and roll diva who can still tear it up in a black leather jumpsuit. Pay no attention to the grandmother baking cookies in the kitchen singing nursery rhymes to a two year old, that's just some woman who lives in my house.

Etymology: slimming: to become or make slim; slender + imaging: the mind's eye; the ability to perform mental images

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Digimutia nervosa

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˌdɪdʒəˈmjuʃə ˌnɝˈvoʊsə/

Sentence: Shortly after completing his roles as Gollum in the _Lord of the Rings_ trilogy and as the title character in _King Kong_, actor Andy Serkis suffered a temporary but severe case of digimutia nervosa, refusing to be filmed without motion-capture gear and heavy post-production special effects.

Etymology: digi- (as in "digital") + muta- (from Latin "mutandis," meaning change, as in "mutate") + nervosa (indicating a mental disorder, as in "anorexia nervosa")

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Speaking of good sentences! Although Serkis was also Lumpy, the cook. - Clayton, 2007-06-05: 04:42:00

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Photograft

Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: foto/graft

Sentence: She had photograft disease which required a weekly graft of her sweet sixteen face implanted in her face

Etymology: graft + photo

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Mugsaphobia

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: mugz a fo beea

Sentence: COP:"Name?" FRED:"Prints Charming" COP: "Funny...that's right, we'll need your prints, Charming! Occupation?" FRED: "Self-Photographer. Officer, What are the Charges?" COP:"Indecent Exposure...You were seen flashing people! Your aperture was open. We are running a background check on you now. Your statements are in sharp contrast to the witness statements." FRED: "No, I wasn't doing that...I was shooting myself, in order to get the most perfect image I could. You see, Officer, I suffer from a mental disorder called Mugsaphobia! It's a rare disorder that lens itself to misunderstandings like this." COP:"Yeah, such a filmsy excuse and this is a Kodak moment. We'll lock you up in a cell and see what develops!" FRED: "No, you can't...I'll tell you I'll snap! I'll blow-up. Besides, if I have to sit in a cold cell,I'll shutter, I'll get polaroids!" COP: "Don't be so negative. Your lawyer will soon get a resolution for you, if you don't pose any more problems for us! Quit crying and focus or you'll get red-eye." FRED: "HELP, I'VE BEEN FRAMED!"

Etymology: mugs {mug shot:a photograph of someone's face (especially one made for police records)}and phobia (an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations)

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metrohumanx Hey, Muggsy! Good word. - metrohumanx, 2008-07-31: 00:44:00

Good word & interesting tale. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-01: 03:23:00

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Visagexia

Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: viz-ij-ex-ee-ah

Sentence: Ever since Carmel's really bad nose job, she's been suffering with a severe case of visagexia.

Etymology: visage + exia (like anorexia, without appetite, without a face)

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Flimflamimage

Created by: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: Flim-flam-im-age

Sentence: Redandra hated her face so much that she often posted a flimflamimage of herself to others online.

Etymology: Flimflam - Nonsense; humbug. Image - A representation or likeness of a person or thing, esp in sculpture or photograph.

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Rabadic

Created by: Dustinisdean2007

Pronunciation: Ruh-bah-dick

Sentence: That lady is rabadic. She can't stand for anyone to see unphotoshopped pictures of her.

Etymology: Raba (Crazy, rabid, nervous), Dic (something-like).

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Perfecteditism

metrohumanx

Created by: metrohumanx

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Sentence: Her severe case of perfecteditism resulted in many disappointing online dates.

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Illphotia

Created by: kensiesfate

Pronunciation: ill-pho-ti-a

Sentence: She can't stand to look at herself, she has illphotia

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Fabsnapic

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: Fab-snap-ik

Sentence: As Roxie's descended further and further into a fabsnapic starry-eyedess, her personal photo-album began resembling a who's who of supermodels.

Etymology: Blend of FABULOUS(fab:informal): Beyond belief; exceedingly great; exceptionally good; extremely pleasing; almost impossible to believe; incredible ; SNAP .n a photo; vb. to take a photo; emotionally meltdown; PIC, a picture, a photo & -IC: state or condition.

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metrohumanx FABSNAPPIC came in late on my 486- mabye it went into da buffer. But I love it. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-01: 06:30:00

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