Verboticism: Prisstine
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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Phonyshopped
Created by: hennifer
Pronunciation: phone y shopped
Sentence: The only way she thinks she is beutiful if she is so phonyshopped that she makes barbie look real
Etymology: phonyshopped: phony (fake) + photoshopped
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COMMENTS:
I like this one.. easy to say. - serendipity9000, 2007-06-05: 16:24:00
nice one Jen, got my vote ;) - ziggy41, 2007-06-05: 21:32:00
Good word! - Stevenson0, 2007-06-05: 21:37:00
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Narcisschism
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: NARSE - uh - skiz - uhm
Sentence: Salome was a very beautiful young woman who knew she was beautiful yet had a bad case of narcisschism wherein she found only faults and defects in pictures of herself as well as with her reflection in a mirror.
Etymology: Blend of 'narcissism' (A regarding of oneself with undue favor) and 'schism' (Disunion; discord)
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COMMENTS:
Sounds the goods to me. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-01: 03:32:00
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Egomystical
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: ego/mis/tik/al
Sentence: Don was done with online dating services. After several blind dates he was starting to wish he was actually blind even if it meant going through life believing he WAS actually married to Cindy Crawford's double. For some reason FindMyPerfectMate.com kept matching him up with egomysticals. He was NOT a fan of mysteries, OR horror shows!
Etymology: Ego: An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others. Mystery: something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained.
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COMMENTS:
Nice - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-01: 03:35:00
VERY nice, Big L ! http://waytoopersonal.com/ - metrohumanx, 2008-08-01: 06:51:00
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Photoshopaholic
Created by: rookiebot
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COMMENTS:
You get more points automatically if you fill out the pronunciation, sentence, and etymology. Besides, people are more likely to vote for your word if it's got some backing creativity. - ErWenn, 2007-06-06: 01:01:00
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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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COMMENTS:
Speaking of good sentences! Although Serkis was also Lumpy, the cook. - Clayton, 2007-06-05: 04:42:00
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Prisstine
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: pristēn
Sentence: There are two Judys. The one that most people see on a daily basis and the online one. The first is sort of plain with limp brown hair, the other looks like she should be on the cover of a fashion magazine. The online Judy is prisstine. Her skin is flawless, the hair perfect. It should be. She has borrowed almost all her features from top models. There is a portion of one nostril that remains from her original photo. Most of her **real world** friends haven\'t signed up for her facebook page because they don*t recognize her.
Etymology: prissy (fussily and excessively respectable) + pristine (in its original condition; unspoiled)
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Fauxtorexia
Created by: serendipity9000
Pronunciation: foe-toe-rex-eah
Sentence: We had known for a while that she suffered from fautorexia, but it was officially confirmed when she sent us all absurdly photoshoped makeovers of all of the vacation photos that included her.
Etymology: faux (as in fake) + pun on photo + rexia (suffix related to obsession and hunger for something) = obsession with fake photos
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COMMENTS:
I like the pun on fauxto! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-05: 18:29:00
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Fauxtophilia
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: pho-to-feel-ee-ya
Sentence: When Mike finally met his Match.com friend, he was surprised to see that the tall, young brunette he expected to see was actually a short eldrely woman that could pass for Sophia from the Golden Girls. When he asked her about the difference, he realized she was allficted with fauxtophilia as she was adamant those were recent pictues of her and thought he was crazy that he didn't think the pictures looked like her.
Etymology: faux (fake) + photo + suffix philia (enamorment)
Anapixyanervosa
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: anna picks ee a nerv owe sa
Sentence: her anapyxianervosa had gotten to the stage that she only dated electronically.
Etymology: anorexia pix as in pictures or pixles, whatever you prefer yourself.
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)