Verboticism: Amorport

'I wish this dress didn't make me look so fat...'

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.

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Created by: 531217

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Phatlessburkle

Created by: timlumber1

Pronunciation: fat-less-burck-ule

Sentence: She was so rude to the hot girl at the party she appeared to be a phatlessburkle,it seemed like she was very jealous of her!

Etymology: phatlessburkle - to not be a hottie and hate on sexy girls

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I love this word ! - timlumber1, 2008-12-13: 17:10:00

VOTE FOR ME, STEP RIGHT UP FOLKS AND PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR VOTE! - timlumber1, 2008-12-13: 17:19:00

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Flattersnare

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈflædɚˌsnɛɹ/

Sentence: The sort of person who gets caught in a flattersnare tends to care about others' feelings and escape generally means doing even more damage to the trapper's feelings, so escape is generally difficult. However, repeatedly trapping the same person is dangerous as even the biggest softy in the world has their limits.

Etymology: from flatter + snare

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COMMENTS:

So strong a word, I feel snared by it! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-27: 11:57:00

Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-27: 16:00:00

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Egobumper

Created by: cokane

Pronunciation: EGO-BUMPer

Sentence: That is not an egobumping comment, thanks for not helping!

Etymology: ego meaning self created to complete my work

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Egoflagellation

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: ee - go - fladj - uh - LAY - shun

Sentence: Giselle's self esteem was so low she resorted to harsh criticism of herself through incessant egoflagellation in hopes of enticing a favorable rebuttal from family and friends.

Etymology: blend of ego and flagellation

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COMMENTS:

Fantastic word! - Tigger, 2008-02-27: 02:40:00

You got it whipped! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-27: 11:46:00

nice blend of words - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-27: 13:20:00

Great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-27: 15:43:00

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Inslut

Created by: happywhenitrains

Pronunciation:

Sentence: That woman is such an inslut; all she does is talk about how much she hates herself.

Etymology: Insult+Slut

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Manipubait

Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: man - ip - u - bayt

Sentence: Georgia was at it again....she really knew how to manipubait everyone into saying the things she needed to hear.... "Don't you think my hair is really looking ratty today", "Look at all the puffiness under my eyes", "I really need to get a tighter girdle. Things are escaping that you don't want to see"...etc, etc. She always got the results she wanted....lots of comments on how thin, pretty, young and intelligent she was.

Etymology: Manipulate (influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor") + Bait (lure, entice, or entrap with bait)

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You wont be seeing this in the paper! - timlumber1, 2008-12-13: 17:16:00

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Complitrolling

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: kom-pluh-troh-ling

Sentence: Every time Allison says something bad about herself, she expects her friends to tell her how wrong she is. Her complitrolling has become so annoying that several of her buddies have taken to merely agreeing with her.

Etymology: compliment (an expression of praise, commendation, or admiration) + trolling (fishing)

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Palaversion

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: pal a ver shun

Sentence: Penny used palaversion to get attention for herself. Pity, compassion and sympathy helped her get the attention and flattery she needed. It was a form of passive-aggressive pandering.

Etymology: Palaver (flattery intended to persuade;influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering)& Aversion (the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away)

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Depressionalist

Created by: Biscotti

Pronunciation: de-pres-shun-al-ist

Sentence: Rita was great at being a depressionalist. She always got compliments when she talked down to herself.

Etymology: depression (sad) + analyist (deducting one's state of mind/being)

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Very thought provoking! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-27: 18:01:00

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