Verboticism: Comflirt
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DEFINITION: v. tr. To seek appreciation, support, and/or love by trying to get people to feel sorry for you. n. Someone who believes that if you don't feel sorry for them, you do not love them.
Comflirt
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: kum-flurt
Sentence: The large angry-looking bug bite and subsequent broken nail and run in her stocking had transformed her into a whino. At the party, she proceeded to comflirt around the room until no one was left except for the dog, who humped her leg in sympathy.
Etymology: comfort, flirt
Points: 1220
Comments: Comflirt
silveryaspen - 2008-02-20: 13:52:00
Unique etymology! Great pathos in your sentence ... you really captured the pity and sorrow in the definition!
toadstool57 - 2008-02-20: 14:34:00
good one! I like the sentence.
Jabberwocky - 2008-02-20: 15:52:00
oh tidings of comflirt and joy
purpleartichokes - 2008-02-20: 18:08:00
Thanks Jabber... nothing like having a Christmas song stuck in your head while you're paying off the holiday spending spree.