Verboticism: Slureptitious

'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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Slureptitious

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: slur ept ish us

Sentence: She was very slureptitious from an early age. At school she would complain that she only won prizes because the teacher pitied her because she came from a broken home (which was true, but only because she had broken most of it, includint all the crystal from her persistant screaming. To this day dogs will not walk down that street).

Etymology: slur, surreptitious

Points: 671

Comments: Slureptitious

silveryaspen - 2008-02-27: 12:11:00
Erupted in laughter over your sentence. Fun one!

Jabberwocky - 2008-02-27: 13:17:00
she sounds lovely

OZZIEBOB - 2008-02-27: 15:58:00
Lots of laughter and nice word blend.