Verboticism: Slureptitious
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.
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.