Verboticism: Megotist

'I may not have the body of a peacock, but I got the brains of a peacock.'

DEFINITION: An individual who is so self-absorbed and cocksure that they cannot understand why their mating calls, or "pick-up lines", do not generate the desired response.

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Megotist

Created by: DrHarvey

Pronunciation: Mee-go-tist

Sentence: Surgeons think they are Godlike, with deus-ex-machina qualities. In fact they are mere megotists, oblivious to their mistakes.

Etymology: 'Me' - pronoun, indicating self. 'Ego' - noun, abstract idea of self.

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