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DEFINITION: n. 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. v. To repeatedly issue mating calls.

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Cawligula

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: caw lig yula

Sentence: He was a cawligula and plied his cawrting rituals all over his territory. So in love with himself, he could not understand why the chicks did not reply to his mating cawls. He always gave them a saucy look and holding his wing to his ear would say, "Cawl me".

Etymology: Caligula (debauched Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity) & Caw (cry of a crow or other corvine avian)

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Casanono

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: kah sah noh noh

Sentence: John dear was such a casanono, his chat up lines had him arrested twice and he once spent three days in hospital when he developed an allergy to spider pheramone.

Etymology: casanova, no no

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Imposeter

Created by: sodium

Pronunciation: im-pose-ter

Sentence: The popped collar on the pink polo shirt was a major sign that Ophelia was dealing with an imposeter.

Etymology: poser + imposter

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Chirpatude

Created by: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: Chirp-ah-tude

Sentence: Charlie Chirpchipper had a bad case of chirpatude when it came to clucking with the chicks.

Etymology: Chirp; : to make a chirp or a sound resembling a chirp or could be just :to utter with a cheerful liveliness Tude;Shortened for attitude; An organismic state of readiness to respond in a characteristic way to a stimulus (as an object, concept, or situation or chick :) : a negative or hostile state of mind : a cool, cocky, defiant, or arrogant manner

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Narcilapse

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈnɑɹ.səˌlæps/

Sentence: Johnny Bravo is the ultimate narcilapse. He was disappointed that the word wasn't named after him.

Etymology: From Narcissus + lapse

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COMMENTS:

I just realized how much this sounds like "narcolepsy." - ErWenn, 2007-02-23: 11:37:00

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Pompidolt

Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: pomp-e-dolt

Sentence: The girls walked by a group of pompidolts who did not understand that their comments about "jugs" and "gams" were not complimentary.

Etymology: pompous + dolt

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Cockadittamus

Created by: tommyboy

Pronunciation: kok-uh-ditt-uh-muss

Sentence: that jackass is such a cockadittamus. his rap is weak but his perseverance is strong. (like mine was trying to spell perseverance!)

Etymology: latin for river-dick ?

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Peabodybrainnocock

Created by: idonnathepiranha

Pronunciation: pea/body/brain/no/cock'

Sentence: Mr. Peabodybrainnocock just doesn't find his brain power these days.

Etymology:

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Conchatter

Created by: igho1207

Pronunciation: con-chat-ter.

Sentence: That guy's chat up lines never work, he's such a conchatter.

Etymology:

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Cretinova

erasmus

Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: kret in over

Sentence: Frank was a complete cretinova always flirting in the most appalling ways, even pinching the bums of the prettier ladies in the office.

Etymology: from cretin and casanova

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COMMENTS:

Appalling? or Abballing? - wordmeister, 2007-02-23: 02:27:00

erasmus good point... - erasmus, 2007-02-23: 04:13:00

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-22: 00:00:01
Today's definition was suggested by allwise.
Thank you allwise! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-22: 00:00:01
Today's definition was suggested by allwise.
Thank you allwise! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-22: 00:00:01
Today's definition was suggested by allwise.
Thank you allwise! ~ James

allwise - 2007-02-22: 02:21:00
You're welcome!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-23: 01:48:00
Thanks allwise. And thanks for submitting your word today! Flirtard is perfect. I'd love to get one of your T-shirts. I think it would look good on me... ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-09-16: 09:21:00
Today's definition was suggested by allwise. Thank you allwise. ~ James

abrakadeborah - 2009-09-18: 18:21:00
I enjoyed coming back on here James :) This one was a fun word to make up. Good job Allwise!