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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.
Verboticisms
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Sacrificialwhine
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /sak-ruh-fish-ul-wiyn/
Sentence: Delilah was a tall, blond, blue-eyed beauty, and secretly, Christina couldn't stand her. It wasn't really Delilah's attractiveness that she hated ― it was more because she seemed to take it all for granted. She would complain about any slight percieved imperfection to anyone kind enough to listen, and sacrificialwhine on and on about things like 'having a bad-hair-day' and that she was going to have to cancel her date because of it. Christina would have just been glad to have a date at all... She just sighed to herself and pretended to nod sympathetically as Delilah now went on about how she couldn't find a bra to properly show off her considerable cleavage with her new dress.
Etymology: blend of, Sacrificial wine - wine used in various religions as a holy offering (from Latin, sacrificium "sacred rite" & vinum "of the vine") + Whine - (Old English, hwinan "to whistle through the air"; like the sound of many arrows)
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COMMENTS:
So witty! So funny! Great pun! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-27: 11:45:00
I think members of the clergy sometimes use this to capture errant parishioners - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-27: 13:14:00
Good word and great sentence. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-27: 15:57:00
Right on. - ErWenn, 2008-02-27: 21:27:00
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Goadline
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: G oh d lie n
Sentence: Trixie was good at the goadline, to prod her husband to praise her. Example one: Trixie says "Does this dress make me look fat?" Her husband thinks, but does not say 'yes.' To avoid an unpleasant situation and an argument, he says "Of course not! It shows you have curves in all the right places. You have a great figure." Example 2: Do you like my new ash blond hair color?" The husband, who has turned as ugly a shade of gray, as the new color on her hair, is again provoked to lie to keep life pleasant, and says "Silver is such a pretty color." Her husband often hummed 'Then peace will guide the planets And love will steer the stars."
Etymology: GOAD,LINE, play on GOAL LINE. Goad - prod and provoke into an action. Line - to exaggerate abilities or attributes in order to impress somebody. Goal line - the place where you win, make the score, get what you wanted.
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COMMENTS:
It is indeed the dawning of the Age of Aquarius! - Nosila, 2008-12-11: 22:18:00
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Ultraegodemony
Created by: Grim13
Pronunciation: ul-tra-E-go-de-mo-ni
Sentence: That girl is such an egomaniac and always tries to pull an ultraegodemony.
Etymology: ultra=beyond or extra ego= self dem= people
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COMMENTS:
you suck butthole - bossleafman, 2010-05-10: 13:24:00
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Psudoselfaspersinate
Created by: XMbIPb
Pronunciation: /sudo-self-as-per-zhe-nate/
Sentence: “You can’t even imagine how long it takes me to do my hair in the morning,” complained Wanda. “First, the darn thing has to be shampooed and conditioned. I can’t event tell you about the blow drying… then… hello…. my 200-dollar highlights are all askew and need to be gelled into the right place…” Wanda wasn’t going to stop until she finally got a compliment on her hair fashion. She will have to wait for a long time. Lorna, who just lost all her hair to the second cycle of chemotherapy was in no mood for her sister’s PSEUDOSELFASPERSING bullsh^*t.
Etymology: Pseudo (fr. Greek – false, fake, spurious).-.-.-.-. Self (fr. Old. Eng. - one’s own person) .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Aseprsion (fr. Lat. – to sprinkle someone; modern meaning[since late 16th century] - bespatter with slander.) >>>>>>> OVERALL MEANING: to falsely slander oneself.
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COMMENTS:
aaaagggghhh.... dear readers, please note. The correct spelling of this word is p-s-E-u-d-o-selfaspersinate (with an "e") ... deeply embarrassed, XMbIPb - XMbIPb, 2010-05-10: 02:01:00
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Egotsk
Created by: nickmarziani
Pronunciation: ee-go-tisk
Sentence: Brian: If I could just lose ten pounds, I could really pull off this outfit. Edgar: Egotsk, dude--you know damn well you look hot in that cardigan!
Etymology: Egoist(conceited, boastfil person) + Tsk (a declaration of disdain)
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COMMENTS:
nice and concise - petaj, 2008-12-11: 02:07:00
Cute, and very good verboticism - Mustang, 2008-12-11: 07:14:00
I dont like your word! Sorry dude! - timlumber1, 2008-12-13: 17:11:00
I think your ego got in the way, it was your ego-tisk HAHA please try again! - timlumber1, 2008-12-14: 05:07:00
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Blandishwaif
Created by: Ismelstar
Pronunciation: [blan-dish-weyf]
Sentence: Carol is such a blandishwaif that she can subsist solely on my last compliment for more than a month.
Etymology: blandish (to coax or influence by gentle flattery; cajole) + waif (a person, esp. a child, who has no home or friends).
Admirseeker
Created by: 586022
Pronunciation: ad-myr-seek-er
Sentence: The girl is an amdirseeker, she is always fishing for complements.
Etymology: admire: from Latin admirari seeker: to persieve
Joyderide
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: joi-DI-rahyd.
Sentence: The strange sounds that echoed in my head, obviously were even funnier on my lips, for my French speaking classmates laughed till they cried. And every day my pronunciation sounded worse, and there was nothing I could do to improve it. Then one day I said to myself, Bob you’re on a winner here; milk it, be the butt of their jokes, slip in a few Malay words and they will love you even more. It was fantastic I was more popular than ever before; the hurt had gone; the “joie de jeers” were now sweet music to my ears; my emotional tank was full again, and it was seat-belts on for the joyderide of my life.
Etymology: Blend of joy, joyride, & deride. Perhaps in line with the french flavour of my sentence, the verbotomy should be, "joie de ride".
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COMMENTS:
Oh ... a joy deride it for all it's worth! Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-27: 12:08:00
very nice Ozzie - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-27: 13:10:00
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Manipubait
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: man - ip - u - bayt
Sentence: Georgia was at it again....she really knew how to manipubait everyone into saying the things she needed to hear.... "Don't you think my hair is really looking ratty today", "Look at all the puffiness under my eyes", "I really need to get a tighter girdle. Things are escaping that you don't want to see"...etc, etc. She always got the results she wanted....lots of comments on how thin, pretty, young and intelligent she was.
Etymology: Manipulate (influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor") + Bait (lure, entice, or entrap with bait)
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COMMENTS:
You wont be seeing this in the paper! - timlumber1, 2008-12-13: 17:16:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Maxine. Thank you Maxine. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Maxine. Thank you Maxine. ~ James
mrali613 - 2011-09-22: 13:46:00
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