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DEFINITION: v., To pretend that you like something that you don't, in hopes that someone else will like your pretensions. n., A person who doesn't like what they actually like, and pretends to like what other people like.
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Preguise
Created by: sipsoccer
Pronunciation: (Pre-guys)
Sentence: His preguise was not noticeable when he ate the soy burger.
Etymology: pre- 'pre'tend guise-dis'guise'
Morfiend
Created by: Nuwanda
Pronunciation: more-feend
Sentence: Julia was intoxicated by the feeling of power she got when she morfiend into various social circles merely taking on their interests. After a while, she morfiend so often that she became an actual morfiend, unable to distinguish her own likes and dislikes any more.
Etymology: morph--to change + fiend--an evil person, combined to sound like morphine.
Vaguen
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: vay ggen
Sentence: his diet was strictlu vaguen. he always ate lunch from inside a paper bag.
Etymology: vegan, vague
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COMMENTS:
and I'm sure he always ate what was in vogue as well - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-24: 12:35:00
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Loanakin
Created by: Ofelia
Pronunciation: loe-n-uh-kin
Sentence: (Noun): John's quite the loanakin. I don't think he's ever disliked anything that sarah likes. (Verb): I think I'll loanakin that sweater from you, said John, as he bought the same one the next day.
Etymology: Loan- To borrow something Akin- To be of a kind or kindred; equivalent to something in one category.
Justapose
Created by: badsnudge
Pronunciation: just-uh-pose
Sentence: Fergus would justapose liking hip-hop music to maintain his delusionary cool status among fliends but in private he would only listen to polkas.
Etymology: just a pose(er) + juxtapose fliend/ false friend
Sycophabricate
Created by: bayview5377
Pronunciation: sik-oh-FAB-ri-cate (v) or sik-oh-FAB-ri-kit (n)
Sentence: I wanted the cute redhead to like me so when she told me she was a Steelers fan I had to sycophabricate my response. I want to be a sophisticate but what I did makes me a sycophabricate.
Etymology: From the words "sycophant", meaning a self-serving servile flatterer, and "fabricate", meaning to make up something untrue.
Fadtuous
Created by: hendrixius
Pronunciation: /fad-choo-wuhs/
Sentence: Don't be fadtuous, Jeffrey, we all know you don't really like Yoko Ono.
Etymology: "fad" and "fatuous"
Pretendificate
Created by: jeremy21
Pronunciation: /pre-tendif-icate/
Sentence: Chad pretendificated when he was eating salt and vinegar chips.
Etymology: pretendificate comes from pretending or lying about what you do. ificate brings out more action in the word
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Mustang and remistram. Thank you Mustang and remistram! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Mustang. Thank you Mustang. ~ James