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DEFINITION: n., The immense sense of self-satisfaction the one gets from winning a pointless argument. v., To be so addicted to proving yourself right that you argue compulsively, and endlessly, about anything and everything.
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Fallowvictory
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: Fa - low - vik - toe - ree
Sentence: It was another fallowvictory for Ted. He had proven to his doubting neighbors that he could back his SUV into the garage blindfolded. It would take the better part of the summer to reconstruct the new family room addition that shared its back wall. Nevermind, Ted thought.... he decided to bask in the satisfaction that he was right, once again.
Etymology: Fallow (cultivated land that is not seeded or productive; undeveloped but potentially useful; condition of being unseeded) + Victory (state of having triumphed; defeat of enemy or opponent)
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COMMENTS:
love it - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-11: 08:03:00
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Belligerinsolence
Created by: grohldberg12
Pronunciation: (Bel//ih//jar//ihn//sow//lenss)
Sentence:
Etymology: Belli-/Belligerent - waging war/warlike or pugnacious Insolent - overly convinced of one's own superiority and importance
Debatabull
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: dee/bate/a/bull
Sentence: He was so inflated by his need to be confrontational that he would even argue with the cat. Even the time of day was debatabull.
Etymology: debatable + bull****
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COMMENTS:
Short and right on the definition! Kudos for this creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-11: 13:43:00
Sounds like a bit of unidebatabullology - and catty, too! Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-13: 04:08:00
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Obnoxument
Created by: JusMeLP
Pronunciation: Ob-KNOCKS-U-MEANT
Sentence: He is such an obnoxument human!!
Etymology: Obnoxious + Argument
Superighteousness
Created by: matty
Pronunciation: SOO per RIE chus nes; SOO per REK tu fie
Sentence: Jim will argue about anything and everything until the other person finally gives in allowing him to reach a heightened state of superighteousness, a plane of correctness not attainable by the average person with average reasoning. Just the other day, I said, “It’s hot” and Jim spent an hour superectifying my innocuous comment going so far as to google weather patterns and average temperatures on Mars to assure me that it wasn’t hot allowing him to be, once again, superectilious.
Etymology: super-over/above + righteous-divinely right and justifiable
Compettytive
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: com petti tiv
Sentence: Wayne was a very compettytive person who always had to have the last word. He would argue endlessly about things he knew little about, just so he could win. It was said people just gave in to shut him up...but he never let it end there...he would gloat and brag about how smart he was. It was very annoying. It was this tenacity that got him through Law School and saw him end up successfully litigating at the law firm of Spar, Quarrel, Bicker & Niggle.
Etymology: Competitive (showing a fighting disposition or argumentitive disposition) & Petty (trivial, minor of little importance)
Preposterotica
Created by: treehous
Pronunciation: \pri-ˈpäs-t-i-ˈrä-ti-kə\ (pre-pos-tur-ott-ika)
Sentence: Joe felt a brief wave of preposterotica as his wife finally admitted he might be right.
Etymology: preposterous- from Latin præposterus "absurd, contrary to nature" erotica- from French érotique, from Greek erotikos, from eros (gen. erotos) "sexual love"
Needleglee
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Nee-del-gl-ee
Sentence: Joe just loved to needleglee everyone by provoking an argument just so that he could get his point of view across. He wouldn't give up until they got so fed up that they eventually let him think that he had won. Best of all was arguing with his six year old daughter as he could always guarantee he would win.
Etymology: Needle(provoke by antagonism,hostility) + Glee(great delight,smug satisfaction) = Needleglee
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COMMENTS:
very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-11: 08:06:00
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Determinanal
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: de - TER - min - anl
Sentence: Rufus was absolutely determinanal in trying to prove his off the wall theories and opinions.
Etymology: Determined and anal retentive
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COMMENTS:
What an ending! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-11: 14:38:00
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Smugacious
Created by: UncleRaf
Pronunciation: Smug-ay-shee-us
Sentence: I wanted so much to smack off that smugacious look on his face once and for all!
Etymology:
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by MithrilShadow. Thank you MithrilShadow. ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-01-11: 14:41:00
What a fun definition. It certainly generated some fun and funny creations! Thanks MithrilShadow!
silveryaspen - 2008-01-11: 14:44:00
James ... that's some finger sandwish he's making in your cartoon! Wonder how many people noticed it like me and went ... Ouch! Yuk! As Dr. Phil would ask ... "What were you thinking?" (chuckle)
Thanks for the positive comments Silveryaspen. I'm glad that you got my point! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by MithrilShadow. Thank you MithrilShadow. ~ James