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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.
Verboticisms
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Sociofraud
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: SO-see-oh-frawd
Sentence: Sheldon was always looking for opportunities to impress dates, employers and influential people and had become an absolutely shameless sociofraud and would do or say anything to achieve popularity.
Etymology: Blend of social and fraud
Sycophantarian
Created by: bzav1
Pronunciation: seek 0 fan tare ee an
Sentence: The sycophantarian closed his eyes, held his nose, forced a swallow, and congratulated the chef on a job well done
Etymology: Sychophant + vegetarian
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'
Reflectsham
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: re/fleck/sham
Sentence: To ensure successful networking in the office, John became a reflectsham of those whom he needed to impress the most in order to get ahead.
Etymology: REFLECTSHAM - noun - from REFLECTION (to give back, show an image of, or reproduce) + SHAM (something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; a fraud, or hoax)
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COMMENTS:
Good word. - Mustang, 2008-10-24: 07:45:00
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Fauxnatic
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: fow nah tik
Sentence: He professed to be vegan, then sneaked big macs into the bathroom. From fauxnatic to loonatic.
Etymology: faux fanatic
Fauxllower
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: fow-lower
Sentence: Humphrey was a definitely a fauxllower, espousing views that he didn't really possess, just to fit in. But there was no way he could be considered a feignatic.
Etymology: faux + follower
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COMMENTS:
LOL! Good one! - TiaJay, 2007-11-28: 05:01:00
a tour de fauxrse! - galwaywegian, 2007-11-28: 05:55:00
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Fakefave
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: feyk-feyv
Sentence: She fakefaved that she liked his dye job and new perm and when he left the room she stuck her finger down her throat as if to barf.
Etymology: fake + favorite
Masquereater
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: mas ker ee ter
Sentence: When Sue Doe met Shammy Davis Junior at a society cocktail party, he was sampling escargots, grenouilles and caviar with great zeal. Although she pretended to be worldly, she had never tried these delicacies either. Shammy was actually a masquereater and hated the taste of these new flavors. She commented on how savvy he was to dine on snails, frog legs and fish eggs, at which point his lack of knowledge made him pale. She asked him if was going to have some Baked Alaska for dessert. He wondered which part of Alaska they were baking and hoped it was not Deadhorse or Valdez...the former might give him nightmares and the latter might still have an oily taste to it! You can't have your Kake and eat it too. Juneau Nome what I mean?
Etymology: Masquerade (making a false outward show;pretend to be someone or something that you are not) & Eater (someone who consumes food for nourishment). Deadhorse, Valdez, Kake, Juneau and Nome are all towns/settlements in Alaska.
Sociophony
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: SO-see-oh-fone-ee
Sentence: Always looking for opportunities to impress dates, employers and influential people, Gilbert has become an absolutely shameless sociophony who would do or say anything be popular.
Etymology: Blend of 'social' and 'phony'
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