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DEFINITION: v. To identify so strongly with character from a book, show, or urban legend, that you become convinced that the story is actually about you. n., A person who believes they are a fictional character in wonderfully tragic and heroic story.
Verboticisms
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Fictomaniac
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: fik-to-MEY-nee-ak
Sentence: Obsessed by Disney characters, and an imaginaut, whose mythobolism made him a frazzled fictomaniac, Bob's "plutolatry" finally convinced him of his true identity.
Etymology: Blend of Fiction & mania
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COMMENTS:
Wow. That sentence packs a punch! - metrohumanx, 2008-11-19: 20:20:00
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Transmogrifancy
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: tranz - MOG - ruh - fan - see
Sentence: While reading fantasy stories Mary Beth would often transmogrifancy and actually come to believe she was the heroine in the story.
Etymology: Transmogrify + fancy (fantasize)
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COMMENTS:
Anyone that takes a root word from Calvin and Hobbes has my automatic vote. - Banky, 2008-01-24: 15:35:00
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Transilvain
Created by: bananabender
Pronunciation: tranz-sil-vayn
Sentence: Clark (who changed his name by deed poll) was so desperate to live out his hero's adventures that he was found stowing away on Challenger in a bid "to reach his unreachable star". He has a well-developed altar ego.
Etymology: Transilvane: (Superman) a fictional small artificial planet with horror movie character inhabitants. Vain: conceited. In vain: without effect or avail; to no purpose
Proletagonist
Created by: Banky
Pronunciation: prohl-tag-oh-nizt
Sentence: Despite his convictions that he could easily clean the Augean stables, woo the heart of Estella, or lead the Joad family to the fruitful valleys of California, James was just your average proletagonist working the day shift at Kinko's.
Etymology: prole - short for proletariat, the working class, protagonist (- pro) - the primary character of a piece of fiction
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COMMENTS:
Alas, poor James. :) - yellowbird, 2008-01-24: 15:18:00
James is probably not your average prole, if he's working at Kinko's! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-24: 16:11:00
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Fictomaniac
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: fik-to-MEY-nee-ak
Sentence: Obsessed by Disney characters, but a frazzled fictomaniac, Bob's "plutolatry" convinced him of his true identity.
Etymology: Blend of Fiction & mania
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COMMENTS:
So right on the definition. Good one! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-24: 09:31:00
love plutolatry - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-24: 12:05:00
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Uzbazur
Created by: Uzbazur
Pronunciation: OOZBAHZOOR
Sentence: Uzbazur Ashwaurz
Etymology: Black Drum
Fantasme
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: fan tas mee
Sentence: When Wendy read books, she automatically related to the main character so strongly, that the fiction became a fantasme for her.
Etymology: Fantasy (imagination unrestricted by reality) & Me (first person singular;I)
Biobliophile
Created by: loxhobabl
Pronunciation: by-o-blee-o-file
Sentence: You know she's a biobliophile if she clicks her heels together when she's homesick.
Etymology: biography + bibliophile
Transforminator
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: transfôrmənātər
Sentence: Billy has no personality of his own. He is a transforminator. Whatever "super" character is presented in a movie, TV show or video game he becomes. When he saw Star Wars he was convinced that the force was with him. He re-named the family sheepdog Chewie. When the Matrix was released it was a long trench coat and shades. There was a lot of snarling and grunting emanating from Billy's room when the Hulk was in the theater. His mother doesn't know what to expect if they make a live-action version of Wonder Woman as rumored.
Etymology: Transformer (Transformers is a 2007 live-action film adaptation of the Transformers toy franchise) + Terminator (The Terminator is a 1984 science fiction/action film directed and co-written by James Cameron. It features Arnold Schwarzenegger
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COMMENTS:
nice combo - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-17: 12:56:00
VERY thorough mocking. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-19: 20:15:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Dougalistic. Thank you Dougalistic. ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-01-25: 11:30:00
Everyone got me-deep into this definition!
As a veteran daydreamer, I can tell you that hallucinations ARE real. The good ones, anyway.
Today's definition was suggested by Dougalistic. Thank you Dougalistic. ~ James