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DEFINITION: v. To be attracted to someone purely because of their social status, earning potential, or other professional skills. n. A person who is easily seduced by a status and professional credentials.
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Rankinphile
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: rangk-IN-phile
Sentence: The moment our eyes met, I had $ense to know that we were an "exact matching." His deep "green-back" eyes, slumped "head and shoulders" which had long ago peaked hiding century old, blushless cheeks deep as one of his Western Australian open-cut iron ore mines. Our "historical exchange" was fatal; it was his last trading day; you could say that the "horizontal spread" had been too much for him. I had hit a "home run" Perhaps, for him, it had been a "self-liquidating loan" The "separation theorem" told me that I was the richest 25 year old rankinphile in the Southern Hemisphere. Girlfriend, it was "back up the truck" my "line of credit" was about to flow.
Etymology: Blend of Rank, Ranking: social class, standing,status & -Phile: attraction to, liking for, preference for, obsession with.
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COMMENTS:
What a cent$able $entence! $plendid Won! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 13:13:00
great sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-17: 14:01:00
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Annanicoleminer
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: a-nah-nik-ol-my-nah
Sentence: when my new bride requested on our wedding night that i sleep on the couch so she could snuggle up in bed with my wallet, i realised i had married an annanicoleminer
Etymology: anna nicole [smith], coal miner [like a gold digger only dirtier]
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COMMENTS:
I like it! (workin' in a coal mine, goin' down, down, down...) - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-17: 10:18:00
Brust out laughing! Funtastic Won! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 13:25:00
wonderful - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-17: 13:59:00
"But the music that excels Is the sound of oil wells As they slurp, slurp, slurp into the barrels" I think Anna Nicole was after the good oil. A fantastic construction. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-17: 22:15:00
Nice creation! - Tigger, 2008-03-17: 22:45:00
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Dollured
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: dol/lured
Sentence: When he arrived at the party and with her first glance she knew he was a total nerd, but when she heard he was just made a partner in his law firm and was unattached, she was immediately dollured by his hidden assets.
Etymology: dollar + lure + allure
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COMMENTS:
Exceptionally Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 13:24:00
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Sycocent
Created by: Jamagra
Pronunciation: sik/e/sent (or even "seek-o-cent"?)
Sentence: When Elise, that gold digging sycocent, realized the "Vette" Edward drove was in fact a Chevette, not a Corvette, she dropped him hastily and unapologetically. She redoubled her benephishiary efforts.
Etymology: sycophant (self-seeking flatterer) + cent
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COMMENTS:
3 very clever word playes! Great sentence. Unique etymology and word! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 23:32:00
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Credentializer
Created by: queenjane75
Pronunciation: kre-den-tyal-eyes-er
Sentence: Everyone that watched the mediastorm had Anna pegged as the credentializer, that is until it was known how much he paid her to read fifty of his boring sext-messages.
Etymology: credential+ (the verb-forming suffix -- to form into) izer= credentializer:to make oneself into somehow having credentials
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COMMENTS:
Sext-messages is a great last word to end your sentence! Your verbote is a very creditable creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 18:43:00
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Cashheh
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: cash/hay
Sentence: Sally was strongly attracted to Stu because he had a certain cashheh. It had nothing to do with his bulging wallet.
Etymology: cachet + cash + heh
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COMMENTS:
Clever pun! Exceptional Won! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 13:00:00
Punspirational! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-17: 22:36:00
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Mayorgasmatron
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: may err gaz ma tron
Sentence: she was the ultimate mayorgasmatron, hot and high maintenance.
Etymology: mayor orgasmatron, matron, the doo ron ron , rontonamera,
Statusuckup
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: STAT - uss - suk -up
Sentence: Elwood was very envious of the folks above him on the socioeconomic ladder and was a statusuckup who would shamelessly grovel for any sort of acceptance and approval.
Etymology: blend of status and suck up
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COMMENTS:
Suckcessfully done! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 12:56:00
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Kleptoswainia
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: klept - oh - swain - ee - ah
Sentence: Jill stole her first husband from his fitness center because of his muscular physique and good looks. She divorced him for his lack of brains. Jill stole her second husband away from the stock market because she liked his money. She divorced him because he wouldn't let her spend a dime of it. Jill stole her third husband away from politics as she was attracted by his prestige and power. She divorced him because she was tired of taking orders from him. So it went, Jill was drawn to swain after attractive swain. Like many other women, Jill suffered from kleptoswainia. It is a common disorder in today's world
Etymology: Kleptomania, Swains. KLEPTOMANIA: a woman's obsessive attraction for men (swains) of quality, so strong, it often leads to stealing them away. SWAINS: attractive men, whatever their qualities might be ... good heart, intelligence, wit, looks, prestige,
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COMMENTS:
different take on it - very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-17: 14:01:00
Love you use of swain. Great blend of ON & Greek words. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-17: 22:22:00
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Shallowist
Created by: steveolderman
Pronunciation:
Sentence: His head could always be turned by a person's most obvious and superficial qualities. His father was just the same. In fact he came from a long line of shallowists.
Etymology: shallow + ist
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COMMENTS:
Describes such people to a T. Excellent Won! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 18:28:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
remistram - 2008-03-17: 09:17:00
hah, great interpretation of my def James!
silveryaspen - 2008-03-17: 13:29:00
Your definition and cartoon inspired lots of great creates, Remistram and James! As usual, I wish I had more vervotes for there are always so many great verbotes!
Thanks remistram and Silveryaspen. I guess I was thinking that people are attracted to status both ways -- both up and down. But maybe it just matter of "professional skills". ~ James