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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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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,

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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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Exceptionally Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 13:24:00

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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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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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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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Statustraction

Created by: Biscotti

Pronunciation: sta-tus-track-shun

Sentence: Emilio was in statustraction with Brittney Spears; even though he knew he could never get with her because he was quite ugly.

Etymology: status (position in the world) + satisfaction (happiness) + attraction (love or appreciation)

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COMMENTS:

His song might be "I can't get no Statustraction!" Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 12:55:00

great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-17: 13:50:00

Excellent! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-17: 22:21:00

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Greedglutter

Created by: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: Greed-glu-ter

Sentence: Streetcornergutterslut was such a greedglutter she would do anything to get what she wanted!

Etymology: Greed:An excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth. Gluter:(slang for gluton) A person who is always eager for more of something usually unpleasant, for the sake of their own twisted $atisfaction.

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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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Castecovetavian

Created by: arrrteest

Pronunciation: cast-eh-cuv-eh-tay-vee-an

Sentence: Beer goggles can explain why some people hook up, but for others, it is purely castecovetavian. Milo, the heir to the Johnson Tools fortune and his trophy wife Svetlana were an oddly matched couple. He met her as a waitress in a drive-in restaurant gave her his phone number. He was in his mid 30's and never dated. Some thought her attraction had to be because of his endowment, but those who knew him better said it was because of his, uh, personality.

Etymology: Caste (social group consisting of people of the same rank) + covet (to crave) + avi(bird, as in flying high)+ian (one who is)

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COMMENTS:

Beer goggles is a great expression ... I will use it often. Your word captures the essence of people who set their sights for more! Unique! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 13:19:00

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Protraction

libertybelle

Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: prow-track-shun

Sentence: It didn't seem to matter to Linda that her new beau was severely deficient in personal hygiene skills and basic principles of politeness, her protraction to him was solely based on the fact that he drove a Ferrari. (Too bad she didn't realize that "Ferrari" was a pure emblemishment and was really a Fiat in disguise!)

Etymology: professional + attraction

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Linda, the protractor, didn't quite get the right angle! Complements to you. Outstanding Won! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 13:06:00

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-03-17: 00:01:00
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!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-03-17: 22:11:00
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