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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.
Verboticisms
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Pedigreedy
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /ped-i-GREE-dee/
Sentence: Victoria didn't know anything about golf, but as soon as she found out that doctors, lawyers and other rich and powerful bigwigs were often found on the links, she borrowed a set of clubs and invested in a cute golf outfit. She was pedigreedy, and she was determined to begin her social climbing at the country club.
Etymology: Pedigree - a distinguished, superior, or pure ancestry (from Anglo-French, pe de gru "foot of a crane" — for the resemblance to the branches of a genealogical chart) + Greedy - extremely eager or desirous (from Gothic, gredus "hunger")
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COMMENTS:
pertinent and easy to say - petaj, 2008-03-17: 03:34:00
Cute! Could be a real word! - libertybelle, 2008-03-17: 10:09:00
There's actually an old movie named Pedigreedy - porsche, 2008-03-17: 10:20:00
Truly great create! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 12:53:00
A natural creation! - arrrteest, 2008-03-17: 15:55:00
So that was Victoria's secret! and, i suppose she hoped to score a hole-in-one. Brilliant word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-17: 22:19:00
Wow, I just looked up that movie, porsche. It was actually a 'Felix the Cat' cartoon film from the 1920's, a silent cartoon! - Tigger, 2008-03-17: 22:55:00
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Succumbference
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: circumference
Sentence: Carrie had been around for a long time, but was still a succumbference when surrounded by wealthy men.
Etymology: succumb (give in to seduction, capitulate) + deference (esteem for someone of higher standing) + circumference (perimeter of a circle - she's been a round!)
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COMMENTS:
Great etymology. Wonderful Won! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 12:58:00
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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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Fiscalattraction
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: fiss-kull-ah-trak-shun
Sentence: The classes in whorticulture finally paid off when she met the Popeye'd face millionaire and was able to recognize the subtle signs of fiscalattraction stirring within her.
Etymology: fiscal, attraction, physical attraction
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COMMENTS:
etymology - and physical attraction good one - petaj, 2008-03-17: 06:26:00
Thanks petaj. I forgot to put the physical in the etymology. I hate Mondaze. - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-17: 06:41:00
bet she made his spineache - galwaywegian, 2008-03-17: 08:00:00
Whorticulture and fiscalattractions! Outstanding Puns! Double Wonderfuls! SuperDuper Wons! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 13:22:00
nice one purple - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-17: 13:49:00
whorticulture! I think we should be able to vote for that one too! Two great words in one! - arrrteest, 2008-03-17: 15:53:00
Great words. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-17: 22:17:00
Fantastic pun! - Tigger, 2008-03-17: 23:31:00
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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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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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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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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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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.
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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Comments:
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 - 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