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DEFINITION: v. To offer unquestioning support and enthusiasm, when perhaps, some "constructive criticism" would be more helpful. n. Support which is given without restraint or consideration.
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Supporticide
Created by: ubgrud
Pronunciation: sup-port-a-side
Sentence: When Jill announced that she was having her nose reduced for the fifth time her husband showed his full supporticide.
Etymology: support + homocide
Champeeon
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: champ/pee/on
Sentence: To champeeon his cause was akin to raining on his parade, but what was he to do with such an outrageous idea.
Etymology: vulgar verb variation of "champion"
Rovercommit
Created by: maxxy
Pronunciation: ROH-ver-come-it
Sentence: Jim rovercommited to his boss's plan for a new Coke formula, and ended up running a bottling plant in Tucumcari.
Etymology: Karl Rove + overcommit
Yessayer
Created by: cryptc
Pronunciation: Yes Sayer!
Sentence: You're all just a bunch of yessayers aren't you? nodding your heads, agreeing to everything I say.
Etymology:
Soothesay
Created by: allwise
Pronunciation: zoo-th-say
Sentence: "Don't worry," they soothesaid, "we'll easily climb this mountain, even without a rope!"
Etymology: soothe - calm, appease say - to speak
Slopport
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: slop - port
Sentence: Rufus often gave Genevieve overwhelming slopport for her ideas and projects. No matter how ill-contrived and illogical her ideas were, he found a way to "cheer her on" and enthusiasticly encourage her endeavors.
Etymology: slop (the waste by-product of the distilling process;wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk), sloppy (haphazzard), support (aiding the cause or policy or interests of, backing)
Floptimism
Created by: sodium
Pronunciation: flop-ti-mizz-um
Sentence: Although Gene could see that Randy was setting himself up for a big fall, he smiled and offered some floptimism.
Etymology: optimism + (the inevitable) flop
Blairtobushism
Created by: mickey666
Pronunciation: blair-to-bushism
Sentence: "Yes", fawned Tony, pandering to the president's desire to invade another Middle Eastern country. Blairtobushism was rampant.
Etymology: The sycophantic postering witnessed in US and UK politics.
Schemespiration
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: skeem spir ay shun
Sentence: Wilbur & Warren had always supported Wayne by being his schemespiration for all his crazy ideas and plans. True friends would have played Devil's Advocate and pointed out the shortfalls of an idea. Unfortunately these three friends shared a brain and someone forgot it at home today!
Etymology: Scheme (an elaborate and systematic plan of action;a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery; a plan fraught with trickery or deceit) & Inspiration (a product of your creative thinking and work;(theology) a special influence of a divinity on the minds of human beings)
Spencourage
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: spen coor aj
Sentence: Joe's buddies helped spencourage him to follow his dream and give up all for a pipedream that would wipe him out financially in 2 months. With friends like that...who needs enemies?
Etymology: Spend (pay out money) & Encourage (support,influence)