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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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Cockuptease

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: coc/up/teez

Sentence: A cockuptease is a person who lures his/her friends into a false sense of security just before they make a foolish mistake.

Etymology: cockup + cock tease

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Bushpraise

Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: bush-praise

Sentence: His parents would Bushpraise him when he made even the most stupid of mistakes.

Etymology: Pres. Bush seems to get a pass no matter how stupid he acts.

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Positivoos

Created by: josje

Pronunciation: positivoos

Sentence: you are a bunch of positivoos

Etymology: positive people

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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)

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Unyescessary

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: un-yes-ess-air-ee

Sentence: letting him believe he looked good in that shirt was most unyescessary

Etymology: unnecessary, yes

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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

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Enthusipid

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: enθoōsipid

Sentence: The company seems to fling itself from one dissaster to another, perhaps attributable to to the corp of enthusipid managers who can stand up and cheer for any idea presented. They can get behind anything as long as it doesn*t require them to think. These bandwagoneers are just as quick to jump camps if the program they were supporting receives any flak.

Etymology: enthused (say something that expresses one*s eager enjoyment, interest, or approval) + insipid (lacking vigor or interest)

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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"

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Blandulate

Created by: minnowchurch

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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

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