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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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Marzipandering

Created by: kyotonils

Pronunciation: mär'zə-păn'der

Sentence: I guess I'm guilty of marzipandering, but he seemed so sure of himself I didn't have the heart to burst his balloon.

Etymology: marzipan+pandering. It's pandering with a scaffolding built of weak spun sugar, that is, no support whatsoever.

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Good one!! - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-22: 10:39:00

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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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Ninnynodders

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: nin-ee-nod-er

Sentence: Between the two of them Cletus and Billy Bob don't have a single opinion about anything. They will agree to almost anything anybody says. Some of their friends just call them "Sure" and "Why Not". They are just a couple of ninnynodders.

Etymology: Ninny (a fool or simpleton) + nodder (bobble head, one who nods [agrees] to anything)

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Offunsupenth

Created by: adbern

Pronunciation: of-fun-supenth

Sentence: There's a lot of offunsupenth support, these days

Etymology: offer unquestioning support and enthusiasm :-)

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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)

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Ruindulge

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /'rü-in-"d&lj/

Sentence: Sometimes there's a fine line between over-criticism and ruindulgence, but usually it's pretty easy to tell the difference.

Etymology: From ruin + indulgence

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Supporticide

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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

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Obsequiocy

Created by: ArsMajika

Pronunciation: ub-SEE-KWEE-ah-SEE

Sentence: I can't believe the degree of obsequiocy those two idiot brown-nosers have.

Etymology: Obsequious + Idiocy

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Overvalidate

Created by: ahwinters

Pronunciation: oh-ver-val-ih-date

Sentence: Hal overvaliadted her lousy BBQ chicken to avoid the inevitable fight.

Etymology: over + validate

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Wringy

Created by: Sarfaraz

Pronunciation: Ring..gy

Sentence: Thanks for your wringying , I really was in trouble.

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