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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
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)
Failbait
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: FAIL-bate
Sentence: Although a little voice in her head told Sue that hiring hundreds of telemarketers to promote the product was not a good plan, Bob failbaited her into doing it.
Etymology: fail, (jail)bait
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
Plustalk
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: Pluss-tork (stress 1st syllable)
Sentence: Ever the optimist, Adrian constantly plustalked Bob into believing he could do anything. ---Schools are unfortunately sending out a plustalk message - children will eventually learn that there are some jobs they will never be smart enough to do.
Etymology: Plus+talk
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.
Enfooliasm
Created by: jrogan
Pronunciation: en-fool-lee-azm
Sentence: Mark was so emboldened by his coworkers enfooliasm that he marched into his Boss's office and demanded a raise.
Etymology: enthusiasm +fool
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COMMENTS:
Good word...please give us a good sentence too to amuse us wordsmiths! - Nosila, 2009-08-26: 19:17:00
great word and sentence!! - mweinmann, 2009-08-27: 07:43:00
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Wringy
Created by: Sarfaraz
Pronunciation: Ring..gy
Sentence: Thanks for your wringying , I really was in trouble.
Etymology:
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