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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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Complimeant
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: comp-leh-ment
Sentence: Though he generally felt a bit guilty afterwards, James would only offer complimeants when others needed guidance, sending them flowery praise when what he meant to do was give them solid advice.
Etymology: Blend of 'compliment' (flowery praise) and 'meant' (intended)
Offunsupenth
Created by: adbern
Pronunciation: of-fun-supenth
Sentence: There's a lot of offunsupenth support, these days
Etymology: offer unquestioning support and enthusiasm :-)
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
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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COMMENTS:
Good one!! - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-22: 10:39:00
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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
Yexorism
Created by: TrJoshB
Pronunciation: Yea-kks-or-ism
Sentence: They encouraged me with their yexorism to try and eat the flamming rat.
Etymology: from yes and exorcism.
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
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
Agreeablist
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: ag ree a bliss t
Sentence: tommy's parents were always agreeablist even when he suggested the full facial tattoo of a naked woman.
Etymology: from agreeing and being agreeable and blissed in ignorance of what danger it will cause by just going along with it.
