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'I may not have the body of a peacock...'

DEFINITION: n. An individual who is so self-absorbed and cocksure that they cannot understand why their mating calls, or "pick-up lines", do not generate the desired response. v. To repeatedly issue mating calls.

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Peacocksure

CharlieB

Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: pee-kok-shore

Sentence: Dan winked at the girl by the bar, adjusting the huge collar on his white satin shirt. He was hot, confident and peacocksure.

Etymology: peacock (brightly coloured bird who displays feathers to attract mate) + sure (confident)

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Loosure

mrskellyscl

Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: loo-sure

Sentence: Lenny the losure bird would sit on his perch night after night issuing the same call, "heybay-bee, heybay-bee!" The fact that he never got a response didn't deter him from trying. He truly believed that one day a gorgeous chick would be attracted to him and agree to check out his nest.

Etymology: looser (loser) + sure

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Abballing

Created by: wordmeister

Pronunciation: ab-ball-ing

Sentence: He had an abballing habit of lifting up his shirt and wiggling his abs at the ladies... Unfortunately his abs were more like flabs, so the ladies averted their eyes, not from lust, but from disgust.

Etymology: appalling with the "p"s turned upside down.. also abs + balling

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Flirtard

Created by: allwise

Pronunciation: flurr-tard

Sentence: Simon could not understand why women avoided him. Unfortunately he was a complete flirtard and was certain that his sexy t-shirt with the words "My dick is down here" and an arrow printed on the front should have attracted them!

Etymology: to flirt + retard = flirtard

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COMMENTS:

I wasn't going to make a word for my own definition, but when I though of this, I just couldn't hep it ;-) - allwise, 2007-02-22: 02:20:00

Where can I get one of those t-shirts? - Alchemist, 2007-02-22: 04:14:00

maybe on tshirthell.com? - allwise, 2007-02-22: 04:30:00

allwise - I was going to tell you to submit it there! - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-22: 06:44:00

can you actually submit suggestions there? - allwise, 2007-02-22: 08:28:00

Yep! You might have to sign up for their monthly newsletter tho. - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-22: 09:24:00

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Egosolicitic

Created by: Mobelia

Pronunciation:

Sentence: His egosolicitic attempts to win her affections we both obtuse and narcissistic.

Etymology: egotistic - self-absorbed, conceited solicit - to seduce, attact, captivate

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Skeeviewonder

Created by: Javeson1

Pronunciation: Skeevie Wonder

Sentence: Omg, this guy at the bar last night though he was so smooth, but really he was just a Skeevie Wonder

Etymology: Stevie Wonder + Skeevy. I don't think Stevie Wonder is skeevy at all, in fact I'm a huge fan. His name just works though.

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Imposeter

Created by: sodium

Pronunciation: im-pose-ter

Sentence: The popped collar on the pink polo shirt was a major sign that Ophelia was dealing with an imposeter.

Etymology: poser + imposter

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Illitermate

Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: ill - lit - tur - mate

Sentence: Barnie and Ollie were both illitermate when it came to picking up women. They would express thoughts that were illiterate and sometime offensive to the opposite sex and the wonder why they walked away.

Etymology: illiterate, mate

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Crowster

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: cro-stur

Sentence: Reginald is a real crowster, always yammering about how slick and desirable he is and thinking that all the babes are swooning over him, not realizing that they are not swooning but are actually fighting off revulsion.

Etymology: Blend of 'crow' (v. 1.To talk with excessive pride) and rooster (a male bird who is known for 'crowing' daily)

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Amigrate

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: am eye grate

Sentence: his continued amigrating led to his ultimate turkey trussing.

Etymology: am I great & Grating

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-22: 00:00:01
Today's definition was suggested by allwise.
Thank you allwise! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-22: 00:00:01
Today's definition was suggested by allwise.
Thank you allwise! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-22: 00:00:01
Today's definition was suggested by allwise.
Thank you allwise! ~ James

allwise - 2007-02-22: 02:21:00
You're welcome!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-23: 01:48:00
Thanks allwise. And thanks for submitting your word today! Flirtard is perfect. I'd love to get one of your T-shirts. I think it would look good on me... ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-09-16: 09:21:00
Today's definition was suggested by allwise. Thank you allwise. ~ James

abrakadeborah - 2009-09-18: 18:21:00
I enjoyed coming back on here James :) This one was a fun word to make up. Good job Allwise!