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DEFINITION: v.To be so obsessed with your own cleverness and wittiness that you don't listen to what anyone else is saying, let alone understand them. v. A person who is obsessed with their own wittiness.
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Narcissudite
Created by: Holey
Pronunciation: nahr-SISS-you-dite
Sentence: Dorian continued to narcissudite long after the rest of the partygoers had edged away, but he received excellent feedback from the echo of his own voice, and reflected with satisfaction upon his half-witticisms.
Etymology: narcissist + erudite
Autowittiphilia
Created by: chris
Pronunciation: ort-oh-wit-ee-fill-ee-yer
Sentence: he was so wrapped up in his autowittiphilia that never even paused to wonder why rooms emptied in seconds upon his arrival
Etymology: auto (self) + witticism + philia (love)
Narcivated
Created by: Paloma
Pronunciation: NAR-sih-vay-ted
Sentence: John was so narcivated he would laugh at his own pretentious jokes before he'd even said the punchline.
Etymology: Narcissus (Greek hero who fell in love with his own reflection) + captivated
Egoisolated
Created by: alecstevenson
Pronunciation: ego-iso-lated
Sentence:
Etymology: ego + isolated
Vanwitty
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation:
Sentence: His vanwitty was so astonishing - he kept himself amused all day with his clever banter
Etymology: vanity + wit
Cosbeing
Created by: rombus
Pronunciation: kaws - bee - ing
Sentence: Bart was known for his cosbeing behavior. He thought he was a comedian; but he was really just annoying everyone with his "unfunny" routines and self-amusement.
Etymology: Cosby (as in Bill Cosby), Being
Funnydamentalist
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: fun/nee/da/men/tal/ist
Sentence: Sam was a funnydamentalist who's wit was the cornerstone of his very being. He constantly had himself in stitches although sadly no one else found him amusing.
Etymology: funny + fundamentalist (sticks to inherent belief)
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COMMENTS:
I believe! - jrogan, 2009-07-17: 06:28:00
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Verbotomist
Created by: SethelMerman
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Just kidding, kind of... - SethelMerman, 2009-07-19: 12:45:00
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Egotwit
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: e-go-twit
Sentence: Mark was such an egotwit that no one could stand to be around him, especially at parties. He would try so hard to impress everyone with his cleverness that he would end up making a fool of himself.
Etymology: egotist: show-off; know-it-all + wit: cleverness, humorous + twit: a foolishly annoying person
Wildething
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: wild-thing
Sentence: As he finished flipping through the scrapbook of his most humourous Tweets. he realised he was becoming quite the wildething
Etymology: Oscar Wilde, Wild Thing
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COMMENTS:
You make my heart sing! - Nosila, 2009-07-17: 10:18:00
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Comments:
- 2006-11-16: 07:11:00
Vanwitty is a good one.
- 2006-11-16: 10:11:00
The sentences need more profile -- they are as amusing as the words: The egowilde chortled at his own jokes so loudly he could not hear anyone else speak.
Nice one Bjorn!
queeny - 2006-11-17: 14:11:00
I wish I could change my vote. sometimes I vote to early in the day. I want to change my vote. please. ps. great colourful cartoons. I love to see them printed up on a shirt or something.
Today's definition was illustrated by Franke James. Thank you Franke. ~ James