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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.
Verboticisms
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Selflatonomy
Created by: ChrisCarrk
Pronunciation: sell-flat-oh-no-me
Sentence: He was a graduate of the selflatonomy class.
Etymology: self flattering
Preoccuproud
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: prēˈäkyəproud
Sentence: Harry is so preoccuproud that he refuses to sign up for any but his own Twitter feeds. After all, how could he possible learn anything from anybody who is far less clever than himself.
Etymology: preoccupied (dominate or engross the mind to the exclusion of other thoughts) + proud (feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one\'s own achievements)
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COMMENTS:
another subtle excellent word - Jabberwocky, 2009-07-17: 12:27:00
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Witsnit
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: wit/snit
Sentence: He threw a little "witsnit" when he learned he hadn't been given the Dazzling Daemon of the Day award.
Etymology: An American English expression meaning an extreme state of agitation or angst when not being able to have one's way
Wittignoramous
Created by: jmedaris
Pronunciation: wit-ig-nor-a-mus
Sentence: As usual, the wittignoramous commandeered the conversation, dropping pearls of wisdom at the feet of us swine!
Etymology:
Verbotomist
Created by: SethelMerman
Pronunciation:
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COMMENTS:
Just kidding, kind of... - SethelMerman, 2009-07-19: 12:45:00
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Vanwitty
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation:
Sentence: His vanwitty was so astonishing - he kept himself amused all day with his clever banter
Etymology: vanity + wit
Autophasia
Created by: qwerty
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: auto = self, phasia from aphasia
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)
Egoisolated
Created by: alecstevenson
Pronunciation: ego-iso-lated
Sentence:
Etymology: ego + isolated
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