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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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Witticissistic
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: wit/ti/sis/sis/tic
Sentence: Paul is a perfectly proud, puffy, pompous witticissistic, unashamed of his own lack of humour in the so-called jokes that he constantly pushes on his unlaughing friends.
Etymology: witticism + narcissistic
Vanwitty
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation:
Sentence: His vanwitty was so astonishing - he kept himself amused all day with his clever banter
Etymology: vanity + wit
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)
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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Talkseemea
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: tok/see/mee/ah
Sentence: An acute case of talksemea renders the victim completely obsessed with their own words.
Etymology: talk + see me + toxemia
Egowilde
Created by: wordygrrrl
Pronunciation: ego-wild
Sentence: The egowilde chortled at his own jokes so loudly he could not hear anyone else speak.
Etymology: egotistical character wild about themselves as Oscar Wilde was reportedly
Selfriotous
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: sell - f - ry - et - us
Sentence: Charlie's selfriotous behavior was getting on everyone's nerves. He constantly goofed around while others were talking. Fashioning himself to be the next Charlie of Rickles, he was in his own world of gags, tricks and jokes that only he thought were funny.
Etymology: self, self righteous, riotous (In a manner that causes uncontrollable laughter)
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COMMENTS:
We are amused... - Nosila, 2009-07-17: 10:16:00
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Pompbastic
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Pompbastic Paul was proud of his perfect pathetic pun.
Etymology: pompous + bombastic
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