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DEFINITION: To measure your success, or evaluate your self-worth, based on what other people think.
Verboticisms
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Flattrometry
Created by: galwaywegian
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COMMENTS:
I like this word - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-11: 13:34:00
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Extrovaluate
Created by: tangledupinblue
Pronunciation:
Sentence: She extrovaluated her self as a 6 out of 10.
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Egoutruvate
Created by: Stump
Pronunciation: e/gahw/trew/vate
Sentence: Shannon tended to egoutruvate too much and it often got her down since she couldn't read people properly - even if they were a Dr. Seuss book.
Etymology: From the words Ego, outer, and evaluate.
Esteemleeching
Created by: ahwinters
Pronunciation: Ess-team-lee-ching
Sentence: Betty's esteemleaching was the only way she could get the energy to get in front of the camera for her porn shoots.
Etymology: Esteem + leeching
Peertropism
Created by: thejugglerseth
Pronunciation:
Sentence: She suffered from the worst case of peertropism that anyone had ever seen, she could not even put on a shirt without questioning what her friends would think.
Etymology: 'Peer' + 'trop' meaning oriented towards, +'ism' suffix denoting a condition.
Appeerciated
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: uh/peer/shee/eyt/ed
Sentence: She only said, did and wore what her friends approved of. She felt totally appeerciated.
Etymology: appreciated + peer
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COMMENTS:
I would like to show my appeerciation for this wonderful word, but I want to see what everyone else says... - wordmeister, 2007-01-10: 10:05:00
me too - me too - I was always a sucker for peer pressure (my whosize is very small) - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-10: 10:11:00
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Vanitation
Created by: Fenners
Pronunciation: vani - tay - shun
Sentence: She's always been vanitational. Always judges herself on other peoples opinions...
Etymology: corruption of 'vanity'
Esteemate
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: ess-teem-ate
Sentence: in order to esteemate his progress,he would often surprise his dinner guests with a pop quiz on how they felt about him
Etymology: estimate, esteem
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COMMENTS:
- erasmus, 2007-01-10: 11:41:00
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