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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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Pollpularity
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: poll-pyu-larity
Sentence: Carmina was happy imagining that all of her classmates adored her. When she realised her pollpularity had dropped after her indiscretion in the canteen, she was plunged into self-loathing and despair.
Etymology: poll + popular
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COMMENTS:
Another clever word. :{) - Wordhewer, 2007-07-25: 13:03:00
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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
Peerworthy
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: Peer+worthy
Sentence: He pursued praise with a peerworthy paranoia.
Etymology: Peer+worthy
Whosize
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: hoo/size
Sentence: Your whosize not to be confused with your shoe size determines whether or not you get invited to all the "cool" parties.
Etymology: who + shoe size
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COMMENTS:
Horton heard your whosize. - Kyoti, 2007-07-25: 17:22:00
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Charithmetic
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: kah-rith-mah-tik
Sentence: Should she wear the demure pink dress, or the slinky black one? The fanfear was gut-wrenching, and keeping track of the charithmetic was getting difficult, as she had run out of fingers and toes on which to keep tally.
Etymology: charisma, arithmetic
Insecurego
Created by: kabloozie
Pronunciation: in-seh-CUR-ee-go
Sentence: When no one commented on Stella's new hairdo, she began to toss her head in hopes of attracting attention. Her insecurego made everyone feel uncomfortable.
Etymology: Insecure + Ego
Reflecticognivalidate
Created by: Kyoti
Pronunciation: Re-fleck-tuh-cog-nuh-val-uh-date
Sentence: Although Gina felt pretty that morning, she really needed to hear Derek confirm it and reflecticognivalidate her efforts.
Etymology: Reflection + recognize + value + validation
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COMMENTS:
Sooo Kewl!!!!!!!! - missmurder, 2007-07-29: 14:49:00
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Oeval
Created by: riomarde
Pronunciation: O/eval
Sentence: She just can't feel good about herself without much oeval.
Etymology: Other = O eval = evaluate.
Egoutsource
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: eeg + out + source
Sentence: I have a desperate need for attention - sure, it's egoutsourcing, but I can't help it.
Etymology: ego + outsource
Comments:
Wordhewer - 2007-07-25: 17:02:00
Interesting word... Etymology?