Verboticisms

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

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Created by: riomarde

Pronunciation: O/eval

Sentence: She just can't feel good about herself without much oeval.

Etymology: Other = O eval = evaluate.

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Created by: dancerxoxox

Pronunciation: succes-eval-them

Sentence: she was in total successecalthem for as long as she worked in the office.

Etymology: success - evaluate - them

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Created by: trinityedanyl15

Pronunciation: em'pris-ish

Sentence: In the modeling competition, Jenny begans to empressish herself after the girls began whisper about her in the locker room.

Etymology: empress or impress- influence or effect made on the mind/ ish- of the nature; like

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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

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Created by: tatterdemalion

Pronunciation: mod-el-ate

Sentence: After being told she was flat, Jen modelated until she was on the same note as her accuser.

Etymology: model + modulate

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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: ass-ess-ess-teem

Sentence: She assessesteemed daily but expected her daughters not to.

Etymology: assess + (self) esteem

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Created by: Madacaek

Pronunciation: Eck-so-va-lu-ate

Sentence: Stop exovaluating yourself, what matters is how YOU feel.

Etymology: Exo+evaluate.

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COMMENTS:

I like it. :{D - Wordhewer, 2007-07-25: 21:08:00

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Created by: ChristopherAndersen

Pronunciation: RA bul rate

Sentence: Who cares if nobody voted for your word? Don't rabblerate yourself.

Etymology: from "rabble" a mob, or common people, and "rate" to estimate the value of

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COMMENTS:

This is related to the word "hotornotracize," to choose your friends based on whether others find them cool or attractive. - ChristopherAndersen, 2007-07-31: 17:34:00

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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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