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'I wish this dress didn't make me look so fat...'

DEFINITION: v. To seek compliments and/or support by insulting oneself or by complaining about the difficulty of one's life. n. A person who uses self-deprecation as flattery bait.

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Disparagus

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: dis par a gus

Sentence: When he came in to work, he always shook off comments about his appearance. He was slim, well-dressed and groomed himself well, but could not take a compliment gracefully. His coworkers atarting calling him a disparagus, which was funny because his first name was Gus.

Etymology: Disparage (self-deprecate;diminish) & Asparagus (edible young shoots of the asparagus plant, a vegetable)

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Overesteemer

Created by: AMurray

Pronunciation: o-ver-es-teem-er

Sentence: Nobody like an overesteemer they make everyone else feel bad.

Etymology: over-above and beyone es-self teem-thought er- (suffix) being of or from

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Whambamboozle

Created by: logarithm

Pronunciation: waem-baem-bu-zEl

Sentence: Wifey: I wish this dress didn't make me fat. Hubby: I wish, too. Would you please stop whambamboozling? For the umpteenth times, you look absolutely gorgeous in that Prada dress!

Etymology: 1) Wham: hit hard; 2) Bamboozle: conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end.

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Assaultandflattery

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: uh/sawlt/and/flat/uh/ree

Sentence: Megan learned early in life that negative self comments lead friends to say the nicest things to her. Unfortunately, this technique of assaultandflattery wears thin and people easily get tired of this baitandsoothe type of interaction.

Etymology: assault and battery + flattery

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COMMENTS:

great combo - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-27: 09:16:00

Great pun! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-27: 12:10:00

Criminally clever! - Tigger, 2008-02-27: 22:22:00

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Lauren

Created by: 531217

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Egobumper

Created by: cokane

Pronunciation: EGO-BUMPer

Sentence: That is not an egobumping comment, thanks for not helping!

Etymology: ego meaning self created to complete my work

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Egotrolling

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: ˈēgōtroʊling

Sentence: Susy's self-esteem had taken a battering during her lifetime. It started with her parents letting her know that her birth had been an accident, the aftermath of an open-bar company christmas party. Her response was egotrolling. Much like a skilled fisherman, she would cast out a baited line to see what she could catch. Her line?: "I'm not very good (whatever) Her bait?: a sad pouty face.

Etymology: ego (a person's sense of self-importance) trolling (to fish by trailing a baited line behind a boat)

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Dummyhead

Created by: bossleafman

Pronunciation: duhm-ee; hed

Sentence: She was being a dummy head, saying she was overweight when she only weighed a measley 100 pounds.

Etymology: dummy -from the english word dumb meaning stupid. head - from the english word head,meaning the origin of emotions.

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COMMENTS:

this word is the tits - bossleafman, 2010-05-10: 13:23:00

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Moanapleasa

libertybelle

Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: mow-nah-plee-sah

Sentence: Cindy is such a moanapleasa! If I have to listen to her complain one more time about how she is too thin and it trying to gain weight I swear that i am going to hold her down and force feed her a whole bag of triple Giant Burgers.

Etymology: moan: to whine + please: to give satisfaction combined into a play on Mona Lisa: a famous painting

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COMMENTS:

I like this one. My other vote goes to you! - logarithm, 2008-12-11: 13:22:00

NNNNNOOOOTTTTTTT!!!!!! - timlumber1, 2008-12-13: 17:15:00

I RECOMEND YOU TRY AGAIN TOMOROW, BUT I DO THINK THE WORD IS FUNNY. - timlumber1, 2008-12-14: 05:09:00

libertybelle ooh... tin... no need to be rude... - libertybelle, 2008-12-15: 11:21:00

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Ultraegodemony

Created by: Grim13

Pronunciation: ul-tra-E-go-de-mo-ni

Sentence: That girl is such an egomaniac and always tries to pull an ultraegodemony.

Etymology: ultra=beyond or extra ego= self dem= people

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COMMENTS:

you suck butthole - bossleafman, 2010-05-10: 13:24:00

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-02-27: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by Maxine. Thank you Maxine. ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-05-10: 00:04:00
Today's definition was suggested by Maxine. Thank you Maxine. ~ James

mrali613 - 2011-09-22: 13:46:00
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