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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.
Verboticisms
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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: ASSAULTANDFLATTERY - noun - from ASSAULT AND BATTERY + FLATTERY
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COMMENTS:
I think I know Megan...heck, I think I'm related to her! - Mustang, 2008-12-11: 07:15:00
very clever - Jabberwocky, 2008-12-11: 09:26:00
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Steponme
Created by: idavecook
Pronunciation: STEP ON ME
Sentence: Gawd, Tracy's steponmeness has really gotten out of control. I heard she is going to be on the new reality show, "Kick Me When I am Down"
Etymology: I would have just used "mygirlfriend" but I thought I'd be a little more creative
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COMMENTS:
A steponme wanting everyone to step in and step her up! Outsteppingly done! This has a real kick to it! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-27: 17:53:00
Great etymology — kinda' says it all. - Tigger, 2008-02-27: 22:24:00
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Egotsk
Created by: nickmarziani
Pronunciation: ee-go-tisk
Sentence: Brian: If I could just lose ten pounds, I could really pull off this outfit. Edgar: Egotsk, dude--you know damn well you look hot in that cardigan!
Etymology: Egoist(conceited, boastfil person) + Tsk (a declaration of disdain)
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COMMENTS:
nice and concise - petaj, 2008-12-11: 02:07:00
Cute, and very good verboticism - Mustang, 2008-12-11: 07:14:00
I dont like your word! Sorry dude! - timlumber1, 2008-12-13: 17:11:00
I think your ego got in the way, it was your ego-tisk HAHA please try again! - timlumber1, 2008-12-14: 05:07:00
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Egotrolling
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)
Egoflagellation
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ee - go - fladj - uh - LAY - shun
Sentence: Giselle's self esteem was so low she resorted to harsh criticism of herself through incessant egoflagellation in hopes of enticing a favorable rebuttal from family and friends.
Etymology: blend of ego and flagellation
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COMMENTS:
Fantastic word! - Tigger, 2008-02-27: 02:40:00
You got it whipped! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-27: 11:46:00
nice blend of words - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-27: 13:20:00
Great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-27: 15:43:00
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Autoselfpitiate
Created by: youmustvotenato
Pronunciation: auto-self-pity-ate
Sentence: Here it comes. My wife puts on the dress and autoselfpitiates by asking me the age-old-loaded-death-question..."does this make my butt look big?"
Etymology: auto; self-pity
Egoffendiment
Created by: jajsr
Pronunciation: E-go-fin-da-mint
Sentence: Patti, who was an attractive woman, would always ask her not-so attractive friends for their opinions about dating and fashion, but would always counter their opinions with an egoffendiment that made her friends feel insecure about themselves.
Etymology: Mixture of "Ego", "Offend" and "iment" from Compliment
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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Badulation
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ba/du/lay/shun
Sentence: She was so full of badulation that she had to point out she might have missed a whole decimal point and only ended up with 99%.
Etymology: bad + adulation
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COMMENTS:
When it comes to the definition, very nice catch all! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-27: 11:41:00
Good Word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-27: 15:48:00
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Egobuilder
Created by: 775567
Pronunciation: (ee-go-bill-der)
Sentence: Man, that cheerleader is a real egobuilder.
Etymology: ego - self build - create er - suffix
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Maxine. Thank you Maxine. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Maxine. Thank you Maxine. ~ James
mrali613 - 2011-09-22: 13:46:00
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