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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.
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Egoboost
Created by: abbyg
Pronunciation: e-go-bue-st
Sentence: "Do i look as skinny and pretty today as i did yesterday?" "stop egoboosting."
Etymology: boost comes from the latin root buest which means "to raise" or "increase". ego comes from the latin root ego which means "self" so the direct etymology literally means "to raise self"
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COMMENTS:
noice werd! - oliviasull, 2010-05-10: 12:42:00
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Palaversion
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: pal a ver shun
Sentence: Penny used palaversion to get attention for herself. Pity, compassion and sympathy helped her get the attention and flattery she needed. It was a form of passive-aggressive pandering.
Etymology: Palaver (flattery intended to persuade;influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering)& Aversion (the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away)
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
Complitrolling
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kom-pluh-troh-ling
Sentence: Every time Allison says something bad about herself, she expects her friends to tell her how wrong she is. Her complitrolling has become so annoying that several of her buddies have taken to merely agreeing with her.
Etymology: compliment (an expression of praise, commendation, or admiration) + trolling (fishing)
Phatlessburkle
Created by: timlumber1
Pronunciation: fat-less-burck-ule
Sentence: She was so rude to the hot girl at the party she appeared to be a phatlessburkle,it seemed like she was very jealous of her!
Etymology: phatlessburkle - to not be a hottie and hate on sexy girls
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COMMENTS:
I love this word ! - timlumber1, 2008-12-13: 17:10:00
VOTE FOR ME, STEP RIGHT UP FOLKS AND PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR VOTE! - timlumber1, 2008-12-13: 17:19:00
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Psudoselfaspersinate
Created by: XMbIPb
Pronunciation: /sudo-self-as-per-zhe-nate/
Sentence: “You can’t even imagine how long it takes me to do my hair in the morning,” complained Wanda. “First, the darn thing has to be shampooed and conditioned. I can’t event tell you about the blow drying… then… hello…. my 200-dollar highlights are all askew and need to be gelled into the right place…” Wanda wasn’t going to stop until she finally got a compliment on her hair fashion. She will have to wait for a long time. Lorna, who just lost all her hair to the second cycle of chemotherapy was in no mood for her sister’s PSEUDOSELFASPERSING bullsh^*t.
Etymology: Pseudo (fr. Greek – false, fake, spurious).-.-.-.-. Self (fr. Old. Eng. - one’s own person) .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Aseprsion (fr. Lat. – to sprinkle someone; modern meaning[since late 16th century] - bespatter with slander.) >>>>>>> OVERALL MEANING: to falsely slander oneself.
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COMMENTS:
aaaagggghhh.... dear readers, please note. The correct spelling of this word is p-s-E-u-d-o-selfaspersinate (with an "e") ... deeply embarrassed, XMbIPb - XMbIPb, 2010-05-10: 02:01:00
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Flatterseeker
Created by: eheber
Pronunciation: fuh lat er cee kuher
Sentence: That girl is such a flatterseeker, all she does is ask for attention.
Etymology: Flatter from the Latin root Flatt is a form of compliment. Seeker from the Greek root Seek is one who trys to find something.
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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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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