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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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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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Admirseeker
Created by: 586022
Pronunciation: ad-myr-seek-er
Sentence: The girl is an amdirseeker, she is always fishing for complements.
Etymology: admire: from Latin admirari seeker: to persieve
Attentionbeggest
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: ah-ten-shun-beg-ist
Sentence: Kim Carcrashagain was such an attentionbeggest.
Etymology: The act of needing so much attention that a person will beg for it.
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)
Moanapleasa
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
ooh... tin... no need to be rude... - libertybelle, 2008-12-15: 11:21:00
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Wimpathetic
Created by: Jamagra
Pronunciation: wim/pa/thet/ik
Sentence: Marcie was surprised no one whimpathized with her after she mentioned "tubbing out" from a size 2 to a size 4. In fact her friends considered her quite whimpathetic.
Etymology: whimper (to cry with low sounds) + wimp (a weak or ineffective person) + pathetic (inspiring pity)
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COMMENTS:
Dang! Meant to spell the word as "whimpathetic"... - Jamagra, 2008-02-27: 10:53:00
Whimpathetic to garner the empathetic is rather wimpathetic! Perhaps your comment above is just a Freudian slip of the fingers! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-27: 12:02:00
Whimpsically clever! - Tigger, 2008-02-27: 22:53:00
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Selfmorhound
Created by: ddove60
Pronunciation: self-MORE-hound
Sentence: Can you beleive that skinny Angie said she that she wished her dress didn't make her look so fat?, Boy, she is really being a selfmorhound today.
Etymology: Selfmore (opposite selfless) + hound
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COMMENTS:
Very inventive! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-27: 11:59:00
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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
Belittlebigman
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: bee-lit-tull-big-man
Sentence: In his acceptance speech, the oscar-winning actor made little of his accomplishment, instead giving much credit to everyone else in the movie, and to those who had a hand in making the movie. His down play of himself, worked in reverse, making him seem even better, nobler, and nicer. It was his way to belittlebigman.
Etymology: Belittle and big man, also a play on the movie Little Big Man. Belittle: make little of: down play. Big Man: slang expression meaning great or important person.
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COMMENTS:
It could also have been Louisa belitllinglittlewomen - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-27: 13:04:00
If the movie was about General Custer's demise, it may have been titled, "Belittlebigman at the "Little Big Horn" - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-27: 15:54:00
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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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