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DEFINITION: n. A self-image disorder characterized by an inability look at, share, or even recognize pictures of yourself, unless they have been photoshopped to perfection. v. To fall in love with a photoshopped image yourself.
Verboticisms
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Transnarcissism
Created by: jadenguy
Pronunciation: trans NAR sis ism
Sentence: "Didn't you ever notice the black frame?" he said to me with equal parts disdain and bewilderment, "Her transnarcissism has been so severe that she carries that tablet everywhere. Didn't you notice she's wearing a graduation hat everywhere we go? We have to find Heilman, before it's too late!"
Etymology: Transcend + Narcissism.
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COMMENTS:
i don't think i really got what i wanted out of this word, but reversedoriangreyism was way too hard to work out well as one word. - jadenguy, 2007-06-05: 09:20:00
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Dysaformperfectum
Created by: texmom
Pronunciation: dis a form per fect uum
Sentence: Airbrushing out her acne showed a mild form of dysaformperfectum.
Etymology: dys - problematic form - physical perfect - without flaw
Anapixyanervosa
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: anna picks ee a nerv owe sa
Sentence: her anapyxianervosa had gotten to the stage that she only dated electronically.
Etymology: anorexia pix as in pictures or pixles, whatever you prefer yourself.
Wealthconscious
Created by: ziggy41
Pronunciation: Welth-con-shus
Sentence: As her friends rumaged through her and her sisters childhood pictures, she explained how they were all her identical twin sisters since they were so unattractive to her. I took her years to really admit she suffered from Wealthconsciousness.
Etymology: Self-Conscious (conscious of one's being) + wealth (an abudance of something, of beauty in this case)
Visagexia
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: viz-ij-ex-ee-ah
Sentence: Ever since Carmel's really bad nose job, she's been suffering with a severe case of visagexia.
Etymology: visage + exia (like anorexia, without appetite, without a face)
Mypicophobia
Created by: s6guy72
Pronunciation: my-pic-o-fob-ia
Sentence: Jennifer is a mypicophobic, so much that she burned all of her parents photo albums as well as her yearbooks.
Etymology: my (me, mine) pic (picture) phobia (fear)
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COMMENTS:
Great look about it - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-01: 03:33:00
Very clinical and funny. It's getting hard to choose anymore. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-01: 06:53:00
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Narcissisicko
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: nar-sis-SIC-oh
Sentence: Imogene is a prettier than average girl but seems to be a bit of a narcissisicko who's insecure about her looks to the point of not being willing to let others see photos of herself unless and until they had been altered by one means or another to the point of near perfection.
Etymology: Blend of the words 'narcissism (n. inordinate fascination with oneself; excessive self-love; vanity) and 'sicko' (n. a person who is mentally or morally sick)
Phonyshopped
Created by: hennifer
Pronunciation: phone y shopped
Sentence: The only way she thinks she is beutiful if she is so phonyshopped that she makes barbie look real
Etymology: phonyshopped: phony (fake) + photoshopped
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COMMENTS:
I like this one.. easy to say. - serendipity9000, 2007-06-05: 16:24:00
nice one Jen, got my vote ;) - ziggy41, 2007-06-05: 21:32:00
Good word! - Stevenson0, 2007-06-05: 21:37:00
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Iconsee
Created by: geoamnesia
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I morphed some images of pretty actresses for my avatar, until I got a sense of peaceful iconsee.
Etymology: "I can see" + "icon". Emotional response to icons, ranging from positive to extremely negative.
Fallaciovisagism
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: FUH-LAY-SEE-OH-VIS-UDGE-ISM
Sentence: Crusty yet benign, the elderly Dr Beddows explained it to me thus: We ALL exhibit, to one degree or another the self-delusional trait known as FALLACIOVISAGISM. To deny our quest for physical beauty and our desire to reclaim our youth would be to deny our very humanity.Ever since the advent of albumen-plate photography,vanity has encouraged mankind to re-touch ourselves in order to have our appearances correspond more closely with our own self-image. However, if left unchecked, this innate tendency can have undesirable, often tragic effects. Statisticians have attempted to link FALLACIOVISAGISM to the rising rate of "virtual" homicides brought on by the casual uploading of doctored portraits prevalent in the cyberdating arena. While the jury is still out on these claims, we should all be aware of the siren which lurks behind the laptop- FALLACIOVISAGISM ! Beware of "headshots"!
Etymology: FALLACIOus+VISAGE+ISM...fallacious:misleading or deceptive...visage:the face or facial expression...ism:condition resuling from an excess of something specified.
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COMMENTS:
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/216 - metrohumanx, 2008-07-31: 00:38:00
Enjoyable reading, as always. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-01: 03:20:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Lucyof2009. Thank you Lucyof2009! ~ James
ErWenn - 2007-06-05: 02:55:00
Excellent definition. I think that the one-word restriction should be eliminated in special cases, such as when the definition is for a medical disorder.
That might work well for special theme weeks. Disease Week is an ideal candidate. Maybe there could be special challenges some times too, like having to write a limerick instead of just a sentence, or haiku.
Hey ErWenn and Petaj, Thanks for the creative ideas! And yes, I think it would be fun to change-up the rules. ErWenn, if you want to change your word into two-word verboticism, you can. Go to the edit/comment page for your word. You will see a link, in small gray type at the bottom of the page, which says "Oops, I want to change the spelling..." Click on this link, and then change your one-word answer into two words and submit. You will get a javascript alert, but the word will be saved. (This works in firefox...)
Hey Petaj, We are doing a theme-week on "office politics" next week! Can you think of any special challenges? ~ James
Well, how about using the word in a sentence from the minutes of a meeting, or in the style of a policy or procedure document.
jadenguy - 2007-06-05: 12:25:00
Or make everybody put a cover letter on their TPS reports before submitting them.
purpleartichokes - 2007-06-05: 14:30:00
Make everyone sit through a performance review of their word.
Stevenson0 - 2007-06-05: 21:34:00
How about filing long range plans, having the boss to dinner(you're invited Mr. Verbotomy next weekend)and paying into the coffee and gift fund?!?!?
Today's definition was suggested by Lucyof2009. Thank you Lucyof2009. ~ James