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DEFINITION: To require constant reassurance, praise, and -- in emergency situations -- flattery, despite obvious qualifications and/or expertise.
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Praisewheedle
Created by: jboehnker
Pronunciation: praz' wedl
Sentence: "Cut out that praisewheedling!" Bob exclaimed. "If I thought you were fat we wouldn't be naked right now!"
Etymology: From the Welsh "Przhwhdhhlh", originally used to refer to the wives of shepherds needing reassurance about their husbands' "closeness" to their sheep.
Humbull
Created by: TheBocaj
Pronunciation: HUHM-buhl
Sentence: Janice was Humbull; She knew she was a great cook, but insisted upon faking meekness after fishing a compliment out of a satisfied dinner guest.
Etymology: To be Humble as an act/load of crap [Bull]
Selfscrew
Created by: kevinrio
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Am I fat or do I selfscrew myself? Please be honest.
Etymology: self + screw
Flatterchatter
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: flatter/chatter
Sentence: As Dorothy Dillytop adjusted her rechargeable battery-lit tiara before sitting down at her keyboard, she had to admit that she was quite uncomfortable if not a tad morose unless she received her daily dose of "flatterchatter".
Etymology: c. 12th century, from the Fr. "flater" - to stroke with the hand, or to caress, and "chateren" - to twitter or gossip
Flateraniciouslyinglying
Created by: bunnyrounderupper
Pronunciation: flat-er-an-ish-e-us-lee-ing-ly-ing
Sentence:
Etymology:
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wordmeister - 2006-12-08: 15:42:00
Who has the best word of the day? Any opinions?
Jabberwocky - 2006-12-08: 16:25:00
are you requiring some constant reassurance wordmeister - perhaps some flatterybattery or phladulation and why isn't verbotomy asking??
wordmeister - 2006-12-08: 17:32:00
Yes Jabberwocky that's it -- self-phladulation.
wordmeister - 2006-12-08: 17:36:00
And I see that my score has gone up since I asked, so apparently it's working.
Stevenson0 - 2006-12-08: 17:51:00
confphladulations wordmeister
wordmeister - 2006-12-08: 18:00:00
Hey Stevenson0, Oh thank you, but surely you're not suffering from Aptxiety? Check out last weeks stats -- your word, "Coiffolgy", is the "Word of the week"! So all my confphladulations are directed to you.