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DEFINITION: To require constant reassurance, praise, and -- in emergency situations -- flattery, despite obvious qualifications and/or expertise.
Verboticisms
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Inflawrioritise
Created by: Arcysparky
Pronunciation: in-flaw-REE-o-ri-tise
Sentence: Jane's constant inflawrioritising failed to extract a single compliment from her boyfriend.
Etymology: Inferiority - the condition of being in lower status than another Flaw - a weakness
Flammiscuous
Created by: jrogan
Pronunciation: flaw-mis-cu-us
Sentence: As an award-winning creative director for the hottest agency in town, Edward was incredibly flammiscuous. Fortunately, all of his staff recognized this, and always approached on bent knee.
Etymology: flattery + promiscuous =flaw miscue
Confidented
Created by: wysware
Pronunciation: con-fi-den-ted
Sentence: I used to be quite certain but now i'm confidented
Etymology: confidence (certainty) dented (damaged)
Flateraniciouslyinglying
Created by: bunnyrounderupper
Pronunciation: flat-er-an-ish-e-us-lee-ing-ly-ing
Sentence:
Etymology:
Obsiquery
Created by: danboaz
Pronunciation: uhb-sEE-kweer-ee
Sentence: Sally's obsiqueries were sweet at first but as her insecurities overtook her accomplishments they became downright annoying
Etymology: obsiquious: sycophantic, flattering, cringing, submissive + query to ask
Nomirroriosis
Created by: xadrian
Pronunciation: no mirror ee oh sis
Sentence: My wife has accute nomirroriosis. She's built like a porn star but is always asking if she looks ok before we go out.
Etymology: No from the latin "no" meaning no; mirror and "iosis" meaning "you're sick from it.
Noesteemistis
Created by: mickey666
Pronunciation:
Sentence: noesteemistis hit her again as her husband merely commented that she looked fine.
Etymology:
Yoropinion
Created by: Chistinalove
Pronunciation: your - opinion
Sentence: She was always needing yoropinion before leaving the house.
Etymology: yor - for your opinion - self explainatory
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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.