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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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Flattesization
Created by: ChrisCarrk
Pronunciation: flat-ih-sigh-zay-shun
Sentence: Last minute flattesization was required before she went on stage.
Etymology: flatter-ization
Vainarcissity
Created by: IHeartKiwiTarts
Pronunciation: " vay-nar-sis-aty"
Sentence: Agitated by her vainarcissity, he proceeded to tell his girlfriend how ugly she looked.
Etymology: from the kosher deli
Insecueriflatter
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: in-se-KWER-ih-flat-ter
Sentence:
Etymology:
Myexgirlfriend
Created by: riflesandkids74
Pronunciation: my-ecks-gurl-frend
Sentence: I needed to end the relationship, her myexgirlfriend behavior had worn me out.
Etymology: Just break it down
Insecute
Created by: Peppie
Pronunciation: in-si-'kyüt
Sentence: That blonde bombshell keeps asking if she's looking good; ain't she insecute?
Etymology:
Unsecuphilysia
Created by: Windyo
Pronunciation: un/sec/you/phi/ly/sia
Sentence: She has a really bad case of unsecuphylisia...
Etymology: Unsecure + physical + "sia" to make it more doctor- or latin-like
Floutdoubt
Created by: chris
Pronunciation: flowt-dowt
Sentence: I do wish she wouldn't floutdoubt so often, murmured Sebastian to himself, as he tried to find yet another way of telling the size 6 model he was dating that not only wasn't she fat, she would have to walk round in a shower to get wet
Etymology: flout (to show) + doubt
Pseudoinferioritis
Created by: wattoo
Pronunciation: soo-dow-in-fee-ree-or-eye-tiss
Sentence: Her pseudoinferioritis was infuriating
Etymology: Pseudo (false) inferior (inferiority complex) itis (disease)
Mediotekht
Created by: msokoloffster
Pronunciation: Mee - Dee - Oh - Tekt
Sentence: My blind date forced me to mediotekht; we never saw each other again.
Etymology: Unknown...
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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.