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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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Neederin
Created by: ceijae
Pronunciation: Nee-der-in
Sentence: "My God, you are very neederin today"
Etymology:
Jessert
Created by: Johnny
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
joker-dessert...combo all insinuating sounds like dessert,picture a clown still seeking attention in the dessert or an emergency situation - Johnny, 2007-07-15: 01:14:00
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Lowselfesteem
Created by: weareallbeautiful
Pronunciation: l-oh-s-eh-l-f-eh-s-t-ee-m
Sentence: She had really lowselfesteem.
Etymology: low self esteem
Unconfident
Created by: puttputt
Pronunciation: un-kon-fid-int
Sentence: The girl was very unconfident with herself she was always hiding her true beauty.
Etymology: to require constant reassurance,praise, and in emergency situations
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COMMENTS:
not quite sure of something. - puttputt, 2007-07-14: 22:22:00
not quite sure of something. - puttputt, 2007-07-14: 22:22:00
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Praisania
Created by: solution4tax
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Though Marry knows her potentials prasania of her demands assurance
Etymology:
Superflatterous
Created by: Dboozer
Pronunciation: super-flat-ter-us
Sentence: All the men could never understand why Janis was so superflaterous since she looked like the love-child of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.
Etymology: Super(fluous) + flatter(y) + ous (adjective)
Adeptxiety
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: uh/dept/zahy/i/tee
Sentence: Her psychiatrist diagnosed her problem as adeptxiety. Some of her friends called her insecute and felt she suffered from insecutity, but with a little flatterchatter her self confidence was back and she was over another bout of adeptxiety.
Etymology: adept + anxiety
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COMMENTS:
A tip of the hat to 'Peppie' for insecute, 'babel' for insecutity and 'quippingqueen' for flatterchatter. Great words from some excellent players. - Stevenson0, 2007-07-13: 00:42:00
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Freegoading
Created by: KristinA
Pronunciation: free-goed-ing
Sentence: He knew he had done a great job winning the account, but his constant freegoading was irritating to his colleagues.
Etymology: "freeloading" with "ego" getting in the way
Amigreat
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: am eye grate
Sentence: the amigreat hung in the air constantly adding to the tension
Etymology: am i great
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COMMENTS:
yes you are galwaywegian - hope that lessens the tension for today - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-13: 09:52:00
Teaching a lesson lessens the tension? Well, okay. At least it's better than touching a lesion. ;D - Kyoti, 2007-07-13: 15:13:00
Or listening to torsion - petaj, 2007-07-16: 03:08:00
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Comments:
solution4tax - 2007-07-15: 05:35:00
The words formed are quite good and appreciate every body's attempt whether praisaniac or not.