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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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Insedarity
Created by: MisUndrstd
Pronunciation: In-see-dare-ity
Sentence: Cousin Vinnie plead the fifth when Aunt Fortuna in her insedarity asked him if she looked fat in her purple taffeta party dress.
Etymology: Insecure+ Dare= Insedarity. To ask a question like "Do I look fat in this"? Daring the person to tell the truth.
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COMMENTS:
^.^ - MarzBar, 2007-07-14: 15:40:00
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Craveworthy
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: crave-worthy
Sentence: Craveworthy Carla, was competent and cute, but suffered from an inferiority complex.
Etymology: crave + praiseworthy
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COMMENTS:
If only it had been an infertility complex instead. Good one! - Kyoti, 2007-07-13: 15:11:00
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Annisistic
Created by: mysti
Pronunciation: An-iz-iz-tick
Sentence: She is so annisistic.
Etymology:
Mapular
Created by: LittleFireWeasley
Pronunciation: map-you-LAR
Sentence: you act like a mapular.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
awesome - LittleFireWeasley, 2007-07-15: 15:01:00
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Enhpany
Created by: MarzBar
Pronunciation: N-ph-any
Sentence: There was a tone of enhpany in her voice
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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Wassamattawiu
Created by: mobotgolden
Pronunciation: Was i matter wi you
Sentence: Wats the matter with you
Etymology:
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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Pentive
Created by: rahullotli
Pronunciation: pen-tive
Sentence: i need to be pentive at this job
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
fits the definition - rahullotli, 2007-07-14: 13:53:00
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Insecureassure
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: in-sek-cure-ash-ure
Sentence: After eating 10 apple pies Jasmine sheepishly asked Lee for some insecureassurance as she reluctantly squeezed herself into her bathing suit.
Etymology: insecure + assure
Comments:
solution4tax - 2007-07-15: 05:35:00
The words formed are quite good and appreciate every body's attempt whether praisaniac or not.