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'Do I look okay?'

DEFINITION: To require constant reassurance, praise, and -- in emergency situations -- flattery, despite obvious qualifications and/or expertise.

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Confidunce

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: kon-feh-dunss

Sentence: Despite being highly qualified, Sue was a confidunce. She was last heard asking the mailroom clerk if he thought her hair color clashed with her title.

Etymology: confidence, dunce

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COMMENTS:

funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-13: 14:11:00

If we combine confidunce with remadonna, we get Madonna wearing two dunce caps on her upper torso. - Kyoti, 2007-07-13: 16:26:00

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Vaccuumpliment

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: vack-yoom-plee-ment

Sentence: his endless vaccuumplimenting was driving me crazy

Etymology: vaccuum, compliment

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COMMENTS:

He sounds like a real sucker - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-13: 09:42:00

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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

petaj Or listening to torsion - petaj, 2007-07-16: 03:08:00

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Flattern

Created by: Kyoti

Pronunciation: Flat-turn

Sentence: Monique had the looks and the talent to go far in her career, if not for the annoying need to be flatterned by those around her.

Etymology: Flattery+slattern(self-image)

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COMMENTS:

clever - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-13: 14:11:00

Ohhh, do you really think so? I mean it's okay and all, but it needs something more, don't you think? Am I being too flatternacious? ;D - Kyoti, 2007-07-13: 15:07:00

flatter-eater. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-13: 15:17:00

Yep, that's it! - Kyoti, 2007-07-13: 16:24:00

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Esteemyeahtion

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: es/teem/yay/shun

Sentence: Susie required an esteemyeahtion every morning before she left the house. That lasted until she got to work where she required another and another and another...

Etymology: esteem + yeah + estimation

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Doubtass

Created by: Gladbags

Pronunciation: Dowt-Ass

Sentence: She's totally fishing for compliments - an utter doubtass!

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Incessuficial

Lapper

Created by: Lapper

Pronunciation: in-SESS-soo-FISH-ul

Sentence: Mary's "qualifications" granted her more than enough complements on a regular basis, but her being incessuficial drove her to call up her friends at night, asking them what they thought of her.

Etymology: Incessant and superficial

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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)

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Fernagenic

Created by: freakyweirdo

Pronunciation: fern - a - jenick

Sentence: The girl was as insecure as a fernagenic.

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Praiseina

Created by: angel1615

Pronunciation: praise-eena

Sentence: plaese give me some praiseina i beg you.

Etymology: praise + ina [in her] = praiseina

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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.