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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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Incessuficial

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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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Narcisspicuous

Created by: ziggy41

Pronunciation: Nar-sis-spik-yoo-iss

Sentence: My friend is so Narcisspicuous. Every day she asks "Do I look fat?" and she is 30 lbs. underweight so I say "no", of course. Except one day I said "yes", she cried first and then ran to the bathroom... I guess to brush her teeth because weird gurgling noises kept me up all night.

Etymology: Narcissist (love of oneself) + conspicuous (clearly visible)

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COMMENTS:

A great word. Makes you sound smart, though you may look a little dumb unravelling your tongue. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-13: 11:17:00

brilliant! - galwaywegian, 2007-07-16: 03:56:00

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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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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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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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Annisistic

Created by: mysti

Pronunciation: An-iz-iz-tick

Sentence: She is so annisistic.

Etymology:

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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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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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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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Praisania

Created by: solution4tax

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Though Marry knows her potentials prasania of her demands assurance

Etymology:

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solution4tax - 2007-07-15: 05:35:00
The words formed are quite good and appreciate every body's attempt whether praisaniac or not.