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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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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

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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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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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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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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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Legittomate

Created by: HALibut

Pronunciation: luh-jit-tuh-meyt

Sentence: Despite being a millionaire, an adept dancer and having a great sense of humor his conspicuously uneven hairline often made him doubt his own legittomatecy.

Etymology: legit + to + mate

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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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Craveworthy

petaj

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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Attentionetic

Created by: r0b0tj0n3z

Pronunciation: attention ettik

Sentence: Her attentionetic needs are her biggest flaw

Etymology: attention, diabetic

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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.