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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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Doubtass
Created by: Gladbags
Pronunciation: Dowt-Ass
Sentence: She's totally fishing for compliments - an utter doubtass!
Etymology:
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
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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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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Fernagenic
Created by: freakyweirdo
Pronunciation: fern - a - jenick
Sentence: The girl was as insecure as a fernagenic.
Etymology:
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
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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Praisania
Created by: solution4tax
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Though Marry knows her potentials prasania of her demands assurance
Etymology:
Assuraneedy
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: ah + shure + ah + need + ee
Sentence: My wife can't ever just get dressed, she's too assuraneedy to go out without millions of compliments.
Etymology: assurance + needy
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COMMENTS:
Does this dress make me look... flatter? - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-13: 15:19:00
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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.