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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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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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Alasking
Created by: missmurder
Pronunciation: a-lask-ing
Sentence: She was soo alsking.
Etymology: always+asking
Freegoading
Created by: KristinA
Pronunciation: free-goed-ing
Sentence: He knew he had done a great job winning the account, but his constant freegoading was irritating to his colleagues.
Etymology: "freeloading" with "ego" getting in the way
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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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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Reasureatism
Created by: callie17
Pronunciation: Re-a-sure-a-tism
Sentence: Kathrine was suffering from a bad case of reasureatism, and Emily was starting to wish she hadn't invited her...
Etymology: It derives from the English word: "reasure"
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COMMENTS:
cool word, vote for this one, hope you like it. www.beaglesandbecca.piczo.com - callie17, 2007-07-13: 20:55:00
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Jessert
Created by: Johnny
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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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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
Attentionetic
Created by: r0b0tj0n3z
Pronunciation: attention ettik
Sentence: Her attentionetic needs are her biggest flaw
Etymology: attention, diabetic
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)
Comments:
solution4tax - 2007-07-15: 05:35:00
The words formed are quite good and appreciate every body's attempt whether praisaniac or not.