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DEFINITION: n., A "talent" for which an individual takes a great deal of personal pride, even though it is just a common, mundane skill that almost everyone can do. v., To take pride in a special talent which in fact is not special at all.
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Exaggervaunt
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: egz - ADJ - er - vont
Sentence: Delbert never passed up an opportunety to exaggervaunt his minimal skills and talents.
Etymology: Exaggerate + vaunt (boast)
Vaptitude
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈvæptəˌtud/ /VAPP-tuh-Tood/
Sentence: Occasionally someone comes along who can do something something ordinary with extraordinary elegance and effectiveness, but most of the time, it's just vaptitude.
Etymology: From vapid + aptitude
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COMMENTS:
sad but true - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-25: 15:23:00
Good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-25: 15:32:00
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Normceptional
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: norm/cep/tion/al
Sentence: He is normceptional at walking and talking at the same time.
Etymology: normal + exceptional
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COMMENTS:
ha ha great word think u sould be ahead off everyone - purpleman, 2008-02-01: 15:24:00
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Normceptional
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: norm/cep/tion/al
Sentence: He is normceptional at walking and talking at the same time.
Etymology: normal + exceptional
Supermundity
Created by: nickers823
Pronunciation: Su'-per-mun"-dit-e
Sentence: His intense speed of sock folding had quick become a supermundity in the eyes of his neighbors.
Etymology: from super, meaning great and mundane meaning ordinary, lit. of the world
Haccolade
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: hak-uh-LEYD
Sentence: As young, tritumphant Robert plowed through a plethora of pasta, his proud parents haccoladed heartily their fill-belly fillistine.
Etymology: Blend of HACK: one who does routine, dull, trite work etc & ACCOCOLADE v.tr - to praise, to honour. TRITUMPHANT (trite & triumphant) FILLISTINE (fill-up & Philistine).
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COMMENTS:
Hacks right up there! I really like it! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-25: 11:45:00
how hilarious - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-25: 12:16:00
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Foolent
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: foo lent
Sentence: Everyone knew Bob was proclaiming another foolent when he challenged anyone in the room to breathe better than him.
Etymology: fool/ish (stupid, dumb) + talent (something one can do better than others)
Wingurgitate
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: win gurj it ayt
Sentence: No one could wingurgitate like Little Bobby Eatmore (he was called after his Daddy, Big Bobby Eatmore, not just cuzza his size). Little Bobby could out-eat anyone. He did it at home and he entered food eating contests. The Great Kobayashi (most-food-eating-contest-winner) was awed by Little Bobby. No one worried about Little Bobby's size, nutrition or health, his parents were more focussed on cutting an A&E reality series deal about their little oinker, tentatively titled, "Hello, Gorge-Us"!
Etymology: Win (attain success or reach a desired goal) & Ingurgitate (overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself)
Craptitude
Created by: Banky
Pronunciation: krap-ti-tood
Sentence: Despite his pride over knowing the name of every Real World participant over the last 19 seasons, somehow Evan couldn't parlay this craptitude into gainful employment.
Etymology: crap - sheer worthless feculence + aptitude - an ability given of natural sources
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COMMENTS:
Clever! - bananabender, 2008-01-25: 01:17:00
Good word combo! :) - Dougalistic, 2008-01-25: 04:36:00
I can't even think of a word now. Craptitude is exactly right. - zebrahdh, 2008-01-25: 05:31:00
excellent - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-25: 11:18:00
You really wiped us out with this clever creation! Right on! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-25: 11:42:00
Clap, clap, clap for "crapitude" Really good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-25: 15:31:00
I should learn to read the previously submitted words before submitting something similar but less funny. - ErWenn, 2008-01-26: 12:31:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by zebrahdh. Thank you zebrahdh. ~ James
zebrahdh - 2008-01-25: 05:24:00
When I suggested this one, I just knew it was a winner! :)
Today's definition was suggested by zebrahdh. Thank you zebrahdh. ~ James