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'Crap! Crap!'

DEFINITION: To be so obsessed with your own cleverness and wittiness that you don't listen to what anyone else is saying, let alone understand them.

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Lonedeaf

Lapper

Created by: Lapper

Pronunciation: LOAN-def

Sentence: Jake was so lonedeaf during his acceptance speech that he didn't even notice everyone in the audience was tittering about his arrogance.

Etymology: Lone and deaf

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Egotesticle

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: eee go tesc ick ill

Sentence: His egotesticle behaviour, laughing uproariously at his own jokes and singing to himself while others spoke, left him isolated at breaktimes. He would often wonder (sometimes audibly)how so many lesbians managed to get a job with one company.

Etymology: egotistical, testicle

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COMMENTS:

you do have to give him some credit - he does have balls - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-06: 06:11:00

Balldacious word! - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-06: 06:46:00

Aw, nuts... you guys beat me to it. - Clayton, 2007-07-06: 07:36:00

Don't get testy... - Alchemist, 2007-07-06: 08:06:00

cum on people... you'll all get the sac in minute...between this thread and good taste there is a vas deference - rikboyee, 2007-07-06: 08:12:00

HA! Sovary funny rik! - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-06: 08:36:00

Oh I wish I were an Oscar Wilder wiener - oops sorry that's for Rikee's word - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-06: 08:43:00

petaj This gamete's pretty funny. - petaj, 2007-07-06: 08:44:00

petaj So his brain was, where? In escrow Tom. - petaj, 2007-07-06: 08:56:00

As the wise Greek philosoper Epididymis once commented, "Don't let it all go to your head!" ;D - Kyoti, 2007-07-06: 10:57:00

As the wise Greek philosoper Epididymis once commented, "Don't let it all go to your head!" ;D - Kyoti, 2007-07-06: 11:01:00

Ummm... ignore one of those. Sighhh... - Kyoti, 2007-07-06: 11:03:00

Doesn't that make you gonad when you post a "set"? - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-06: 11:19:00

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Pompbastic

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: pomp/bas/tic

Sentence: Peerless pretty petty pushy pathetic pompbastic Paul was perfectly proud of his pernicious pun.

Etymology: pompus + bombastic

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COMMENTS:

Pomp that bass. - Clayton, 2007-07-06: 07:31:00

petaj Poignantly played at the Pompidou Centre. - petaj, 2007-07-06: 08:59:00

I would say that is a pompadour he's sporting in the cartoon - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-06: 10:59:00

Now that you mention it, it DOES look like Conan O'Brien with a bleach job. - Kyoti, 2007-07-06: 11:12:00

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Alactrine

Created by: eezycheez

Pronunciation: (uh-lac-trene)

Sentence: Uh! I hate that girl she is so alactrine. All she thinks about is her stupidly clever self.

Etymology: a+lac+trine= alactrine

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COMMENTS:

I just made it up one day lying on the floor. It just kinda made me laugh so I put it on here. - eezycheez, 2007-07-07: 15:51:00

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Shizer

Created by: cheeky18

Pronunciation: sssh ii z e r

Sentence:

Etymology:

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Johncena

katheryna

Created by: katheryna

Pronunciation: JonSina

Sentence:

Etymology:

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Snodeaferous

moonroof

Created by: moonroof

Pronunciation: snod EFF er us

Sentence: We tried to tell Bill that what he was saying was ridiculous, but he was being too snodeaferous.

Etymology: fr. 'snob' (a stuck-up person) + 'deaf' (being unable to hear)

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Buffoonomania

Created by: HALibut

Pronunciation: buh-foon-oh-mey-nee-uh

Sentence: "The classic buffoonomaniac will make innapropriate jokes at weddings and funerals with little or no regard for how his jokes are received." - Studies on the Hysteriacal by Dr. Sigmund Freud

Etymology: < O.It. Buffa (jest) + < Gk. manĂ­a (madness)

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Llamabananapajamas

Created by: newspapertragedy

Pronunciation: llama-banana-pajamas

Sentence: "Look at her, her skirt is like soo llamabananapajamas!" "I know, its all confusing."

Etymology: llama+banana+pajamas=llamabananapajamas

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COMMENTS:

I comletely love this word. And I made it upone day walking home with my friend, and that exactly what we said! - newspapertragedy, 2007-07-06: 18:41:00

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Egolalia

Created by: ChristopherAndersen

Pronunciation: EE go LAY lee uh

Sentence: I couldn't get a word in over his egolalia.

Etymology: "ego" self and -lalia "speaking" (see glossolalia - speaking in tongues)

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Comments:

MisUndrstd - 2007-07-06: 20:40:00
Say it three times fast... go ahead... I dare ya!

Jabberwocky - 2007-07-06: 23:40:00
tried it - don't get it - but I think the cartoons this week have been excellent - way to go Franke James!!! and your essays are fabulous!