Vote for the best verboticism.
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.
Verboticisms
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Fullaurself
Created by: cassandra1315
Pronunciation: Full-o-your-self
Sentence: He was too fullaurself that everyone hated him.
Etymology:
Savildroll
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: savy/drohl
Sentence: I am so savidroll that people hang on my every word and imitate me shamelessly. I'm so pretty - I'm so witty....
Etymology: savvy + droll + savile row
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COMMENTS:
and GAAAAYYY!! what a strange coincidence that that song was already in my head before I read your word. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-06: 08:13:00
And sartorially elegant. - petaj, 2007-07-06: 09:08:00
And mercurially resonant. ;D - Kyoti, 2007-07-06: 11:08:00
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Egoignore
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: ee-go-ig-norr
Sentence: Lately, Karl egoignored so much so that we named him egoignoramus of the month.
Etymology: ego + ignore
Egoaunderstanding
Created by: weareallbeautiful
Pronunciation: ee-go-ay-uhn-der-st-an-ding
Sentence: He was so egoaunderstanding that all his friends went to seek someone who would listen and perceive the meaning of what they were saying.
Etymology: From the word ego meaning conceit and self-importance and a meaning without and understanding meaning to perceive the meaning of
Lonedeaf
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
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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Comprendaloof
Created by: Starzie
Pronunciation: Comprend-a-loof
Sentence: Kyoti was so comprendaloof during our in-depth conversation that by the time it ended, I was irritated that he didn't hear a word I said!
Etymology: Comprend (version of Comprehend- comprende si?) and Aloof, not paying attention, arrogant, head in the clouds.
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COMMENTS:
This Kyoti guy sounds like a a real dingwad. Want me to rough him up for ya? ;D - Kyoti, 2007-07-06: 11:05:00
Yeah I know what you mean, Kyoti never listens to me either. Like talking to a brick wall. - MisUndrstd, 2007-07-06: 13:12:00
Who is this Kyoti? think i might know him? - realnutty01, 2007-07-06: 17:21:00
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Noearsmaniac
Created by: carolzinnov
Pronunciation: No-ears-maniac
Sentence: My manager is a braggart, and is proud of his witty one-liners that he does not listen to anyone else. He is such a noearsmaniac
Etymology: When a person is all ears, he/she is listening to you. No-ears-maniac is a person who is obsessed with his own ideas that he does not listen to what others have to say.
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
This gamete's pretty funny. - petaj, 2007-07-06: 08:44:00
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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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!