Verboticism: Sympathove

'Whaahh! I have a pimple!'

DEFINITION: v. tr. To seek appreciation, support, and/or love by trying to get people to feel sorry for you. n. Someone who believes that if you don't feel sorry for them, you do not love them.

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Sympathove

Created by: leemarquis

Pronunciation: sym-path-uv

Sentence: John was looking for sympathove as he explained what a bad day he had had.

Etymology: sympathy + love

Points: 740

Comments: Sympathove

silveryaspen - 2008-02-20: 14:20:00
Touchingly good etymology!