Verboticism: Flatterbate
DEFINITION: v. To seek compliments and/or support by insulting oneself or by complaining about the difficulty of one's life. n. A person who uses self-deprecation as flattery bait.
Flatterbate
Created by: stache
Pronunciation: FLAT ur bate
Sentence: Ethel couldn't stand another lunch with Marcia, who used every opportunity to flatterbate in order to draw out sympathetic disagreement with her negative comments about herself.
Etymology: combined form of flatter, to praise insincerely or profusely, and masturbate, to pleasure oneself.
Points: 725
Comments: Flatterbate
stache - 2008-02-27: 15:29:00
Sorry, too obvious given the definition (misspelling of "bait" was an irresistable clue).
silveryaspen - 2008-02-27: 17:46:00
There's no way to make this more enticing!
silveryaspen - 2008-02-27: 17:48:00
It has such allure!
bookowl - 2008-02-29: 16:32:00
you must have entered this late in the day - great word