DEFINITION: To require constant reassurance, praise, and — in emergency situations — flattery, despite obvious qualifications and/or expertise.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Confidunce: /kon-feh-dunss/ Despite being highly qualified, Sue was a confidunce. She was last heard asking the mailroom clerk if he thought her hair color clashed with her title. Etymology: confidence, dunce Created by: purpleartichokes.
Adeptxiety: /uh-dept-zahy-i-tee/ Her psychiatrist diagnosed her problem as adeptxiety. Some of her friends called her insecute and felt she suffered from insecutity, but with a little flatterchatter her self confidence was back and she was over another bout of adeptxiety. Etymology: adept + anxiety Created by: Stevenson0.
Craveworthy: /crave-worthy/ Craveworthy Carla, was competent and cute, but suffered from an inferiority complex. Etymology: crave + praiseworthy Created by: petaj.
Amigreat: /am eye grate/ the amigreat hung in the air constantly adding to the tension Etymology: am i great Created by: galwaywegian.
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