DEFINITION: v., To pretend that you like something that you don’t, in hopes that someone else will like your pretensions. n., A person who doesn’t like what they actually like, and pretends to like what other people like.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Feigngain: /fayn gayn/ Trevor’s feigngain was pretending to be a vegetarian to impress Christy, when he really was a meat-for-every-meal kind of guy. Etymology: feign (to pretend) & gain (to benefit from something) Created by: Nosila.
Sociophony: /SO-see-oh-fone-ee/ Always looking for opportunities to impress dates, employers and influential people, Gilbert has become an absolutely shameless sociophony who would do or say anything be popular. Etymology: Blend of ‘social’ and ‘phony’ Created by: Mustang.
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