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.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Mepathy: /me-pathy/ Jane always has stories of woe about herself and her bad luck. She constantly seeks mepathy from anyone who will listen to her unfortunate encounters with life. Etymology: me (HEY! It’s ALWAYS about ME!! And why shouldn’t it be?!?!?!) + empathy Created by: Stevenson0.
Comments on Mepathy:
Mustang, 2008-02-20: 08:07:00
Eggzellent!!Jabberwocky, 2008-02-20: 08:47:00
that might cause people to weepathygalwaywegian, 2008-02-20: 13:17:00
love it!silveryaspen, 2008-02-20: 13:58:00
It has it all! Says it all! Simply Fantastic!OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-20: 16:22:00
Great word. Brings to mind a couple of “pathy” words i have come across recently: “Ambipathy” a mixture of sympathy & antipathy & “Tidapathy” : a coinage based on Malay, “tidapah”, (tidak) meaning “never mind”.
Pityplease: /pi-tee-plees/ if you go and see Brenda in hostpital she’s sure to pityplease the whole time Etymology: Pity-To feel pity or compassion for; be sorry for; commiserate with. to feel pity or compassion for; be sorry for; commiserate with. Please-(used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging. Created by: tmcg5625.
Comments on Pityplease:
silveryaspen, 2008-02-20: 02:40:00
Meaning is apparent! Good, strong, combination!Mustang, 2008-02-20: 08:05:00
Maybe the best of the day!!OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-20: 16:54:00
Good word!purpleartichokes, 2008-02-20: 18:09:00
Perfect.
Pityfool: /pit-e-fool/ Dave thought Jill was pityfool, asking him to massage her feet every day, so she could get her shoes on. Etymology: pityful/fool Created by: toadstool57.
Comments on Pityfool:
galwaywegian, 2008-02-20: 13:17:00
like it.silveryaspen, 2008-02-20: 13:59:00
Great Creation!
Palthetic: /pall the tik/ Her palthetic approach to acquiring friends left her with severe neck problems from shoulder crying, and the largest collections of unanswered phone calls and used handkerchiefs in the world, or so she had been told by that nice lady from the Guinness Book of Recordsduring their three hour conversation. Etymology: pal pathetic. Created by: galwaywegian.
Comments on Palthetic:
Jabberwocky, 2008-02-20: 11:06:00
I wasn’t sure if you were trying for pal or pall in your etymology – both work wellBanky, 2008-02-20: 13:56:00
Excellent verbot.silveryaspen, 2008-02-20: 14:17:00
Your sentence and word were so good the sorrow in them almost gave me heart palpitations! Outstanding!
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Definition Comments:
Verbotomy – 2008-02-20: 00:01:00
Today’s definition was suggested by metro1. Thank you metro1. ~ Jamessilveryaspen – 2008-02-20: 14:58:00
There are more words for different types of snow than there are for different types of love. Your definition helped us create some other words, for the one, you defined so well. Thank you metro1!metro1 – 2008-02-20: 16:11:00
Thank you Silveryaspen. I am definitely impressed by all the words people have invented. And I intend to share them with the mepathetic cupidhole who so pityfoolishly inspired it, but only if she says pityplease.