DEFINITION: v. tr. To endlessly seek compliments by insulting oneself or by complaining about the difficulty of one’s life. n. A person who uses self-deprecation as flattery bate.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Flattersnare: /-ˈflædɚˌsnɛɹ-/ The sort of person who gets caught in a flattersnare tends to care about others’ feelings and escape generally means doing even more damage to the trapper’s feelings, so escape is generally difficult. However, repeatedly trapping the same person is dangerous as even the biggest softy in the world has their limits. Etymology: from flatter + snare Created by: ErWenn.
Comments on Flattersnare:
silveryaspen, 2008-02-27: 11:57:00
So strong a word, I feel snared by it!OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-27: 16:00:00
Good word.
Sacrificialwhine: /-sak-ruh-fish-ul-wiyn-/ Delilah was a tall, blond, blue-eyed beauty, and secretly, Christina couldn’t stand her. It wasn’t really Delilah’s attractiveness that she hated ― it was more because she seemed to take it all for granted. She would complain about any slight percieved imperfection to anyone kind enough to listen, and sacrificialwhine on and on about things like ‘having a bad-hair-day’ and that she was going to have to cancel her date because of it. Christina would have just been glad to have a date at all… She just sighed to herself and pretended to nod sympathetically as Delilah now went on about how she couldn’t find a bra to properly show off her considerable cleavage with her new dress. Etymology: blend of, Sacrificial wine – wine used in various religions as a holy offering (from Latin, sacrificium “sacred rite” & vinum “of the vine”) + Whine – (Old English, hwinan “to whistle through the air”; like the sound of many arrows) Created by: Tigger.
Comments on Sacrificialwhine:
silveryaspen, 2008-02-27: 11:45:00
So witty! So funny! Great pun!Jabberwocky, 2008-02-27: 13:14:00
I think members of the clergy sometimes use this to capture errant parishionersOZZIEBOB, 2008-02-27: 15:57:00
Good word and great sentence.ErWenn, 2008-02-27: 21:27:00
Right on.
Assaultandflattery: /uh-sawlt-and-flat-uh-ree/ Megan learned early in life that negative self comments lead friends to say the nicest things to her. Unfortunately, this technique of assaultandflattery wears thin and people easily get tired of this baitandsoothe type of interaction. Etymology: assault and battery + flattery Created by: Stevenson0.
Comments on Assaultandflattery:
Jabberwocky, 2008-02-27: 09:16:00
great combosilveryaspen, 2008-02-27: 12:10:00
Great pun!Tigger, 2008-02-27: 22:22:00
Criminally clever!
Egoflagellation: /ee – go – fladj – uh – LAY – shun/ Giselle’s self esteem was so low she resorted to harsh criticism of herself through incessant egoflagellation in hopes of enticing a favorable rebuttal from family and friends. Etymology: blend of ego and flagellation Created by: Mustang.
Comments on Egoflagellation:
Tigger, 2008-02-27: 02:40:00
Fantastic word!silveryaspen, 2008-02-27: 11:46:00
You got it whipped!Jabberwocky, 2008-02-27: 13:20:00
nice blend of wordsOZZIEBOB, 2008-02-27: 15:43:00
Great word!
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Definition Comments:
Verbotomy – 2008-02-27: 00:01:00
Today’s definition was suggested by Maxine. Thank you Maxine. ~ James