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.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Shuckster: /shuk ster/ Melanie was a shuckster. Everytime she was given a compliment, she’d turn it into a negative, so that people would have to compliment her more to convince her it was sincere. When Georgia complimented her on her new purple dress, Melanie said she thought it made her look fat. Then Georgia would insist that the colour suited Melanie so well. Finally Georgia, who had not had any compliments in a long time, got fed up with Melanie’s act in demureness. Georgia told her flatly to enjoy any compliments she got now, because in 25 years, 2 kids and a divorce later, she probably wouldn’t be able to fit that little purple dress anymore. Georgia knew from whence she spoke. Etymology: Shucks (an expression of disappointment or irritation;something of little value…phrase Aw Shucks, is Characterized by a shy, self-effacing, often unsophisticated manner, intended to show humble reaction to compliments) & suffix “-ster” (Someone who is, or who is associated with, or who does something specified.) Rhymes wkith Huckster (a seller of shoddy goods) Created by: Nosila.
Psudoselfaspersinate: /-sudo-self-as-per-zhe-nate-/ “You can’t even imagine how long it takes me to do my hair in the morning,†complained Wanda. “First, the darn thing has to be shampooed and conditioned. I can’t event tell you about the blow drying… then… hello…. my 200-dollar highlights are all askew and need to be gelled into the right place…†Wanda wasn’t going to stop until she finally got a compliment on her hair fashion. She will have to wait for a long time. Lorna, who just lost all her hair to the second cycle of chemotherapy was in no mood for her sister’s PSEUDOSELFASPERSING bullsh^*t. Etymology: Pseudo (fr. Greek – false, fake, spurious).-.-.-.-. Self (fr. Old. Eng. – one’s own person) .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Aseprsion (fr. Lat. – to sprinkle someone; modern meaning[since late 16th century] – bespatter with slander.) >>>>>>> OVERALL MEANING: to falsely slander oneself.
Created by: XMbIPb.
Comments on Psudoselfaspersinate:
XMbIPb, 2010-05-10: 02:01:00
aaaagggghhh…. dear readers, please note. The correct spelling of this word is p-s-E-u-d-o-selfaspersinate (with an “e”) … deeply embarrassed, XMbIPb
Egoboost: /e-go-bue-st/ “Do i look as skinny and pretty today as i did yesterday?”
“stop egoboosting.” Etymology: boost comes from the latin root buest which means “to raise” or “increase”. ego comes from the latin root ego which means “self” so the direct etymology literally means “to raise self” Created by: abbyg.
Comments on Egoboost:
oliviasull, 2010-05-10: 12:42:00
noice werd!
Flatterplant: /-flætÉ™rplænt-/ “By telling me how hard it is for good-looking women to find an honest guy, Karen flatterplanted me.”
“Jessica needs to be constantly reminded of her stunning physique and overall popularity. She can’t survive one day without a compliment. She’s such a flatterplant.” Etymology: flatter: to compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favour;
to enhance someone’s vanity by praising them; to portray something to advantage
plant: (transitive) to place (a seed or plant) in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow;
(transitive) to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit Created by: freiflug.
Comments on Flatterplant:
artr, 2010-05-10: 12:29:00
Good combo.
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