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DEFINITION: v.To be so obsessed with your own cleverness and wittiness that you don't listen to what anyone else is saying, let alone understand them. v. A person who is obsessed with their own wittiness.
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Reparteego
Created by: xMelody
Pronunciation: rep-er-tee-go, -tey-go.
Sentence: He's suffering from an oversized reparteego.
Etymology: repartee; ego
Selflatonomy
Created by: ChrisCarrk
Pronunciation: sell-flat-oh-no-me
Sentence: He was a graduate of the selflatonomy class.
Etymology: self flattering
Vanwitty
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation:
Sentence: His vanwitty was so astonishing - he kept himself amused all day with his clever banter
Etymology: vanity + wit
Egotwit
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: e-go-twit
Sentence: Mark was such an egotwit that no one could stand to be around him, especially at parties. He would try so hard to impress everyone with his cleverness that he would end up making a fool of himself.
Etymology: egotist: show-off; know-it-all + wit: cleverness, humorous + twit: a foolishly annoying person
Funnydamentalist
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: fun/nee/da/men/tal/ist
Sentence: Sam was a funnydamentalist who's wit was the cornerstone of his very being. He constantly had himself in stitches although sadly no one else found him amusing.
Etymology: funny + fundamentalist (sticks to inherent belief)
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COMMENTS:
I believe! - jrogan, 2009-07-17: 06:28:00
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Talkseemea
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: tok/see/mee/ah
Sentence: An acute case of talksemea renders the victim completely obsessed with their own words.
Etymology: talk + see me + toxemia
Preoccuproud
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: prēˈäkyəproud
Sentence: Harry is so preoccuproud that he refuses to sign up for any but his own Twitter feeds. After all, how could he possible learn anything from anybody who is far less clever than himself.
Etymology: preoccupied (dominate or engross the mind to the exclusion of other thoughts) + proud (feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one\'s own achievements)
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COMMENTS:
another subtle excellent word - Jabberwocky, 2009-07-17: 12:27:00
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Egoisolated
Created by: alecstevenson
Pronunciation: ego-iso-lated
Sentence:
Etymology: ego + isolated
Verbotomist
Created by: SethelMerman
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Just kidding, kind of... - SethelMerman, 2009-07-19: 12:45:00
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Wittignoramous
Created by: jmedaris
Pronunciation: wit-ig-nor-a-mus
Sentence: As usual, the wittignoramous commandeered the conversation, dropping pearls of wisdom at the feet of us swine!
Etymology:
Comments:
- 2006-11-16: 07:11:00
Vanwitty is a good one.
- 2006-11-16: 10:11:00
The sentences need more profile -- they are as amusing as the words: The egowilde chortled at his own jokes so loudly he could not hear anyone else speak.
Nice one Bjorn!
queeny - 2006-11-17: 14:11:00
I wish I could change my vote. sometimes I vote to early in the day. I want to change my vote. please. ps. great colourful cartoons. I love to see them printed up on a shirt or something.
Today's definition was illustrated by Franke James. Thank you Franke. ~ James