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DEFINITION: To require constant reassurance, praise, and -- in emergency situations -- flattery, despite obvious qualifications and/or expertise.
Verboticisms
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Fernagenic
Created by: freakyweirdo
Pronunciation: fern - a - jenick
Sentence: The girl was as insecure as a fernagenic.
Etymology:
Adeptxiety
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: uh/dept/zahy/i/tee
Sentence: Her psychiatrist diagnosed her problem as adeptxiety. Some of her friends called her insecute and felt she suffered from insecutity, but with a little flatterchatter her self confidence was back and she was over another bout of adeptxiety.
Etymology: adept + anxiety
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COMMENTS:
A tip of the hat to 'Peppie' for insecute, 'babel' for insecutity and 'quippingqueen' for flatterchatter. Great words from some excellent players. - Stevenson0, 2007-07-13: 00:42:00
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Reauk
Created by: narumi
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
reauk!reAUK! - narumi, 2007-07-15: 18:21:00
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Unconfident
Created by: puttputt
Pronunciation: un-kon-fid-int
Sentence: The girl was very unconfident with herself she was always hiding her true beauty.
Etymology: to require constant reassurance,praise, and in emergency situations
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COMMENTS:
not quite sure of something. - puttputt, 2007-07-14: 22:22:00
not quite sure of something. - puttputt, 2007-07-14: 22:22:00
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Needimentive
Created by: Firrehawk99
Pronunciation: Need-uh-men-tie-of
Sentence: That Girl is just "Needimentive"
Etymology: Needy
Legittomate
Created by: HALibut
Pronunciation: luh-jit-tuh-meyt
Sentence: Despite being a millionaire, an adept dancer and having a great sense of humor his conspicuously uneven hairline often made him doubt his own legittomatecy.
Etymology: legit + to + mate
Superflatterous
Created by: Dboozer
Pronunciation: super-flat-ter-us
Sentence: All the men could never understand why Janis was so superflaterous since she looked like the love-child of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.
Etymology: Super(fluous) + flatter(y) + ous (adjective)
Remadonna
Created by: jadenguy
Pronunciation: ree ma don na
Sentence: She'd remadonna every day between, "I'm too good for him," and, "Why is he with me? He could do so much better!" He knew that’s exactly where she was at, and exactly what he needed. Casual flirts and disinterested sighs kept her interested. He didn’t like it, but she’d find a really abusive relationship elsewhere.
Etymology: re- + prima donna
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COMMENTS:
jaden - you take such care writing your sentences each day - why don't you try to turn it into one long story by incorporating them day to day - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-13: 14:09:00
that's a great idea. i've never really been complimented on my writing outside of like highschool, but i thought everybody there was just illiterate and i was only good in contrast. - jadenguy, 2007-07-13: 15:26:00
oh my gosh, i might be a esteemyeahter! - jadenguy, 2007-07-13: 15:44:00
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Doubtass
Created by: Gladbags
Pronunciation: Dowt-Ass
Sentence: She's totally fishing for compliments - an utter doubtass!
Etymology:
Freegoading
Created by: KristinA
Pronunciation: free-goed-ing
Sentence: He knew he had done a great job winning the account, but his constant freegoading was irritating to his colleagues.
Etymology: "freeloading" with "ego" getting in the way
Comments:
solution4tax - 2007-07-15: 05:35:00
The words formed are quite good and appreciate every body's attempt whether praisaniac or not.