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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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Enhpany
Created by: MarzBar
Pronunciation: N-ph-any
Sentence: There was a tone of enhpany in her voice
Etymology:
Insedarity
Created by: MisUndrstd
Pronunciation: In-see-dare-ity
Sentence: Cousin Vinnie plead the fifth when Aunt Fortuna in her insedarity asked him if she looked fat in her purple taffeta party dress.
Etymology: Insecure+ Dare= Insedarity. To ask a question like "Do I look fat in this"? Daring the person to tell the truth.
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COMMENTS:
^.^ - MarzBar, 2007-07-14: 15:40:00
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Praisania
Created by: solution4tax
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Though Marry knows her potentials prasania of her demands assurance
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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Amigreat
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: am eye grate
Sentence: the amigreat hung in the air constantly adding to the tension
Etymology: am i great
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COMMENTS:
yes you are galwaywegian - hope that lessens the tension for today - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-13: 09:52:00
Teaching a lesson lessens the tension? Well, okay. At least it's better than touching a lesion. ;D - Kyoti, 2007-07-13: 15:13:00
Or listening to torsion - petaj, 2007-07-16: 03:08:00
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Reasureatism
Created by: callie17
Pronunciation: Re-a-sure-a-tism
Sentence: Kathrine was suffering from a bad case of reasureatism, and Emily was starting to wish she hadn't invited her...
Etymology: It derives from the English word: "reasure"
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COMMENTS:
cool word, vote for this one, hope you like it. www.beaglesandbecca.piczo.com - callie17, 2007-07-13: 20:55:00
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Alasking
Created by: missmurder
Pronunciation: a-lask-ing
Sentence: She was soo alsking.
Etymology: always+asking
Fernagenic
Created by: freakyweirdo
Pronunciation: fern - a - jenick
Sentence: The girl was as insecure as a fernagenic.
Etymology:
Annisistic
Created by: mysti
Pronunciation: An-iz-iz-tick
Sentence: She is so annisistic.
Etymology:
Jessert
Created by: Johnny
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
joker-dessert...combo all insinuating sounds like dessert,picture a clown still seeking attention in the dessert or an emergency situation - Johnny, 2007-07-15: 01:14:00
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Comments:
solution4tax - 2007-07-15: 05:35:00
The words formed are quite good and appreciate every body's attempt whether praisaniac or not.