Addictionary Word of the Day: Pattronize

New words and phrases created to describe the new world of celebrity

By Jefferson Reid Dec 21, 2008 7:50 PMTags
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Today's Celebrity Addictionary word of the day is Pattronize. You could look it up. It's a verb that means "to humor one's Twilight-obsessed friends" who are all gaga over grungy-hunk, sensitive-vampire-dude Robert Pattinson.

Hypothetically, we might be tempted to say something like "Twilight is a cheese-rageous bit of campy fluff designed to fleece tween girls of their allowance money." But because we're wary of raising the vamp ire of all the fanggirls out there, instead we say something like "It's a fun little preteen, chick-flick thrill ride." Did that sound Pattronizing? Oh, we didn't mean it that way.

If you don't like our word, you can make up your own or browse for other cool coinages. Because that's how the Celebrity Addictionary rolls. Or you could just peep at more purdy pics of Rob right here.