New Words: Part I | dembitzian

dem·bitz·i·an (dĕm’ bĭtz’ ĕ’ an) adjective

1. Extremely pretentious especially when speaking of wealth.

2. Making every effort to reveal personal wealth or cost of items.

[That following statement would be described as dembitzian :
"Would anyone like some coffee? It's Kona flown in from Hawaii. It's very expensive."]

—Related forms
dem·bitz·i·an·ly adverb
dem·bitz·ite noun

—Synonyms
1. pompous. 2. douchey. 3. showy. 4. grandiose.

—Etymology
[1999, taken from the surname of Chris Dembitz. Danocrates Allenopolos befriended Mr. Dembitz while residing in Virgina Beach from 1995-2000. It is unknown of the status of their friendship upon the invention of the word dembitzian.]

In defense of Dembitz, he was the first to use the words Dan Allen as a verb. Unfortunately, my name was (and still is) synonymous with being long-winded and being extremely uneconomical with setups to jokes*.

Overheard (circa 1999)
Dembitz to an open-miker:
“Why don’t get to the punch quicker? You’re really Dan Allen-ing that joke.”

slang.
dallen or dallening

*As one road comic put it, “Not a lot of zip. All premises, no punchlines.” (I must note that we were performing at an Italian restaurant in the Catskills. Then he went on stage and puked out the hackiest set that I have every seen. After the show, I heard him arguing with his mother on his jumbotron, larger-than-life, out-dated Nokia phone next to his shitty 85′ Chevrolet Caprice.

He was screaming in a drunken slur, “What? Ma! Just fucking leave the key on the porch for Christ’s sake!”