Verboticisms

Created by: ngajoe

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Created by: andyhudson12

Pronunciation: Fab-ric-ayj

Sentence: "Yeah that's right, I managed to fabricage my way in here with my fake ID!"

Etymology: Fabricate and Age - FABRICAGE!

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Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: el + dur + lie

Sentence: She's been saying she's 29 for years now, we all just put up with the elderlie.

Etymology: elderly lie

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Created by: greta

Pronunciation: fabe-ricate

Sentence: Lisey had to fabericate to get into the club last night.

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Created by: YourEnglishPal

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Etymology: PSEUD-False PAED-Child

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Created by: texmom

Pronunciation: mal mat ture a shun

Sentence: At the meeting of the red hat society she committed malmaturation by saying she was 55 when everyone knew she was at least 70.

Etymology: mal - bad mature - aging tion - makes it a noun

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˌθɝdiˈnaɪn/

Sentence: My uncle thirtynined his way well into his 70's.

Etymology: From comedian Jack Benny, who always claimed to be thirty-nine years old, no matter how old he actually was.

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I predict that the number of votes my word gets today will be directly proportional to the average age of the players of this game. I also predict that because of this reference, everyone will mistake me for someone my father's age (wouldn't be the first time). - ErWenn, 2007-05-29: 13:44:00

I tried to stop my age from increasing when I turned 25, but I was only able to keep it up for a year. - ErWenn, 2007-05-29: 13:45:00

Well, the one difficulty is that this word only works one way (i.e. older pretending younger) whereas ostensibly the word ought to be able to apply both ways. That'll skew your prediction, since even those of us who get the reference might not vote for it because we're being sticklers... - Scattercat, 2007-05-29: 14:09:00

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: a/dult/ur/gayte

Sentence: Sally tried to adultergate her age by shopping at GAP for kids but even though her small frame fit the no iron clothes she always looked wrinkled.

Etymology: aduterate (falsify) + adult + watergate (in this case referring to a cover up)

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Created by: ziggy41

Pronunciation: Fab-ri-cage-shun

Sentence: How my 4 year old brother got away with the fabricagetion and obtained beer at the gas station is beyond me.

Etymology: Fabrication (a false story) + age (length of time someone has lived)

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Created by: EvelynS

Pronunciation: mis-ger-ohnt

Sentence: When my bones ache I am reminded how much of a misgeronte I am.

Etymology: mis- hatred of; geront- old age

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