Verboticisms

Created by: guesser

Pronunciation: Em - bell - age

Sentence: You are so guilty of embellage! There is no way you are the same person pictured on this Drivers License!

Etymology: Embellish + Age

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Created by: loribethinbaltimore

Pronunciation: [ay-jur-eyez]

Sentence: JOB APPLICATION: Have you ever been found guilty of any criminal activity? "Yes. One count of agerism."

Etymology: Age + Plagerism = Agerism (noun) Verb = Agerize

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Created by: delanybug

Pronunciation: Al-i-en-puls-ate

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Created by: Brodobaggins

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Created by: colapop

Pronunciation: FA-bri-gage

Sentence: Edna tried hard to fabrigage her way into the trendy nightclub, but Bruno wouldn't allow it.

Etymology: A combination of 'fabricate' (to make up for the purpose of deception) and 'age'. This includes a word-play on the word 'engage' [To engage in the fabrication of ones age].

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COMMENTS:

catchy - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-23: 12:11:00

Love it! :) - lumina, 2008-07-23: 22:51:00

Good one. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-25: 17:52:00

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Created by: InuYasha11

Pronunciation: Gr-av-no-men-a

Sentence: She looked at the bouncer as he replied, "You're making that up. You're gravnomena. You're not allowed in."

Etymology: Grav - heavy nomen- of name

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Created by: 718114

Pronunciation: ME-SO-PER-JUR-Y

Sentence: The teenager committed mesoperjury in order to illegally buy beer.

Etymology: Meso: Age Perjury: dishonesty

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Created by: lumina

Pronunciation: ad/fib

Sentence: The ladies were wondering if they should even invite Estelle to the senior center's Valentine's Day function. It was meant for single ladies and gentlemen AND those under 65 not only got in free, but got first pick when it came to the first slow dance. While Estelle was a riot once she inhaled that first Manhattan, she was also know to adfib when it came to her age. At 82, there was no way she was going to pass for anything under 81 1/2 and the ladies were just not up for the humiliation at the front door.

Etymology: adlib: To improvise and deliver extemporaneously. fib: An insignificant or childish lie.

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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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COMMENTS:

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: Mustang

Pronunciation: Ayj - en - hans

Sentence: Although her appearance gave her away Muriel was confident that she could fool people with a bit of agenhance deceit and would always fudge her age by 5 or more years.....downward, of course.

Etymology: Blend of 'age' and 'enhance' (make better or more attractive)

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COMMENTS:

AGENHANCE- a VERY useable word! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-23: 01:49:00

Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-25: 17:50:00

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