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DEFINITION: v. To lie about your age. n. A misrepresentation about your age, usually done in order to appear younger or older.
Verboticisms
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Manipulage
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: ma-nip-u-lage
Sentence: Grandma could manipulage herself when it suited her. She carried an old ID card in her wallet so that when she went to the singles dances at the firehall she could show that she was still a young chick, but at the mall she had her AARP ID to prove that she was eligible for her senior discount.
Etymology: manipulate: to tamper with or falsify for personal gain + age
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COMMENTS:
manipulant word - Nosila, 2009-12-10: 09:21:00
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Fabricage
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!
Misgeronte
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
Misagery
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: mis/age/er/ee
Sentence: Misagery is a common practice among first year college and university students using fake I.D.'s to gain access to bars near the campus.
Etymology: mis + age + ry
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COMMENTS:
Wonderful word. Forgery and Misagery really do go hand in hand. - jadenguy, 2007-05-29: 12:12:00
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Subterfage
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: SUB ter fayj
Sentence: Every time people try to find out how old Elder Lee really is, he resorts to some subterfage. He is the only person I know who went and got a fake ID to appear YOUNGER. Once he even tried to pass off his own son as his brother, which his son did not particularly appreciate.
Etymology: subterfuge + age
Manipulage
Created by: w5lf9s
Pronunciation: ma-nip-ul-age
Sentence: Ah, c'mon, let me in! A bit of manipulaging has never done anyone any harm.
Etymology: manipulate+age
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COMMENTS:
inspired! - galwaywegian, 2007-05-29: 04:27:00
vgood - suzanne, 2007-05-29: 08:03:00
excellent! - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-31: 15:44:00
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Exagerate
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: eggs-ayj-err-ayt
Sentence: to get into the nightclub she was forced to exagerate
Etymology: age, exaggerate
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COMMENTS:
Aww man you got to the word before I could! :) - ziggy41, 2007-05-29: 06:56:00
now i feel dumb for not having looked at the list of words before making mine. - jadenguy, 2007-05-29: 12:21:00
or "exagerage" : ) Loved it! - geoamnesia, 2007-05-31: 11:26:00
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Misstagement
Created by: Clayton
Pronunciation: mis-STEYJ-muhnt
Sentence: Carol's reply was an obvious misstagement, but Officer Dan opted to let it slide.
Etymology: misstatement + age
Grandfailanator
Created by: danibriggs
Pronunciation: grand-fail-anator
Sentence: Mitchell's little sister is such a grandfailanator , she makes everyone believe that she is 17 when in reality she's only 14.
Etymology: grand-: great fail-: to deceive nat-: to be born
Fibbage
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: fib/aj
Sentence: Bea and her friends got together once a week to play fibbage. The local bars caught on easily but played along as they always left by suppertime
Etymology: fib + age + cribbage
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by ohwtepph. Thank you ohwtepph! ~ James
texmom - 2007-05-29: 12:16:00
I like it.
Jabberwocky - 2007-05-29: 12:29:00
Is it just coincidental or is Edna Sky's name an anagram for ask deny
Hey Texmom, Thanks for the positive feeback! ~ James
Dear Jabberwocky, You certainly have a sharp eye for letters! It is accidental anagram. I created the name so she would sound old (edna/enda) and young (sky/kys) at the same time --> enda kys = last kiss. ~ James
LOVELY word, misagery...intuitive,impeccable etymology, and unlike my word, mercifully brief.
Today's definition was suggested by ohwtepph. Thank you ohwtepph. ~ James