Verboticisms

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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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: 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: remistram

Pronunciation: old - bagg

Sentence: Beatrice oldbagged her way through life until her friend Kay told her that she wasn't fooling anybody.

Etymology: old (advanced in years) bag (reference to the inevitable saggy bagginess of the loss of youth)

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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

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Created by: grasshopper

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Created by: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: fake-her-age

Sentence: Ms. Edna Sky flew through TSA security with her fakeherage ID as the agents giggled...knowing she was not twenty-one.

Etymology: Fake- One that is not authentic or genuine; a sham. Her- Refers to a female person. Age- The length of time that one has existed; duration of life.

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: uh-je-LAS-tik

Sentence: Although,for Bob, it was no laughing matter, Roxie was truly agelastic: a "1661" one week; a fibteen the next.

Etymology: blend of AGE & ELASTIC: Capable of adapting to change or a variety of circumstances; flexible, accomodating GELASTIC: SOED: laughable (rare); (agelastic: "unlaughable," not funny)sometimes found in books containing words the dictionary forgot.

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COMMENTS:

although I usually try to avoid words already found in various dictionaries, i decided,today,not to follow my usual practice. "Agelastic" 73% original according to google. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-23: 07:04:00

it is a good word - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-23: 12:07:00

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: uh-PEER-en-hanse

Sentence: Sylvia truly believed that she could convincingly appearenhance her true age with subtle little untruths intended to take five years off her true age.

Etymology: Blend of the words 'appearance' (n. the state, condition, manner, or style in which a person or object appears; outward look or aspect) and 'enhance' (vb. improve; augment)

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Created by: smstone0413

Pronunciation: Coom-dah-ckt

Sentence: The Old lady was cumbducting by claiming she was 21 when she was really 79

Etymology: Cumb- To lie Duct- To lead

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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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