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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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Exaggerage
Created by: jadenguy
Pronunciation: Eggs adj yur age
Sentence: Her exaggeraging had finally caught up with her; the hive-mind spoke, and it was her time to be "liberated." Nobody that age should be allowed to wear baby-t's.
Etymology: Exaggerate + age. Maybe exagg' 'er age.
Embellage
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
Fauxvest
Created by: 719985
Pronunciation: fOH-vest
Sentence: That girl has a fauxvest identity! There's no way she's 21!
Etymology: faux - french word for fake vest - garment
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COMMENTS:
This word is copyrighted. If anyone decides to use this in a dictionary, I expect payment. - 719985, 2014-02-06: 14:54:00
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Fakged
Created by: chrismduenas
Pronunciation: fact jed
Sentence:
Etymology: fake, aged
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COMMENTS:
fake, aged - chrismduenas, 2007-05-29: 02:49:00
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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!
Gravnomena
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
Chronophonication
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kruh-noh-foh-nah-key-shuhn
Sentence: Kate's chronophonication can vary greatly depending on the audience. On her favorite dating website, she will shave off a decade or more. When a senior discount is involved, she will age dramatically.
Etymology: chronology (the sequential order in which past events occur) + phony (not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit) + communication (the imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing, or signs)
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COMMENTS:
Reminds me of 'Californication'... :) - Discoveria, 2012-09-25: 11:08:00
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Elderfib
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: eldərfib
Sentence: Hanna and her friends at the retirement home are all too happy to spread false rumors about their respective ages. Hanna’s elderfib would make her ineligible to live at the home.
Etymology: elder (of a greater age) fib (a lie, typically an unimportant one)
Subage
Created by: arandomperson97
Pronunciation: Sub-age
Sentence: The woman was acting very subaged, in order to appear young.
Etymology: sub- under age -age
Fakeherage
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.
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