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DEFINITION: n. The prescribed response of shock and denial that all world-class athletes follow when caught using banned drugs. v. To act shocked and deny guilt when accused of wrong-doing.
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Dopified
Created by: daisy
Pronunciation: doe-pi-fide
Sentence: Mr. Landis was dopified to learn that those bottles of steroid water could actually be detected.
Etymology:
Ostretch
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: oss/trech
Sentence: If your credibility is ever in doubt just do this simple ostretch and it will all go away
Etymology: ostrich + stretch
Dopnial
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˌdoʊpˈnaɪəl/ /dohp-NAI-uhl/
Sentence: I sometimes wonder whether players rehearse their claims of dopnial just in case they get caught.
Etymology: From doping + denial
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COMMENTS:
Only the dopey ones! - Stevenson0, 2007-05-23: 12:45:00
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Boosterclubbed
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: boo-stur-kluhbbed
Sentence: I was totally boosterclubbed when I discovered that Babe Ruth had actually used hybrid carrots and illegally imported beer to maintain his sharp vision and buddha-like physique.
Etymology: booster club - a supporting organization; booster - enhancer; clubbed - bowled over
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COMMENTS:
maybe that's a booster shot he's getting - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-23: 12:45:00
Good point! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-23: 16:26:00
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Deniabolical
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dinīəbälikəl
Sentence: The use of performance-enhancing drugs in sports is deniabolical.
Etymology: deny (refuse to admit the truth) + anabolic steroid (a synthetic steroid hormone that resembles testosterone in promoting the growth of muscle) + diabolical (belonging to or so evil as to recall the Devil)
Proslipper
Created by: guesser
Pronunciation: Pro - slip - per
Sentence: How many times can a proslipper slip if a proslipper could slip up?
Etymology: Pro (professional) + slip (make a careless or slight error) + per (completely)
Defibulation
Created by: Scattercat
Pronunciation: de-FIB-you-lay-shun
Sentence: Despite the complications when his second test came back inconclusive, in the end the defibulation was no different than many others, ending in a few years seclusion until the product endorsements could be safely resumed.
Etymology: To gradually remove the fibs from someone, preferably by means of electric shock.
Pharmapologia
Created by: cohenarie
Pronunciation: ,far ma pa 'lozh ee a
Sentence: The offering of unlikely and elaborate justifications -- "I was taking cold medicine, see, and I'm allergic to all the normal active ingredients, so I had to take specially formulated custom cold medicine, that happened to contain chemicals that appear similar to steroids in tests." -- is a hallmark of pharmapologia.
Etymology: From pharmacology and the older sense of apologize (to offer justifications and explanations, rather than to express regret and guilt).
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COMMENTS:
Excellent word! - ErWenn, 2007-05-24: 20:11:00
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Lieandeny
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: lie/and/deny
Sentence: From Major League Baseball to the Tour de France, when drug accusations fly, the best offence is a good defence. So the prescribed lieandeny response is the standard course.
Etymology: lie + and + deny
Stirroid
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: /stir - roid/
Sentence: I found out that athletes share a common defensive reflex when I sent fake e-mails to all of the Olympics athletes that they were discovered to be on physically enhancing illegal drugs. I will call this worldwide phenomenon a "stirroid".
Etymology: stir [cause a stir; a commotion] + steroid
Comments:
Some of the best Verboticisms were late showing up this morning, even though they had already entered the race. I categorically deny that this had anything to do with the use of stimulants. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by wordmeister. Thank you wordmeister. ~ James