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'I'm clean! Clean as a needle!'

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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Aghrasst

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: a/grassd

Sentence: I'm absolutely aghrasst at the accusations leveled against me by my fellow team mates - just aghrasst I tell you - anabolic dictionaroids (who grassed?)

Etymology: aghast + grassed

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I'm sure this denial came from the highest sources! - Stevenson0, 2007-05-23: 12:42:00

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Testosterage

Created by: jesster

Pronunciation: tes-TOS-ter-age

Sentence: When the reporter asked him to comment on his positive test results, the athlete was overcome by testosterage.

Etymology: testosterone (male hormone that is linked to aggression) + rage (blinding anger)

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Medisin

Created by: ziggy41

Pronunciation: Med-e-sin

Sentence: It was quite obvious that he was medisinning when various unprescribed drugs were falling out of his pockets but still refused to accept they were his.

Etymology: Medicine (drug for treatment) + sin (an immoral act)

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COMMENTS:

good one ziggy - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-24: 12:12:00

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Deniabolical

artr

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)

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Drock

Created by: Rhyme79

Pronunciation: dr-oh-k

Sentence: Henry's facade of complete drock wasn't a surprise to his opponents.

Etymology: Amalgamation of 'drug' and 'shock'.

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COMMENTS:

Reminds me of dreck and crock. It sounds great. - Discoveria, 2012-09-19: 21:11:00

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Wideoid

Created by: ekath

Pronunciation: wide-oid

Sentence: Jason Giambi was one of the first athletes to nationally popularize the wideoid response to alleged drug use, and later got caught it a legal battle over trademark/copyright laws concerning the controversial reaction technique and accompanying facial expression.

Etymology: from wide-eyed + steroid... i played around with this for a while but couldn't come up with a better spelling to more accurately convey the pronunciation. any suggestions?

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Dopefeign

Created by: newworldview

Pronunciation: dope-fane

Sentence: The proof is incontrovertible. You can't dopefeign your way out this time.

Etymology: dope + feign

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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.

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Steroitypical

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: ster oy tip ikal

Sentence: Olympian cyclist, Jen DarBender, was given a surprise drug test just prior to the women's Gold Medal competition. Not only was the athlete's denial to claims of drug use steroitypical, it was revealed that Jen was not a female, but a male. Somewhere along the line, Jan had apparently traded in the old menstrual cycle for a Schwinn.

Etymology: Steroid (class of performance enhancement drugs) & Stereotypical (lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality;any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs)

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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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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-05-23: 10:07:00
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

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2011-04-27: 00:28:00
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