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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.
Verboticisms
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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?
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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COMMENTS:
I'm sure this denial came from the highest sources! - Stevenson0, 2007-05-23: 12:42:00
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Accusedflex
Created by: serendipity9000
Pronunciation: ack-used-flex
Sentence: The reporter had barely gotten the accusation out of his mouth when the athlete responded with their stock accusedflex answer "Must be a sample mixup".
Etymology: accused + flex (from reflex)
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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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)
Denyitol
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: dee-nI-it-ol
Sentence: I take two tabs of denyitol and I'm fine
Etymology: deny + it+ all
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COMMENTS:
Also looks like Nytol. Good one! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-23: 11:55:00
Does D. Nile use denyitol? - Stevenson0, 2007-05-23: 12:40:00
Yes, D. Nile does do denyitol. Especially when blunderstuck, and there's nothing he can do to blixit. Akerue! - wordmeister, 2007-05-23: 16:15:00
Very good. Must get a prescriptstun for that. - petaj, 2007-05-24: 03:05:00
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Prevaricontraindication
Created by: Clayton
Pronunciation: proh-VAR-i-kon-truh-in-di-KEY-shuhn
Sentence: Barry was caught up in a moment of classic prevaricontraindication: just lie to the reporters and hopefully it will all go away. Except the sterility. And the shrunken testes. And the heart disease. And the liver failure.
Etymology: prevarication + contraindication
Dohpe
Created by: benjamin
Pronunciation: DOE-p
Sentence: What do you mean "horse growth hormone?" Dohpe!
Etymology: D'oh (expression of grief a la Homer Simpson) + Dope (illicit substance)
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COMMENTS:
Good one! - Stevenson0, 2007-05-23: 12:44:00
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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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Stimuplant
Created by: pinwheel
Pronunciation: stim/you/plant
Sentence: 'It's a stimuplant!' the gold medalist protested when confronted with the evidence.
Etymology: stimulant + plant
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COMMENTS:
now if only they had the plantidote - rikboyee, 2007-05-23: 03:02:00
it's probably just a shot of buttox to flesh out his pants - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-23: 12:53:00
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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