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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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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
Fartichoque
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: faaaaaaaaaar
Sentence: teeeeeeeeeeeee
Etymology: shocque
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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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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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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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)
Ignoblivian
Created by: grasshopper
Pronunciation: Ig/no/bl/iv/ian
Sentence: The winner of the weight lifting competation stated that he was ignoblivian about any drugs that he was being accusd of using.
Etymology: Igno = Ignorant/ oblivian = oblivious Ignoblivian
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)
Jabbergasted
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: jab-err-gas-ted
Sentence: to suggest that i won that week of verbotomy due to the illegal use of anabolic dictionaroids...i have to tell you that leaves me absolutely jabbergasted
Etymology: jab, flabbergasted
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COMMENTS:
after the injection i had a bad case of thesaurarse.... - rikboyee, 2007-05-23: 02:45:00
They'll throw the book at you for that one! - pinwheel, 2007-05-23: 02:53:00
Something tells me you'll wocky away with this one. - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-23: 04:50:00
"Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe" - hey - who's interrupting my morning mantra with such slander - Rikboyee - for evermore you will be known to me as Rikbadboyee!! - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-23: 09:02:00
Oooo! You've been Jabbermockeyed! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-23: 11:51:00
enough of your purpleartijokes - rikboyee, 2007-05-23: 18:00:00
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Stundenial
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: stun-dih-nahy-uhl
Sentence: The athlete's stundenial was hard to believe when he was found to have a trunk full of stimulance.
Etymology: stun (to astonish; astound; amaze) + denial (disbelief in the existence or reality of a thing)
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