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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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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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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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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
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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Nonedralone
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: nun dra lown
Sentence: He went into the press dispute and gave a very very very energetic version of the nonedralone defense.
Etymology: nandralone and none
Jockdope
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: jok-dope
Sentence: Chip was great at jockdoping especially when he had his lucky shorts on.
Etymology: jock (athlete) + dope (slang for dumb-ass and drugs)
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)
Prescriptstun
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: pre-SCRIP-stun
Sentence: Derek strode into the pretenssconference mistakenly confident that his prescriptstun would convince the world that he was clean.
Etymology: prescription (they always say it was prescribed for the flu) + script (used to rehearse for the press conference) + stun (shock)
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COMMENTS:
well done! (some would say too well done without some help, hmmmm) - galwaywegian, 2007-05-23: 07:01:00
good one petaj - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-23: 12:41:00
Right galwaywegian, I'll see you at the pretenssconference after I consult my spindoctor about this terrible flu I'm suffering. - petaj, 2007-05-23: 18:40:00
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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