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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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Nostimpics
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: no-STIMM-pix
Sentence: Richard's nostimpics were almost as bad as his Olympics sportsmanship - he was caught doping in two different sports!
Etymology: no + stim (stimulant) + pics (pictures) + rhymes with Olympics
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COMMENTS:
Great sounding word, and fun to say! :) - Rhyme79, 2012-09-19: 10:26:00
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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
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
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:
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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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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Drugonballs
Created by: bennyfio
Pronunciation: drug-on-balls
Sentence: drugonballs!
Etymology: maybe the etymology is 'drug on balls' or or maybe dragon balls (ancient chinese remedy to all the illnesses)
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)
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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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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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