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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
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)
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)
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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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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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)
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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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)
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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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