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'I'm clean! Clean as a needle!'

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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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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Declifloored

Created by: angelheart

Pronunciation: Dec-li-floored

Sentence: "I'm absolutely declifloored that you would think that of me"

Etymology: decli-from the word deline/ floored-another meaning for shocked

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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)

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Defibulation

Created by: Scattercat

Pronunciation: de-FIB-you-lay-shun

Sentence: Despite the complications when his second test came back inconclusive, in the end the defibulation was no different than many others, ending in a few years seclusion until the product endorsements could be safely resumed.

Etymology: To gradually remove the fibs from someone, preferably by means of electric shock.

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Notmeosis

Created by: thephil

Pronunciation: notm:eosis

Sentence: When caught, he entered the mental state of notmeosis.

Etymology: NOT ME osis

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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

petaj 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

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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)

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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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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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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-05-23: 10:07:00
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

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2011-04-27: 00:28:00
Today's definition was suggested by wordmeister. Thank you wordmeister. ~ James