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DEFINITION: v. intr. To be accused of something you didn't do, then do that exact same thing later, completely by accident. n. A false accusation which coincidentally happens to be correct.
Verboticisms
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Arrestiny
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /uh-REST-tuh-nee/
Sentence: Officer Hurley told us an ironic story about a known car thief who had apparently lost the keys to his own car, and was arrested when the police found him hotwiring it. One week later, arrestiny prevailed, and he was caught hotwiring a car he didn't actually own.
Etymology: blend of Arrest - into legal custody (from Latin, restāre "to stand still") & Destiny - inevitable course of events (from Latin, dēstināre "determine")
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COMMENTS:
Nice word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-19: 15:33:00
Great etymoology and blending! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 19:30:00
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Lewinskidince
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: loo in skid inse
Sentence: It was a pure lewinskidince, she was shining my shoes before my press conference, the phone rang and I couldn't find an ashtray.
Etymology: lewinski, coincidence
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COMMENTS:
are you sure it wasn't blewinskidince? - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-19: 11:16:00
Roaringly funny! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 12:11:00
Certainly put her moniker on this one! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-19: 15:29:00
HA! - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-19: 18:20:00
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Accimeant
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ack - suh - meant
Sentence: Lowell was sure he was being honest when he denied the accusations made against him and only later learned that he had committed the offense by accimeant.....accidentally on purpose.
Etymology: accident + meant
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COMMENTS:
hehehe! - galwaywegian, 2008-02-19: 09:21:00
very good - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-19: 11:13:00
Terrific! It will become part of my vocabulary for accidentally on purpose! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 11:49:00
Another clever blend. - Tigger, 2008-02-19: 20:58:00
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Lataguilt
Created by: mothergoose
Pronunciation: laterguilt
Sentence: I had to admit my lataguilt had been discovered.
Etymology: derived from later and guilty
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COMMENTS:
Nice one! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 12:23:00
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Slipocrisy
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: slip-pock-rysee
Sentence: John was caugt in a slipocrisy when he told the kids not to eat cookies before dinner, yet he had one not 10 minutes later; they were really tempting.
Etymology: slip (to mess up) + hypocrisy (don't practice what you preach)
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COMMENTS:
Excellent verboticism. - Mustang, 2008-02-19: 23:18:00
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Factcident
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: fakt-ser-dent
Sentence: the editor of the tabloid magazine knew that most of what they printed was rubbish...but she was pretty sure there must be a few factcidents in there as well
Etymology: fact, accident
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COMMENTS:
Good sentence! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 12:20:00
Good word and spot-on with the sentence. - ErWenn, 2008-02-19: 19:04:00
I really like the sound of this word. Question though: Your pronunciation (fakt-ser-dent) sounds like how someone from Long Island, New York would say it (adding 'r's). Was that intentional? - Tigger, 2008-02-19: 20:48:00
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Fabrifate
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: fab-RI-feyt
Sentence: Despite his innocence on the jay-walking charge, Bob knew his fabrifate was sealed when, on the gallows, he looked into the eyes of the hangman and realized that he was the traffic officer who had reprimanded him for jay-walking on another, somewhat later, occasion.
Etymology: FABRIFATE: Fabri(cate): to falsely make up or accuse & FATE:destiny, element of chance in the affairs of life.
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COMMENTS:
perfect - right on the meaning - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-19: 11:12:00
Fate-tastic! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 19:27:00
Wow, hanging... for a jaywalking charge. Poor Bob. - Tigger, 2008-02-19: 20:54:00
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Steroidstance
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: ster/oid/stance
Sentence: The sports writer accused Joe, the star athlete of using illegal drugs, but Joe took the steroidstance saying that he wouldn't dignify that question with an answer as he hurried off to his personal trainer for a boost.
Etymology: steroid + happenstance
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COMMENTS:
Sure is a lot of steroidstancing in the sports world! Good sentence! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 19:39:00
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Inadveritas
Created by: Banky
Pronunciation: in-ad-vehr-ih-toss
Sentence: Midway through the master bedroom closet Hank found the diary. He and his wife had been cleaning out his childhood home for three days now, throwing out grade school spelling assignments, and obituaries of every person in the small Arkansas town that his mother had ever known. He began leafing through the journal, hoping that he might begin to understand more about what his estranged mother was like in her youth, and realize how she had become the dour and world-beaten woman that he had buried not a week ago. Engrossed in how she had met his father and their courtship through the Korean war, he paused, with a look of abject terror at the next entry. It described the birth of a baby girl named Elizabeth Marie, who had been given up for adoption in that very town. "How's it going in there, honey?" rang Liz's voice down the hallway. Hank snapped out of his trance, "Uh...it's...it's okay. Sweetheart, what children's home did you grow up at?". A long pause deafened Hank, and a quizzical "St. Joseph's?" answered. The pit in Hank's stomach grew harder, and trickle of cold sweat wound down his back as he found the name on the page. Every time his college friends had taunted him about Arkansians and incest replayed in his mind, their inadveritas jokes hardening the lump in his throat.
Etymology: inadvertent - unintentional, veritas - Latin for "truth"
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COMMENTS:
Shockingly, heartbreaking sentence! Great etymology! Great creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 11:46:00
This word's right on the money. - ErWenn, 2008-02-19: 19:03:00
Banky, your stories are as good as your verbots... better even. Very entertaining! - Tigger, 2008-02-19: 21:00:00
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Liekelihood
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: lie/kliee/hood
Sentence: When first you tell a lie there is a great liekelihood that you will do the deed.
Etymology: lie + likelihood
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COMMENTS:
add a letter and get a two word blend ... another great creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 11:40:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by 8Revolution8. Thank you 8Revolution8. ~ James
Nosila - 2008-02-19: 14:20:00
Good one, Tigger...how irobnic!