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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.

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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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Arraigncheck

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: a rayn chek

Sentence: George had been fed up with his wife's suspicious questions about his working late every night...afterall he was just taking care of business. Wait till he told his mistresses about the latest arraigncheck she'd just given him!

Etymology: arraign (to accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy) & raincheck (a promise or a commitment to do something later)

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COMMENTS:

clever! - libertybelle, 2008-02-19: 09:16:00

love it! - galwaywegian, 2008-02-19: 09:20:00

Ingenious! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 11:57:00

Spot on, Nosila! Just wait until that cheater George gets the bill for this 'arraigncheck'. - Tigger, 2008-02-19: 13:12:00

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Dohpas

Created by: Jamagra

Pronunciation: doe pah

Sentence: PTO Treasurer Lucinda Bookcooker belatedly realized that announcing an "irregularity" in the organization's financial records whilst wearing Gucci, hand-painted silk Jimmy Choo pumps and carrying a Coach handbag might be considered by some to be a dohpas.

Etymology: colloquial "doh" popularized by Homer Simpson + the French "faux pas"

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COMMENTS:

Clever! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 12:22:00

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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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Unfib

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˌʌnˈfɪb/

Sentence: One can unfib accidentally: "I unfibbed my fake broken leg by tripping on the crutches I was using for verisimilitude." One is occasionally required to unfib on purpose: "I told her that we were going to go bowling because I thought that would make her stay home, but when she pulled out her personalized ball and custom-fit shoes, I was forced to go and unfib the whole thing."

Etymology: From un- + fib

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COMMENTS:

Sometimes people tell what they think are lies when they are actually telling the truth. While this is often referred to as "unfibbing", technically "malfibbing" would be more correct. - ErWenn, 2008-02-19: 10:31:00

Fibulous! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 11:39:00

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Prophetsorial

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: profet/sorry/al

Sentence: Because he was a prophetional player his comments tended to be prophetsorial.

Etymology: prophet + professorial + professional

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COMMENTS:

Like your originality! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 11:43:00

Close to the mark. Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-19: 15:31:00

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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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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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Coincicheat

Created by: CanadianAndyCapp

Pronunciation: Co-in-sih-chee-t

Sentence: Many atheletes are worried that the current wave of generic accusations of drug enhancements will uncover their real cheating activities in a case of coincicheat.

Etymology: Coincidence- Spontaneous simultaneous occurence. / Cheat- To gain advantage by illegitimate activity.

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COMMENTS:

Write on the definition! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 12:00:00

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