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DEFINITION: n. A place, or a moment, where all the different kinds of truths fit together, and where there are many different ways to be absolutely right about everything. n. To be absolutely right about everything.
Verboticisms
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Polyveritism
Created by: Pasicheio
Pronunciation: Paw-Lee-Vare-It-Ism
Sentence: With an exclamation of joy, Polly realized that they were both right, and that moment was a polyveritism!
Etymology: Poly; veritas; umm..ism
Knackurate
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: nak kyur at
Sentence: Know one knew how she did it, but Knancy had the ability to be knackurate about everything. She was Queen of the Knewniverse and knot a day went by by where she was knot knaive about knowing everything. We would knever play Moknowpoly with her, as she knew when the dice would land on Knorth Carolina and give her the game. She was knotty and knice and knever dull. Knancy is kno longer with us, as she went to Knirvana. She was a know-it-all.
Etymology: Knack (a special way of doing something;an uncanny ability) & Accurate ((of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct)
Thexus
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈθɛksəs/
Sentence: At a thexus, all of today's verboticisms would be correct.
Etymology: From the- (as in thesis, theory, theorem, and theology) + nexus
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COMMENTS:
But how can they all be right? That's impossible... - wordmeister, 2007-04-20: 10:19:00
Not at a thexus. All truths are valid, even false ones. As Malaclypse the younger once said, "I don't know man, I didn't do it." - ErWenn, 2007-04-20: 15:04:00
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Panveritas
Created by: Trystera
Pronunciation: pan-WHERE-it-ahs
Sentence: The panveritas overwhelmed me in a great mind-reeling jolt, and I was overcome by simultaneous empathy and self-satisfaction.
Etymology: pan- -- Greek, "all" veritas -- Latin, "truth"
Kismesh
Created by: pinwheel
Pronunciation: kiss/mesh
Sentence: I knew it was kismesh when the toast fell on the floor butter side up.
Etymology: kismet (destiny) + mesh (coming together)
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COMMENTS:
very clever pinwheel - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-20: 13:30:00
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Lalaland
Created by: Sed8ed
Pronunciation: la-la-land
Sentence: Everything is always perfect in lalaland.
Etymology:
Serendveritime
Created by: Rutilus
Pronunciation: seh-rend-veh-ree-time
Sentence: Clarice had stumbled upon a utopian place in time. The perfect shopping mall, stumbling across designer clothes at bargain prices, getting looks of amour from men and jealousy from other women. She was the best looking, best dressed woman in town; it was so apparently true.
Etymology: serendipity - act of stumbling upon pleasant surprises; verity - truthfulness; time - a moment or period
Shytaluk
Created by: Jaxies
Pronunciation: /sheet-uh-luk/
Sentence: "It was pure shytaluk that he'd asked her out on the same day she'd received a bonus at work and the pair of Jimmy Choo's she'd been eyeing dropped down to the lowest price ever."
Etymology: Shyte + (a) + luck
Idyllumate
Created by: Ellemorpheus
Pronunciation: I-dill-you-mate
Sentence: Wal-Mart is thought by some to be an Idyllumate.
Etymology: from Idyll- an extremely happy, peaceful or picturesque episode or scene. from Consummate- complete or perfect. Epitome.
Paradaxiom
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: para/dax/ee/um
Sentence: After many months of meditating, Jenny was able to slip into the state of paradaxiom.
Etymology: PARADAXIOM - noun - from PARADISE (a place of extreme beauty, delight, or happiness) + AXIOM (a self-evident truth that requires no proof)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel The Sirens of Titan.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! Also a word of thanks to ErWenn for suggesting this Vonnegut definition ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel The Sirens of Titan.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by vonnegut. Thank you vonnegut. ~ James