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DEFINITION: n., The shock and embarrassment felt after innocently implying that you are much younger, only to discover that everyone actually knows how old you really are. v., To be embarrassed when caught lying about your age.
Verboticisms
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Humiliagesham
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: hew-milly-AGE-sham
Sentence: Beatrice suffered a major attack of humiliagesham when she realized late in the evening that most of the folks at the party knew she had taken ten years off her age in an earlier discussion.
Etymology: Blend of humiliated, age, and sham. A play on the word 'humiliation'.
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COMMENTS:
I bet this is gonna be the best of the day! - logarithm, 2008-11-28: 01:31:00
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Geriatrick
Created by: Banky
Pronunciation: jer-e-at-trik
Sentence: Despite the beanie, the oversized lollipop, and the wide striped shirt, the crow's feet and liver spots were what spoke volumes to the acne-ridden movie theater ticket booth guy. "I'm sorry sir, but you're a bit old for the children's prices. We do have a senior citizen rate, though." Abner pressed the small box to his tracheotomy and a cold metallic sigh issued forth. "thaaaat will doooo. thaaank you." He shuffled toward the door, wrinkled bald head down, feeling depressed and geriatricked.
Etymology: geriatric + trick
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COMMENTS:
Love your sentence - made me think of Darth Vader and the barbapapas - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-05: 09:32:00
Yep,very funny sentence! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-05: 16:11:00
Funny word, and your sentence is a real hoot! Love it! - Tigger, 2008-02-05: 21:29:00
(P.S. What are "the barbapapas"?) - Tigger, 2008-02-05: 21:29:00
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Humiliaged
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: (h)yoōmilēājd
Sentence: Joyce was humiliaged when her coworkers threw her a surprise party. Somebody was clever enough to obtain a copy of the newspaper from the day she was born,as registered with HR, not what she had been telling people for years. OOPS! Busted!
Etymology: humiliate (make someone feel ashamed and foolish by injuring their dignity and self-respect) + aged (that has been subjected to aging)
Aacknowlagement
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: ak NAHL age ment
Sentence: When Miss Leed walked into her surprise 50th-birthday party, she suddenly understood that everyone had known for a long time what her real age was. Her becoming speechless was an indicator of aack-knowlAGEment of her realization, since she had never been known to lack something to say. One of her coworkers slapped her on the back and said, "Come on, do the math. You just got your 20-year pin last year. You couldn't have started working as a doctor when you were 19!"
Etymology: AACK (expression of embarrassment or shock) + knowledge + age (A play on the word "acknowledgment")
Crisage
Created by: LivingGummyWorm
Pronunciation: Cry-sage
Sentence: That birthday party was such a crisage!
Etymology:
Whoopsage
Created by: ooosofia
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I didn't realize my whoopsage until a fellow partygoer asked if I needed help turning up my hearing aid.
Etymology: whoops! + age
Birthdaybashful
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: birth-day-bash-full
Sentence: the looks on everyones faces as i started my speech with 'thankyou all for helping me celebrate my 40th birthday' made me feel very birthdaybashful
Etymology: birthday, bashful, birthday bash
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COMMENTS:
Interesting choice of words incorporated in your unique appealing tender creation. - silveryaspen, 2008-02-05: 07:11:00
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Embrage
Created by: boviex
Pronunciation: embrej alt. embrAge
Sentence: She was embraged when she discovered that her age was no secret. When she saw the number of candles on the cake, her heart filled with embrage.
Etymology: Take your pick. Embarass(ment)/Age/Umbrage/(En)rage
Humiliage
Created by: Dougalistic
Pronunciation: Hugh-milly-udge
Sentence: Janine's party was a complete flop. We knew she was like 16, she didn't fool anybody saying she was 22. I mean, who was she kidding? Anyway she had complete humiliage, and ran out the house screaming "im doomed, you all hate me!". We just laughed.
Etymology: Humiliate - To damage somebody's dignity or pride, especially publicly. Age - the life of something be it an inanimate object or living thing.
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COMMENTS:
Fits the definition so very well and the feeling that goes with it! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-05: 07:20:00
Good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-05: 16:17:00
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Traumagetized
Created by: rombus
Pronunciation: trom - age - tized
Sentence: Jennifer looked great. After 38 appointments with Dr. Slinky, all of her fine lines and wrinkles had disappeared. She was convinced that she could pass for at least 15 years younger. What she totally forgot to consider was that she had living relatives who knew when she was born. Her worst fears came through when her relatives pitched in to rent a billboard on Route 290 going towards downtown Chicago as a birthday surprise. It bore the familiar "lordy, lordy, Jen is forty" cliche and featured some prize pictures of her, such as her birth photo, the day she lost her front teeth and the day she got her first bra. After Jennifer finally drove past the billboard, she became traumagetized.
Etymology: Traumatized (having physical or emotional shock inflicted) is the base word but the word Age is inserted in the middle of this word.
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COMMENTS:
nice word - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-28: 15:30:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-02-05: 06:56:00
Had so much fun with your definition remistram! All kinds of related verboticisms popped into my mind, some of which I couldn't resist putting in my sentence as I sat here laughing out loud. Everyone's great creations made me laugh more. Fun definition!
ErWenn - 2008-02-05: 10:09:00
I've made it a point to let my friends know that on my birthday cake, I expect one candle for every year of my age. (Next is the big three-oh.) You can't stop getting older, so you might as well enjoy the fire hazard that your birthday cake is slowly becoming.
remistram - 2008-02-05: 12:05:00
Can relate - turned the big 4-0 in January....ack!
Yes the fires are getting bigger ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-11-28: 14:10:00
Lots of fun and funny sentences today!
Nosila - 2008-11-28: 21:50:00
When I red your story I knew it was one in vermilion!
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James