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DEFINITION: n A lie told by a politician which is not really a lie, because in their heart of hearts, they are pretending it is true. v. To believe you are telling the truth even though you know it's really not.
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Flexifact
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈflɛksəˌfækt/
Sentence: Most of what people assume are bald-faced lies are actually mere flexifacts; however, this does not make them less false and actually makes them more dangerous.
Etymology: From flexible + fact
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COMMENTS:
agreed - wordmeister, 2007-03-22: 00:52:00
niiiiice! - allwise, 2007-03-22: 03:04:00
Good word!! One of the few words today that have anything to do with the definition!!! - Stevenson0, 2007-03-22: 22:49:00
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Politicomylietis
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: poe/li/ti/coe/my/ly/tis
Sentence: Politicomylietis is an infectious viral disease rampant in political circles that affects the central nervous system and can cause temporary or permanent paralysis of the part of the brain which can distinguish between fact and fiction.
Etymology: political + poliomyelitis + my lie tis (true)
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COMMENTS:
Love it, very clever - TJayzz, 2008-06-12: 15:30:00
Terrific word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-13: 08:25:00
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Truthism
Created by: iwasatripwire
Pronunciation: chrooth-izm
Sentence: Atheists think that when Christians talk about the existence of God, they're really just spewing truthisms.
Etymology: truth + ism
Liewinski
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: lye winn skeee
Sentence: As with most liewinskis, you can put it in the hands of your intern, but it won't stand up in court
Etymology: lie lewinski
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COMMENTS:
you earned a cigar for that one... - Nosila, 2011-02-25: 08:18:00
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Politlie
Created by: aj3131
Pronunciation: Pol-lit-lie
Sentence: Bill Clinton told a Politlie when he uttered the infamous phrase "I did not have sex with that woman."
Etymology: Polit(ician) + Lie
Bushcrack
Created by: Bulletchewer
Pronunciation: bush-crak
Sentence: His Bushcrack about the decrease in taxes was aimed to please those precious voters.
Etymology: From "Bush" meaning "liar" and "wisecrack" used ironically. Also note "crack" a joke, smile etc. It was either that or "politrick" (a word I heard from Max Cavalera).
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COMMENTS:
Rhymes with bushwhack and reminds me of the joke about how you can tell he's lying (his lips are moving). - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-22: 13:09:00
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Inventruth
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: in-ven-trooth
Sentence: The candidate is famous for his use of inventruth. He is so good at it that his own mother is beginning to doubt her memory of her son's early life.
Etymology: invent (to produce or create with the imagination) + truth (conformity with fact or reality)
Fibabuster
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: fib a bus tur
Sentence: The Right Honorable Member of Parliament for False Creek, Mr. Ben Dover made long, eloquent and passionate speeches. If not strictly full of truths, they were truths as he saw them. By the time he finished his long tirades, he talked around in circles and undid everything he originally stated. He was a master of the fibabuster and would continue to use them until he needed a defibulator. His activity was predictable when you understood that the word "Parliament" came from two French words..."parler (to talk) and mentir (to lie)"!
Etymology: Fib (tell a relatively insignificant lie) & Filibuster (a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches;a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes;to obstruct deliberately by delaying; of legislation)
