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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.
Verboticisms
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Campfeign
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: camp fane
Sentence: Senator Phil A. Baloney lived up to his name. Since this was his second run at the Senate, he had all his election lies down pat. He was more experienced in being able to campfeign election promises than his opponent. He made the traditional campfeigns:Reducing taxes;Balancing the budget;Equal Rights;Free Medicare; Space discovery, plus all the latest p.c. campfeigns:Greening America;Reducing Carbon Footprint and Free Trade. He was baffled when he lost his re-election bid to a rookie upstart educated woman of color, Oprah Goldberg. It was because he never wore deodorant and his Senate Body was like his campaign campfeigns, they stunk!
Etymology: Camp( something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality) & Campaign (exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for or run, stand, or compete for an office or a position) & Feign (make believe with the intent to deceive; fake; pretend;misrepresent)
Simultruth
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: sim-il-trooth
Sentence: "Read my lips: no new taxes"
Etymology: simulate + truth
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
Doubledupe
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: dubbl/doop
Sentence: His argument that subways were inhabited by zombies was so convincing that it became a doubledupe and he always had to take the bus
Etymology: double + dupe and dupe + double
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COMMENTS:
I like that! - jedijawa, 2007-03-22: 21:55:00
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Disingenuine
Created by: Rutilus
Pronunciation: dis-in-jen-yoo-in
Sentence: Clarence was a smooth parliamentarian; he was intelligent, articulate, charismatic and debonaire. Versed in the art of spin, his web of lies glittered before all like the truths they really were not. He was the complete disingenuine politician and the nation loved him for it.
Etymology: disingenous - misleading, calculating; genuine - real, true
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COMMENTS:
great blend - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-12: 11:45:00
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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)
Decepticongressional
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: dee-sep-tee-con-gresh-ah-nul
Sentence: he always found it impressed the voters if he took a decepticongressional approach to health care
Etymology: deceptive, congress, decepticons[from transformers...those guys were evil]
Heartfeltdootspeak
Created by: joshms
Pronunciation: heart-felt-doot-speak
Sentence: Everything that comes out of Blair's mouth is complete heartfeltdootspeak
Etymology:
Defactualize
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: de/fact/choo/uh/lahyz
Sentence: Good politicians are able to defactualize freely and sincerely about any and every situation in order to gain the upper hand and score political points, depending on who they are talking to.
Etymology: DEFACTUALIZE - verb - from DE (do, or make the opposite of; reverse) + FACT (reality; truth) + CONCEPTUALIZE (a general notion or idea formed in the mind)
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COMMENTS:
Excellent word! It is certainly one we could use in real life. I can see a politician explaining that he wasn't lying, it was just a simple matter of "defactualization". - wordmeister, 2008-06-12: 10:20:00
I think you just invented a bew buzz word, Stevenson0! - Nosila, 2008-06-12: 20:39:00
I meant NEW buzz word - Nosila, 2008-06-12: 20:39:00
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