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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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Liewinski
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: lye win skeee
Sentence: he couldn't explain why the liewinskies always left a funny taste in his mouth.
Etymology: lie lewinski
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COMMENTS:
good one! - mrskellyscl, 2009-10-08: 05:37:00
Cute! - Nosila, 2009-10-08: 09:25:00
agree with all of the above - splendiction, 2009-10-08: 22:35:00
very clever... - mweinmann, 2009-10-09: 07:44:00
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Believabable
Created by: johnnyrockett
Pronunciation: bee-leev-a-baa-bul
Sentence: "I feel your pain" he believababled.
Etymology: Believe-to have confidence in the truth bable(babel)-to mutter incoherently
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COMMENTS:
I like it! - jedijawa, 2007-03-22: 21:52:00
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Confavuleracity
Created by: PythianHabenero
Pronunciation: con-fav-you-ler-ass-ity
Sentence: If it's a confabulation with veracity, it's a confavuleracity!
Etymology: "confabulation" + "veracity"
Oratoratifib
Created by: catgrin
Pronunciation: awr-uh-te-rat-uh-fib
Sentence: "I am not a crook," Nixon oratoratifibbed.
Etymology: orator (public speaker) + ratify (to confirm by expressing consent) + fib (a small or trivial lie)
Politifiction
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: POLITIcian+FICTION
Sentence: Seeing the candidates debate, we knew there was no better place to find politifiction.
Etymology: POLITIcian+FICTION
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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Polibrication
Created by: ozzymars
Pronunciation: pah-lib-bra-cay-shun
Sentence: His polibrications were the cause of him losing the election.
Etymology: politics+fabrication
Itsnofacto
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: itz - no - FACT - oh
Sentence: Senator Hornblower had been hawking his latest trumped up gimmick for so long he had polished the delivery to the point that even he himself could no longer separate fact from fiction and his spiel was itsnofacto truth in his mind.
Etymology: It's + no + fact....play on 'ipso facto'...'by the fact itself; by the very nature of the deed'
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COMMENTS:
Great word! - TJayzz, 2008-06-12: 08:27:00
very funny - rolls off the tongue - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-12: 11:40:00
Ah, many's a good story is ruined by sticking to the factos...good word - Nosila, 2008-06-12: 20:38:00
Very clever - luv it! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-13: 08:25:00
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Heartfeltdootspeak
Created by: joshms
Pronunciation: heart-felt-doot-speak
Sentence: Everything that comes out of Blair's mouth is complete heartfeltdootspeak
Etymology:
