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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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Verbile
Created by: Mrgoodtimes
Pronunciation: ver - bahyl
Sentence: The audience felt like they needed a shower after the latest eruption of verbile from the governor's mouth.
Etymology: Verbal - Bile Wash your mouth out with soap.
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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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"
Heartfeltdootspeak
Created by: joshms
Pronunciation: heart-felt-doot-speak
Sentence: Everything that comes out of Blair's mouth is complete heartfeltdootspeak
Etymology:
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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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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Defactualize
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: dis/fak/choo/lize
Sentence: The Prime Minister was able to defactualize about the situation by thinking about what he will do in the future, not what he did to cause the problem.
Etymology: de facto + fact + conceptualize
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COMMENTS:
That's a good one! - jedijawa, 2007-03-22: 21:56:00
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Diplolegory
Created by: Ahmad
Pronunciation: dip-lo-ligri
Sentence: Common people take every word true which springs out of the political leader but they dont understand that its just a diplolegory and nothing.
Etymology: Diplomat = one who is skilled in dealing public or exterior matters. Allegory means the statement which means differently than what it seems on the suface.
Platformidabull
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: plat/for/mida/bull
Sentence:
Etymology: platform + formidable + bull
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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