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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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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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Liewinski

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: l eye 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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Fabricateur

Created by: splendiction

Pronunciation: fab REE cat er

Sentence: “I smell well the stink my predecessor has produced and will clear the air with fresh, new, ideas!” Like many moldy fabricateurs, he had begun to deny his speeches had become stale. Believing his old lies became an important stench-masking device.

Etymology: From: fabricate and -eur.

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COMMENTS:

Absolutely Fabrilous, Sweety Dahling! - Nosila, 2009-10-08: 23:03:00

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Politrick

Created by: jonobo

Pronunciation: politrick

Sentence: He politricked himself to believe in everything he said.

Etymology: politic + trick

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Politifib

Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: po-LIT-eh-fib

Sentence: The Nevada Senate Candidate's speech had the ring of truthiness, but parts of it were absolute politifibs. There's NO WAY he's gonna get a casino built at Area 51.

Etymology: from the English "campaign promise"

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COMMENTS:

Yes he will get it built. It's just that no one will be able to see it... - wordmeister, 2007-03-22: 00:55:00

well, no one from Earth, anyway... - Alchemist, 2007-03-22: 13:51:00

Nice. - jedijawa, 2007-03-22: 21:51:00

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Fauxquacious

karenanne

Created by: karenanne

Pronunciation: fo KWAY shus

Sentence: Polly Tishan was impressively fauxquacious as she described her plan to help all the "needy and deserving citizens" of Texas by providing tax breaks to the poor and increasing taxes for the "greedy oil companies," whose campaign donations she would henceforth refuse.

Etymology: faux + loquacious

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COMMENTS:

Fauxdacious word - Nosila, 2009-10-08: 23:05:00

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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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you earned a cigar for that one... - Nosila, 2011-02-25: 08:18:00

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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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Flubya

Created by: ShaggE

Pronunciation:

Sentence:

Etymology:

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Internalies

Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: inturn/a/lize

Sentence: The politician lost all sense of fact and fiction because he had told so many internalies

Etymology: internalize + lies

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COMMENTS:

Definitely a Bentley from Porsche! Great word!! - Stevenson0, 2007-03-22: 09:03:00

how true - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-22: 16:06:00

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