Verboticisms

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: fibrəkāshən

Sentence: Where did I come from? What happened to fluffy? Does this dress look good on me? What do you think of my artwork? Do you love me? Questions like these can spark fibrication.

Etymology: fib (a lie, typically an unimportant one) + fabrication (invent or concoct (something), typically with deceitful intent)

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Created by: SmoothP

Pronunciation: fib-uh-shoo-rants

Sentence: It was clear to the adults that Mr. Puddles hadn't gone to any "happy doggy farm", but the fibassurance seemed to satisfy little Tommy.

Etymology: From the latin "fibassi" meaning comfort, and "uranceum" meaning "to lie".

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Created by: thinkbolt

Pronunciation: san-ta-tude

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Etymology:

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Created by: playdohheart

Pronunciation: Free will

Sentence: "You were sick and now you're well again," shouted Trout, a freewill message that started Trout's creed.

Etymology: For Vonnegut (circa Timequake)... had to do it... I'm writing my thesis on him.

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: inn ah kurt

Sentence: the statement was inakurt but onne understood the gut feeling

Etymology: inaccurate, Kurt

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: fribb

Sentence: As was his nature, Alexander once again passed along a frib when asked a hard question with a potentially embarrasing answer, a tiny untruth that was told to spare the feelings of his friend.

Etymology: Blend of the words 'fib' (small lie) and 'rib'...to poke fun or make light of.

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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: fib-fort

Sentence: Clarence told many fibforts to his grandkids just before bed time.

Etymology: fib (lie) + comfort (minus the com)

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Created by: Sharpedgeshurt

Pronunciation: San-tooth-eest-oark-fayr-buh-nee-izm

Sentence: "I don't care, I'm still not using sleeping pills." The insomniac argued when told by the receptionist that he wouldn't be able to get an appointment with the Sand Man because he was a santootheastorkfairbunnyism.

Etymology: First used in mid 1980's during a drunken round of "Say-all-the-fictional-childhood-characters-that-visit-your-house, in-one-breath game." It has rarely been used since.

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Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: chEEr-ful-of-it

Sentence: Jill is cheerfullofit, telling David that no one noticed him in the fancy restaurant, as he walked around with the store tags still hanging from his pants and shirt.

Etymology: cheerfulness, to comfort/full of it, slang for telling lies or full of sh**

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COMMENTS:

hahah reserve this for Bring it on 2... but clever i like it - ekath, 2007-04-16: 18:50:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: fab-ri-pley-keyt

Sentence: Sometimes people just can't handle the truth so sometimes it is easier to fabriplacate them with a little white lie.

Etymology: fabricate (to fake; forge) + placate (calm, appease)

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