Verboticisms

Created by: americanogig

Pronunciation: Light-wry.

Sentence: She asked me if the dress that was two sizes too small made her look fat. Considering my options, I figured it was time for a lightwry.

Etymology: A combination of the words light and wry, a variation on white lie.

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: fib/oh/not/chi/can/ury

Sentence: Those wonderful fairytales of childhood are really nothing but fibonaughtchicanery.

Etymology: fib + naught (nothing) + chicanery (deception) + fibonacci

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COMMENTS:

Looks it a tongue twister, but sounds good. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-24: 08:17:00

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Created by: missashley

Pronunciation: fib/eez/er

Sentence: Marcia had gotten an awful haircut, that looked like it had been crafted by Edward ScissorHands on a bad day. So her bestfriend Lily told her "It is just ahead of it's time and soon everyone will have the same cut!", just a small fibeaser to make her feel better.

Etymology: Fib- a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood ease-to free from anxiety or care

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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: Ellemorpheus

Pronunciation: Ver-dih-sept Veer-dih-sept Ver-dee-sept Veer-dee-sept

Sentence: The broken man told a small virdecept to make the young couple feel better.

Etymology: Vir-virtue/virgin/pure decept- deception, deceive

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Created by: jonobo

Pronunciation: phool-psycho-ollo-G

Sentence: Bruce-actual-lee i could have used the already existing word "folk-psychology" which already covers the subject. The philosophical best verboticism for this definition is the word TRUTH itself, but that would be less fun... damn... i should have changed to FOOLKOLOGY...

Etymology: folk of fools + El O.G. = foolkology

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Created by: googly

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Don't make a big deal out of lying about his weight - its just a glibfib.

Etymology:

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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: porsche

Pronunciation: ee/lye/ixur

Sentence: The elieixer of the day is that the TTC stands for "the better way". It actually stands for "take the car"

Etymology: elixir + lie

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Created by: PythianHabenero

Pronunciation: solace-ep-tion

Sentence: Lying through your teeth when a girl asks you if that dress makes her look fat is a common form of solaception.

Etymology: solace + deception

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