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DEFINITION: n. A harmless untruth, intended to comfort simple souls. v. To use a little bit a fiction to smooth over the perplexities and complexities of life.
Verboticisms
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Fibonaughtchicanery
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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Virdecept
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
Flubbish
Created by: mac33
Pronunciation: flub-bish
Sentence: "Fluffy's in Cat Heaven now," she said to little Susie, feeling guilty for feeding her child such blatant flubbish.
Etymology: flub - an instance of botching or bungling; failure (here failure to tell the painful truth) rubbish - nonsense (UK)
Wightlie
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: white - lie
Sentence: "Ah'll be alwight nah fanks" he said, after the good samaritan told him a wightlie.
Etymology: white lie + right
Mythinformed
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: miθinfôrmd
Sentence: Sally spent most of her childhood mythinformed. The stork*s role in child delivery, the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny, Santa, were just some of the tall tales her mother fed her. As she grew up and these fibs unraveled her mother replaced them with others, Trickle-Down Economics, Aunt Flo, **a good education will get you a good job**, Social Security and Reality TV to name a few. Now as an adult she she is more confused than ever, but that*s OK. She has 8,000 real friends and a farm and fish to take care of on Facebook.
Etymology: myth (a traditional story, esp. one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events) misinformed (given false or inaccurate information)
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COMMENTS:
good word - splendiction, 2009-11-02: 23:12:00
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Prevaricreation
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: pre VARE uh cree AY shun
Sentence: When Sara asked if she were ever going to have a baby brother or sister, her mother was ready for the question. She told Sara a little prevaricreation about how she was "so special that God only gives out one like you every once in a while." Well, actually, that was kind of true, if by "special" one meant "insufferable," "obnoxious," "time-sucking," and/or "über-bratty."
Etymology: prevarication (n.: a statement that deviates from the truth; a fib) + create
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COMMENTS:
Good one - Nosila, 2009-11-03: 01:09:00
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Cheerfullofit
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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Skullhuggery
Created by: pinwheel
Pronunciation: skull/hug/ar/ee
Sentence: It's a massive spot on the end of my nose but my boyfriend says you can hardly see it. He's either blind or telling me a skullhuggery!
Etymology: Skullduggery + Hug
Fibeaser
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
Troolish
Created by: wurdless
Pronunciation: troo-lish
Sentence: You look great! he said troolishly
Etymology: true + foolish
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COMMENTS:
yup. everyone I know will be using this now. I love this word. - Headcrab, 2012-06-09: 04:38:00
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Comments:
ErWenn - 2007-04-16: 08:00:00
Best verbotoon ever. So it goes, buddy, so it goes.
ErWenn - 2007-04-16: 08:20:00
Just noticed what was written on the typewriter. Ha!
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel Cat's Cradle.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James
RE: "Best Verbotoon Ever" Thanks ErWenn! However I must say it was all inspired by KV himself. So it goes... ~ James
See the top 4 words of the day at Yeah, I'm in heaven now ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel Cat's Cradle.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James
wurdless - 2008-07-12: 15:23:00
Vonnegut is cool!
reverb - 2008-07-12: 15:31:00
cat's cradle rocks
Today's definition was suggested by vonnegut. Thank you vonnegut. ~ James
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