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'All I had was a wooden brain...'

DEFINITION: n. A person who, using an example from their own life, steers people away from a line of speculation by reducing it to an absurdity. v. To dismantle a logical argument with piles of passionate incoherence.

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Tangenter

Created by: Silent0

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Philosophistry

CharlieB

Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: fill-oh-sof-is-tree

Sentence: George Osbourne's sense of his place in the world was completely dement-Id. 'The bankers' failure should be rewarded with more perks, because they're from Eton and will do the right thing,' he rationa-lies-ed to the country.

Etymology: philsophy (system of personal beliefs) + sophistry (a false argument)

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Distracdoter

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /dɪsˈtɹækˌdoʊtɚ/

Sentence: In the hands of her sin-wat, a distracdote was not merely a foma, but a weapon of war.

Etymology: From distract + anecdote

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COMMENTS:

Sounds like a set-up for slaughterhouse five -- nice homage to kv. - wordmeister, 2007-04-18: 09:38:00

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Pastifist

Created by: javex

Pronunciation: pah-stih-fist

Sentence: By using her upbringing in a small Mexican village as an excuse for why we couldn't buy our kids a Wii, my wife outed herself as a total pastifist.

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COMMENTS:

cute - Nosila, 2009-11-05: 00:23:00

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Fishstorian

Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: fish-stor-ee-un

Sentence: My dad, the dontor, was a great fishstorian, luring me away from any prospect by telling tales of "back in the day" when he chose that option.

Etymology: fish story, historian

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COMMENTS:

very clever! - wordmeister, 2007-04-19: 04:14:00

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Nickelogic

Mrgoodtimes

Created by: Mrgoodtimes

Pronunciation: nik-uhl-oj-ik

Sentence: Quaxor IV had to check his Gygle brain chip to determine what his great great grandfather meant by "Back in my day that coke cost a nickel!!", Gygle informed him that it was an obsolete form of currency used back in his elder's heyday but it didn't say how the boy should interpret the strange nickelogic.

Etymology: Nickel - Logic

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Lamentor

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: lah-men-tor

Sentence: My lamentor warned me that if I didn't stop indulging my dark chocolate passion, I would end up as he used to be - a depraved chocoholic, selling my plasma and collecting discarded aluminum cans in order to get my next "fix".

Etymology: lament, mentor

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COMMENTS:

you lead a very colourful life purple - I always get a chuckle out of your sentences - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-18: 13:33:00

Oh dear. There goes the last vestige of normalcy I was clinging on to. By the way, don't bother searching Ebay for cow manure to feed your purple artichokes - apparently, cows don't poop anymore because there are no listings. - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-18: 15:10:00

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Asintime

Created by: lumina

Pronunciation: ass/in/time

Sentence: John knew he had officially become his father when he told the kids, "You think cleaning your room before you go to the mall is bad? Try getting up at 2, feeding chickens, milking cows, chopping wood, birthin' sheep AND making your own shoes out of the hide you laid out weeks before THEN walking 4 miles to school everyday! THEN come back and tell me again that your life sucks!" Yes, he has become an asintime just like his dad.

Etymology: as: derivative of ass:a pompous fool. "in time" (self explanatory)

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Theartfuldredger

Created by: bookowl

Pronunciation: the/artful/dred/jur

Sentence: Theartfuldredger is the most unpopular guest at a party.

Etymology: the artful dodger + dredge (as in up from the past)

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Nonsequinfer

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: non - SEC - win - fur

Sentence: When his daughter asked for a new computer and internet access Eldridge launched into a rambling, disjointed nonsequinfer based on his own life's experiences that not only left Lucretia disappointed and crying, but thoroughly confused as well.

Etymology: Blend of infer and non sequitur, 'an inference or a conclusion that does not follow from the premise.'

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COMMENTS:

nice blend - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-25: 12:25:00

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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-18: 02:13:00
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel Cat's Cradle.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-06-25: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel Cat's Cradle.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-11-04: 00:33:00
Today's definition was suggested by vonnegut. Thank you vonnegut. ~ James