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'When I was your age, all I had was a lead pencil and a wooden brain!'

DEFINITION: A person who, using an example from their own life, steers people away from a line of speculation by reducing it to an absurdity.

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Pastxaggerator

Created by: gemmgemms

Pronunciation: pas-tex-aj-er-eyt-or

Sentence: My father was quite the pastxaggerator, sometimes I think I miss those imaginary tales.

Etymology: past:as in the time when our old were young+exaggerator:someone who stretches the truth

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Antidoter

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: anti/dote/er

Sentence: John always had an antidote from his past as why not to do something, or try anything. Because he was a chronic antidoter, his family stopped asking him advice on anything.

Etymology: anti + anecdote

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Nonsensicalist

Created by: zebrahdh

Pronunciation: non-sense-ick-al-ist

Sentence: Claims of walking to and from school, uphill both ways, are the rants of a nonsensicalist.

Etymology:

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Uphillbothwaysian

Created by: Kazizzle

Pronunciation: uh/pill/bowth/waze/ian

Sentence: Dad: ... in the pouring rain! Son: You're such an uphillbothwaysian, Dad!

Etymology: The hyperbole every child is told. "When I was a kid, I had to walk uphill both ways in 10 feet of snow to get to school!"

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100/100 for creativeness! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-04: 04:32:00

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Personertardedness

Created by: Dougalistic

Pronunciation: Per-son-er-tard-id-ness

Sentence: Daughter: "Dad can you please buy me some Nike AirMaxx Trainers to walk to school in please. I really need them!" Dad: "What!? That is total personertardedness!! When I was your age I had to make do with cheap shoes from the village. You kid's don't know you're born!!!"

Etymology: A ludicrous idea. A really powerful way of saying "Don't be ridiculous!" Or can be used in conjunction with "Oh my god" or "stupid"

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Notomfoolerist

Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: no-tom-fool-erist

Sentence: He was such a clever notomfoolerist when he stopped Judy from putting her foot in her mouth by pretending to bite his toes!

Etymology: no - meaning don't. tomfool for tomfoolery meaning folly. ist to make it a nound describing a person who helps others avoid becoming a fool

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Follyphony

Created by: freakystyley

Pronunciation: For-Lee-Fo-Nee

Sentence: "I'm sick of grandpa's follyphonies!" Timmy complained, "Ok! I know he walked the distance to the moon and back just to fetch a bucket of water!"

Etymology: Folly + Phony

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Weniwasalad

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: wen eye wuz a lad

Sentence: Dad said in his annoying weniwasalad manner that Darcy didn't need a computer, because he had already bought her a protractor even though they did not live on a farm!

Etymology: when I was a lad...nuff said

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