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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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Reminiar

Created by: direwookiee

Pronunciation: Reh-min-eye-ur

Sentence: My grandfather is such a reminiar; he keeps telling me he walked 50 miles to school when HE was my age.

Etymology: "Remin-" comes from Reminiscing and "-iar" comes from liar.

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Histonag

Created by: imashelcha

Pronunciation: HI.sto.nag

Sentence: Mt dad is such a histonag. I wish he didn't have to constantly relive his childhood like this.

Etymology: History + nag

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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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Imaginorator

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: Im - aj - in - OR - uh - tor

Sentence: Archibald's ludicrous tales of lore gained him the title of 'imgaginorator' among his family and circle of friends.

Etymology: Imaginary and orator

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Granddiculer

Created by: bigbigjeff

Pronunciation: grand-dic-you-ler

Sentence: My father was such a granddicular. Constantly talking about his childhood plight, how his parents made him wear concrete shoes.

Etymology: Grand- old or great, diculer from ridiculous for absurd or innane

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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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Nostooglia

Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: no-stewg-lyah

Sentence: Martin usually breaks into a nostooglic rant about only having rocks and dead animals to play with when his grandkids complain about being bored.

Etymology: nostalgia + stooge

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COMMENTS:

Nice one! A person who discourages another from becoming a stooge ... a nostooglia. Very clever! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-03: 15:52:00

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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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