Verboticism: Placeebull
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.
Placeebull
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: pla/see/bull
Sentence: 'Hard work always pays off' - a placeebull to keep workers motivated
Etymology: placebo + bull (as in bullshit) (had to put the second e in my word to emphasize sound)
Points: 602
Comments: Placeebull
galwaywegian - 2007-04-16: 06:30:00
okayee
Sed8ed - 2007-04-16: 06:33:00
Ain't it the truth!?!
petaj - 2007-04-16: 06:37:00
That example sounds like an alfalsism. Or a generaLIEzation.
jedijawa - 2007-04-16: 12:56:00
That's a great play on words!