DEFINITION: n A lie told by a politician which is not really a lie, because in their heart of hearts, they are pretending it is true. v. To believe you are telling the truth even though you know it’s really not.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Politiwrap: /po-LIT-eh-rap/ Senator Bugle once again orated in politiwrap, information that met his own test for beign factual but not necessarily related to the truth as the rest of the country might see it. Etymology: Blend of ‘political’ and ‘wrap’ (v. To surround or involve in a specified quality or atmosphere) also a play on the word ‘rap’ or ‘speech/talk’ Created by: Mustang.
Simultruth: /sim-il-trooth/ “Read my lips: no new taxes” Etymology: simulate + truth Created by: Koekbroer.
Truthdecay: /trooth de kay/ When Senator I.M. Mendacious the second won the seat his father had held before him, he ignored the gossip of bribes and kickbacks and outrageous election promises. His defense was that despite the fact that he suffered a hereditary illness, he had overcome it to win the election. He had been diagnosed with chronic truthdecay and had become the poster boy for finding a cure. Etymology: Truth (a fact that has been verified; conformity to reality or actuality)& Decay (the process of gradually becoming inferior;decompose or fall into ruin; an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying) WordPlay on Tooth Decay. Created by: Nosila.
Inventruth: /in-ven-trooth/ The candidate is famous for his use of inventruth. He is so good at it that his own mother is beginning to doubt her memory of her son’s early life. Etymology: invent (to produce or create with the imagination) + truth (conformity with fact or reality) Created by: artr2.
To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:
https://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=lie
Be Creative,
James
www.verbotomy.com
the create-a-word game