DEFINITION: v. To lie about your age. n. A misrepresentation about your age, usually done in order to appear younger or older.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Youthemism: /youff-um-izum/ If only someone had told Geoffrey that the term “spring chickenhawk” wasn’t a terribly convincing youthemism… Etymology: youth (the state of being young) + euphemism (a non-literal way to say something) Created by: Discoveria.
Comments on Youthemism:
Rhyme79, 2012-09-26: 10:48:00
Excellent! Gets my vote.
Chronophonication: /kruh-noh-foh-nah-key-shuhn/ Kate’s chronophonication can vary greatly depending on the audience. On her favorite dating website, she will shave off a decade or more. When a senior discount is involved, she will age dramatically. Etymology: chronology (the sequential order in which past events occur) + phony (not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit) + communication (the imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing, or signs) Created by: artr.
Comments on Chronophonication:
Discoveria, 2012-09-25: 11:08:00
Reminds me of ‘Californication’… 🙂
Mendagecious: /men dayj shus/ When it came to seeking the Fountain of Youth, our Granny could be very mandagecious. She would even pay service workers in bars, restaurants and liquor stores to card her…they loved the extra money and she loved everyone thinking she was under age! Etymology: Mendacious (intentionally lying;given to untruths) & Age (how long someone or something has existed) Created by: Nosila.
Liespan: /lie-span/ I’ve got a feeling that 21 is your liespan, because you look about 8. Etymology: Lifespan minus the ‘f’ = liespan Created by: Rhyme79.
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