DEFINITION: v. To change the dates, times or sequence of past events, in order to put a better perspective on your current situation. n. An historical date which has been “adjusted” to fit present needs.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Historted: /hiss – tor – ted/ When Elvira related the times and dates of her whereabouts during the month of October, it seemed she had historted everything so that she would not be arrested. Etymology: history, distorted Created by: mweinmann.
Comments on Historted:
Nosila, 2009-09-01: 12:03:00
Was she areested for histortion?mrskellyscl, 2009-09-01: 15:11:00
histericalmweinmann, 2009-09-02: 12:52:00
and the rest is….hystery!!
Altarerioration: /al tar ree er ayshun/ When Benny married Bertha, he made a slight altarerioration to their marriage date. They had been married overseas, without family present. Instead of November, he recorded it as April. This was just to make sure that their baby, Swen, looked like he was planned. The truth was that Benny had forgotten to go to the drugstore… Etymology: Altar (a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made;where vows are exchanged in the church at a wedding) & Alteration (the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification) & Ulterior (lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)
Created by: Nosila.
Chronotweak: /CROW-NO-TWEEK/ The warranty can’t be expired.
It’s too new to be so tired.
I told you twice – ‘twas just last week…
And that’s not simply CHRONOTWEAK!
Etymology: CHRONO-prefix relating to TIME;Greek, from chronos+ TWEAK-to make usually small adjustments in or to;probably alteration of Middle English twikken to pull sharply, from Old English twiccian to pluck. Created by: metrohumanx.
Comments on Chronotweak:
metrohumanx, 2009-09-01: 11:03:00
Try this for fun:
http://chir.ag/stuff/sand/Nosila, 2009-09-01: 12:05:00
chronoversal themes
Dememoir: /dimemwär/ Despite the fact that his dementia means he can’t remember many of the events he was writing about the retired politician is busy crafting his dememoir. If history makes him look bad he merely changes the dates or sequence of events to put himself in a better light. If you were to add up his account of experience in various offices, he started his career in public service at the age of seven. Etymology: dementia (a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning) + memoir (a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources) Created by: artr.
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