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DEFINITION: v. intr. To be accused of something you didn't do, then do that exact same thing later, completely by accident. n. A false accusation which coincidentally happens to be correct.
Verboticisms
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Veratilie
Created by: 8Revolution8
Pronunciation: vera/ti/lee
Sentence: "But I didn't do it!" "Ok, I believe you...(for now...)" Sometime... later... The veratilie of the offense made that man's three kids orphans...
Etymology: verity (true/truth) + lie
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COMMENTS:
Goes right to the contradiction in the definition! Really captures the dichotomy in it! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 19:33:00
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Accusident
Created by: leemarquis
Pronunciation: Accuse - e - dent
Sentence: John accusidented Fred of smashing a headlight of his car. As Fred left and drove away in a hurry, he backed into John's car and smashed a headlight.
Etymology: Wrongly accused of something which you then do later by accident.
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COMMENTS:
Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 12:14:00
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Unfib
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˌʌnˈfɪb/
Sentence: One can unfib accidentally: "I unfibbed my fake broken leg by tripping on the crutches I was using for verisimilitude." One is occasionally required to unfib on purpose: "I told her that we were going to go bowling because I thought that would make her stay home, but when she pulled out her personalized ball and custom-fit shoes, I was forced to go and unfib the whole thing."
Etymology: From un- + fib
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COMMENTS:
Sometimes people tell what they think are lies when they are actually telling the truth. While this is often referred to as "unfibbing", technically "malfibbing" would be more correct. - ErWenn, 2008-02-19: 10:31:00
Fibulous! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 11:39:00
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Coincidunce
Created by: Dougalistic
Pronunciation: Co-in-see-dun-suh
Sentence: Fidel Castro resign's today because he is not happy about the fact America label him as a criminal. In a statement today he made a strong speech to the people of Cuba in an attempt to stress his ideas on his political position: "I will not aspire to, nor will I accept the position of president of the council of state and commander in chief," Castro wrote. "I wish only to fight as a soldier of ideas... Perhaps my voice will be heard. And if I had any involvement in the cold war it was completely by coincidunce.." He said today.
Etymology: Coincidence - A striking occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance. Dunce - a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt.
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COMMENTS:
The one letter change ... the two word blend ... Great creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 11:38:00
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Liekelihood
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: lie/kliee/hood
Sentence: When first you tell a lie there is a great liekelihood that you will do the deed.
Etymology: lie + likelihood
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COMMENTS:
add a letter and get a two word blend ... another great creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 11:40:00
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Fict
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: fikt
Sentence: He told the lie with such conesty, that no one suspected that his fact, was in fact, a fict.
Etymology: fact, fiction
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COMMENTS:
Short, strong sentence and blend. Like conesty as much as fikt! Exceptional! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 12:07:00
Agreed, I like 'conesty' as well. - Tigger, 2008-02-19: 13:20:00
Yep, "conesty" is tops! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-19: 15:32:00
I liked conesty too, but when I saved it, google found it on another invented word web site. - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-19: 15:49:00
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Accimeant
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ack - suh - meant
Sentence: Lowell was sure he was being honest when he denied the accusations made against him and only later learned that he had committed the offense by accimeant.....accidentally on purpose.
Etymology: accident + meant
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COMMENTS:
hehehe! - galwaywegian, 2008-02-19: 09:21:00
very good - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-19: 11:13:00
Terrific! It will become part of my vocabulary for accidentally on purpose! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 11:49:00
Another clever blend. - Tigger, 2008-02-19: 20:58:00
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Arraigncheck
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: a rayn chek
Sentence: George had been fed up with his wife's suspicious questions about his working late every night...afterall he was just taking care of business. Wait till he told his mistresses about the latest arraigncheck she'd just given him!
Etymology: arraign (to accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy) & raincheck (a promise or a commitment to do something later)
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COMMENTS:
clever! - libertybelle, 2008-02-19: 09:16:00
love it! - galwaywegian, 2008-02-19: 09:20:00
Ingenious! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 11:57:00
Spot on, Nosila! Just wait until that cheater George gets the bill for this 'arraigncheck'. - Tigger, 2008-02-19: 13:12:00
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Accuratesation
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: ack-you-rate-sa-shun
Sentence: Amanda vehemently denied David's suggestion that she had been over using chemicals to relax her hair; her total baldness by the end of the month revealed the depth of david's accuratesation.
Etymology: accurate + accusation
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COMMENTS:
Great sentence and etymology! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 11:52:00
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Slipocrisy
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: slip-pock-rysee
Sentence: John was caugt in a slipocrisy when he told the kids not to eat cookies before dinner, yet he had one not 10 minutes later; they were really tempting.
Etymology: slip (to mess up) + hypocrisy (don't practice what you preach)
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COMMENTS:
Excellent verboticism. - Mustang, 2008-02-19: 23:18:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by 8Revolution8. Thank you 8Revolution8. ~ James
Nosila - 2008-02-19: 14:20:00
Good one, Tigger...how irobnic!