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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.
Verboticisms
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Inakurt
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: inn ah kurt
Sentence: the statement was inakurt but onne understood the gut feeling
Etymology: inaccurate, Kurt
Folkology
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: phool-psycho-ollo-G
Sentence: Bruce-actual-lee i could have used the already existing word "folk-psychology" which already covers the subject. The philosophical best verboticism for this definition is the word TRUTH itself, but that would be less fun... damn... i should have changed to FOOLKOLOGY...
Etymology: folk of fools + El O.G. = foolkology
Fiblet
Created by: RustyGb
Pronunciation: fib-let (phoenetic)
Sentence: When asked of his whereabouts, Jim loosed a fiblet about a dentist's appointment to preserve the secret of Carie's surprise party.
Etymology: Fib: to lie -let: small one (MF -elet, fr el)
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COMMENTS:
I like it! - wordmeister, 2007-04-20: 10:20:00
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Pacifib
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: pass-i-fib
Sentence: Mommy quickly crafted a pacifib when Nora noticed that Goldie was not in her bowl one day after school. She put the little princess on her lap, gave her a hug, and told her a wonderful tale about how Goldie was invited to go with her fish friends to the Wild Water Kingdom instead of admitting that it went belly up and was flushed down the toilet. Nora, an especially precocious five year old wasn't buying it. She became inconsolable and made Mommy take her to the pet store immediately for a new fish.
Etymology: pacify: to calm, mollify or make peaceful + fib: insignificant or childish lie
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COMMENTS:
Cute word! - artr, 2009-11-02: 11:27:00
great word! - mweinmann, 2009-11-03: 07:51:00
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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)
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COMMENTS:
okayee - galwaywegian, 2007-04-16: 06:30:00
Ain't it the truth!?! - Sed8ed, 2007-04-16: 06:33:00
That example sounds like an alfalsism. Or a generaLIEzation. - petaj, 2007-04-16: 06:37:00
That's a great play on words! - jedijawa, 2007-04-16: 12:56:00
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Troose
Created by: reverb
Pronunciation: troos
Sentence: Some people thought CEO was stealing money from the shareholders, but troose was that he was just borrowing it.
Etymology: loose truth
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COMMENTS:
seems to fit - reverb, 2008-07-12: 15:40:00
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Glibfib
Created by: googly
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Don't make a big deal out of lying about his weight - its just a glibfib.
Etymology:
Willorized
Created by: willster
Pronunciation: will-or-iz-ed
Sentence: She was extremely willorized by his touch.
Etymology: Will being in the first person; of his magnificness
Fibfort
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: fib-fort
Sentence: Clarence told many fibforts to his grandkids just before bed time.
Etymology: fib (lie) + comfort (minus the com)
Lullalie
Created by: suzanne
Pronunciation: lull-ay-ly
Sentence: martha was afraid her wedding dress made her looked fat but as we were already walking down the aisle I felt that a lullalie would be safer than admitting she looked like a cruise liner from the back.
Etymology: lull- to gently rock or soothe lie - untruth.,
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COMMENTS:
Oooo. Like it! - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-16: 07:12:00
I cannot tell a lullalie! very good - galwaywegian, 2007-04-16: 07:18:00
Perfect for sleep-inducing and deceitful politicians - wordmeister, 2007-04-17: 05:08:00
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Comments:
ErWenn - 2007-04-16: 08:00:00
Best verbotoon ever. So it goes, buddy, so it goes.
ErWenn - 2007-04-16: 08:20:00
Just noticed what was written on the typewriter. Ha!
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel Cat's Cradle.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James
RE: "Best Verbotoon Ever" Thanks ErWenn! However I must say it was all inspired by KV himself. So it goes... ~ James
See the top 4 words of the day at Yeah, I'm in heaven now ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel Cat's Cradle.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James
wurdless - 2008-07-12: 15:23:00
Vonnegut is cool!
reverb - 2008-07-12: 15:31:00
cat's cradle rocks
Today's definition was suggested by vonnegut. Thank you vonnegut. ~ James
Live it or live WITH it!