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DEFINITION: v. To lie about your age. n. A misrepresentation about your age, usually done in order to appear younger or older.
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Fakeherage
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: fake-her-age
Sentence: Ms. Edna Sky flew through TSA security with her fakeherage ID as the agents giggled...knowing she was not twenty-one.
Etymology: Fake- One that is not authentic or genuine; a sham. Her- Refers to a female person. Age- The length of time that one has existed; duration of life.
Liespan
Created by: Rhyme79
Pronunciation: lie-span
Sentence: I've got a feeling that 21 is your liespan, because you look about 8.
Etymology: Lifespan minus the 'f' = liespan
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Appearenhance
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: uh-PEER-en-hanse
Sentence: Sylvia truly believed that she could convincingly appearenhance her true age with subtle little untruths intended to take five years off her true age.
Etymology: Blend of the words 'appearance' (n. the state, condition, manner, or style in which a person or object appears; outward look or aspect) and 'enhance' (vb. improve; augment)
Fibbage
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: fib/aj
Sentence: Bea and her friends got together once a week to play fibbage. The local bars caught on easily but played along as they always left by suppertime
Etymology: fib + age + cribbage
Mesoperjury
Created by: 718114
Pronunciation: ME-SO-PER-JUR-Y
Sentence: The teenager committed mesoperjury in order to illegally buy beer.
Etymology: Meso: Age Perjury: dishonesty
Agetation
Created by: pandalhu
Pronunciation: Age/ta/tion
Sentence: I hate when kids use an agetation to buy drinks
Etymology: age form how many years old you are and tation from exaggeration
Adfib
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: ad/fib
Sentence: The ladies were wondering if they should even invite Estelle to the senior center's Valentine's Day function. It was meant for single ladies and gentlemen AND those under 65 not only got in free, but got first pick when it came to the first slow dance. While Estelle was a riot once she inhaled that first Manhattan, she was also know to adfib when it came to her age. At 82, there was no way she was going to pass for anything under 81 1/2 and the ladies were just not up for the humiliation at the front door.
Etymology: adlib: To improvise and deliver extemporaneously. fib: An insignificant or childish lie.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by ohwtepph. Thank you ohwtepph! ~ James
texmom - 2007-05-29: 12:16:00
I like it.
Jabberwocky - 2007-05-29: 12:29:00
Is it just coincidental or is Edna Sky's name an anagram for ask deny
Hey Texmom, Thanks for the positive feeback! ~ James
Dear Jabberwocky, You certainly have a sharp eye for letters! It is accidental anagram. I created the name so she would sound old (edna/enda) and young (sky/kys) at the same time --> enda kys = last kiss. ~ James
LOVELY word, misagery...intuitive,impeccable etymology, and unlike my word, mercifully brief.
Today's definition was suggested by ohwtepph. Thank you ohwtepph. ~ James