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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.
Verboticisms
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Misstagement
Created by: Clayton
Pronunciation: mis-STEYJ-muhnt
Sentence: Carol's reply was an obvious misstagement, but Officer Dan opted to let it slide.
Etymology: misstatement + age
Elderfib
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: eldərfib
Sentence: Hanna and her friends at the retirement home are all too happy to spread false rumors about their respective ages. Hanna’s elderfib would make her ineligible to live at the home.
Etymology: elder (of a greater age) fib (a lie, typically an unimportant one)
Liedentitycard
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: lye den tit eeee kard
Sentence: Being eaten by short sighted cannibals was not the most wonderful of ends, but she did have the posthumous last laugh when the chief choked on a barticularly tough piece of her liver, having trusted the date on her liedentity card.
Etymology: identity card, lie
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COMMENTS:
well aged...good one! - Nosila, 2009-12-10: 14:53:00
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Misagery
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: mis/age/er/ee
Sentence: Misagery is a common practice among first year college and university students using fake I.D.'s to gain access to bars near the campus.
Etymology: mis + age + ry
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COMMENTS:
Wonderful word. Forgery and Misagery really do go hand in hand. - jadenguy, 2007-05-29: 12:12:00
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Embellage
Created by: guesser
Pronunciation: Em - bell - age
Sentence: You are so guilty of embellage! There is no way you are the same person pictured on this Drivers License!
Etymology: Embellish + Age
Hallucinaging
Created by: hooterbug
Pronunciation: hə-lū'sə-nā'ging
Sentence: Edith was obviously hallucinaging when she thought that by putting blonde hilights in her blue hair she would look 35.
Etymology: Blend of Hallucinate + Age
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COMMENTS:
love the way you think - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-23: 12:10:00
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Perjuvenate
Created by: cohenarie
Pronunciation: per-'joo-ven-ate
Sentence: Because she worked in Hollywood, Julie felt constant pressure to perjuvenate - she wasn't ready to become a 'character' actress just yet.
Etymology: perjury + juvenile, with maybe a hint of renovate
Exagerate
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: eggs-ayj-err-ayt
Sentence: to get into the nightclub she was forced to exagerate
Etymology: age, exaggerate
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COMMENTS:
Aww man you got to the word before I could! :) - ziggy41, 2007-05-29: 06:56:00
now i feel dumb for not having looked at the list of words before making mine. - jadenguy, 2007-05-29: 12:21:00
or "exagerage" : ) Loved it! - geoamnesia, 2007-05-31: 11:26:00
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Unagerrate
Created by: cupoftea
Pronunciation: Un-age-errate
Sentence: She does tend to unagerrate
Etymology: un as in under or less than age as in age errate from exaggerate
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