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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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Chronomancy
Created by: Scattercat
Pronunciation: KROH-noh-man-see
Sentence: A bit of skillful chronomancy, and little Bobby was Robert, old enough to buy cigs for his classmates.
Etymology: Chronos, from the Greek, meaning time, and the -mancy ending, which is generally associated with magic or wizardry.
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COMMENTS:
Brilliant. - ErWenn, 2007-05-30: 03:41:00
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Prevarichronospin
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: PREE-VARI-CRONE-OH- SPIN
Sentence: When dreary old rat faced Pat was pulled over by the Paramus police, she fumbled for her poorly-doctored driver's license and tried to turn on her nonexistant charm. Although she was older than hair, losing her eyesight and driving at the speed of a glacier, she tried to use PREVARICHRONOSPIN to convince the officer that she was NOT enfeebled by her many bitter years of ineffectual lies, duplicity and hands-on cellphone driving...................... "Lady, don't try to PREVARICHRONOSPIN your way out of this !" said the irate trafficop............... "You're a disgrace as a forger, and a pain to meet on the streets of this basically clean town."
Etymology: PREVARicate: to lie+................... CHRONOs: the personification of time+.. SPIN: to create an illusion for the porpoises of image enhancement.(whew)
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COMMENTS:
http://www.alltooflat.com/ - metrohumanx, 2008-07-23: 00:36:00
It's taught me to RESPECT the Romans! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-23: 00:37:00
great paragraph - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-23: 12:10:00
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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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Grandfailanator
Created by: danibriggs
Pronunciation: grand-fail-anator
Sentence: Mitchell's little sister is such a grandfailanator , she makes everyone believe that she is 17 when in reality she's only 14.
Etymology: grand-: great fail-: to deceive nat-: to be born
Agenhance
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Ayj - en - hans
Sentence: Although her appearance gave her away Muriel was confident that she could fool people with a bit of agenhance deceit and would always fudge her age by 5 or more years.....downward, of course.
Etymology: Blend of 'age' and 'enhance' (make better or more attractive)
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COMMENTS:
AGENHANCE- a VERY useable word! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-23: 01:49:00
Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-25: 17:50:00
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Elderlie
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: el + dur + lie
Sentence: She's been saying she's 29 for years now, we all just put up with the elderlie.
Etymology: elderly lie
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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Brodersquirrel
Created by: kelseyslack
Pronunciation: broder-squirrel
Sentence: the brodersquirrel looks a lot younger than he is by the way he stores his nuts
Etymology: broder- brother squirrel- to hoard,or store away
Pseudpaed
Created by: YourEnglishPal
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: PSEUD-False PAED-Child
Chwrong
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: KRAHNG
Sentence: Little did Alex realise when he asked out the "non-traditional" grad student that she had a child almost as old as he--a classic case of chwrong.
Etymology: chrono- + wrong
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COMMENTS:
Dang it, it would have been clearer as "chwrongology". - mplsbohemian, 2007-05-29: 13:08:00
That starts to sound a bit Welsh, though. - Scattercat, 2007-05-29: 14:05:00
if you ever want to update your word just click 'edit' and then click 'oops i want to change the spelling'.. - rikboyee, 2007-05-29: 20:01:00
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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