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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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Truncdate
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: trunk-date
Sentence: Her face looked like a thousand miles of bad road; why did she feel the need to truncdate and say she was 30?
Etymology: truncate, date
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COMMENTS:
oooh - maybe she was young and beautiful on the inside - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-29: 15:48:00
Maybe she'd travelled a thousand miles of bad road in the trunk! - petaj, 2007-05-30: 05:12:00
petaj - you have a very vivid imagination!! - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-30: 10:47:00
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Turnemit
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: turrn emm it
Sentence: he was sure that his new girdle would help him turnemit at the discoteche, but the cute ones still offered him a seat when he arrived.
Etymology: turn, time backwards (emit)
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COMMENTS:
I like your thinking on this one - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-29: 12:19:00
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Manipulage
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: ma-nip-u-lage
Sentence: Grandma could manipulage herself when it suited her. She carried an old ID card in her wallet so that when she went to the singles dances at the firehall she could show that she was still a young chick, but at the mall she had her AARP ID to prove that she was eligible for her senior discount.
Etymology: manipulate: to tamper with or falsify for personal gain + age
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COMMENTS:
manipulant word - Nosila, 2009-12-10: 09:21:00
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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
Ambiguaging
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ambigyoōājng
Sentence: Lois was born on Fibuary 29, 1960, a leap year. She says that she only celebrates her birthday every 4 years but friends have observed her acknowledging her Birthday Eve on a regular basis on Fibuary 28. They don*t concur with her amgibuaging theory. Nobody really believes that she is 13.25 years old.
Etymology: ambigious (open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning) + aging (grow old or older)
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COMMENTS:
must be using a calenderr - galwaywegian, 2009-12-10: 05:43:00
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Nulliskate
Created by: juliadeboard
Pronunciation: (null-eh-skate)
Sentence: After nulliskating her customers for so long, she forgot her real age.
Etymology: null-nothing skate-to get away with something
Chronophonication
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kruh-noh-foh-nah-key-shuhn
Sentence: Kate's chronophonication can vary greatly depending on the audience. On her favorite dating website, she will shave off a decade or more. When a senior discount is involved, she will age dramatically.
Etymology: chronology (the sequential order in which past events occur) + phony (not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit) + communication (the imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing, or signs)
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COMMENTS:
Reminds me of 'Californication'... :) - Discoveria, 2012-09-25: 11:08:00
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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
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