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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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Whoppage
Created by: renzeb
Pronunciation: Wah-pij
Sentence: Sandy's whoppage fooled the bouncer into letting her into the club.
Etymology: Whopper+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)
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Alterageify
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: All-turr-ay-gif-i
Sentence: When Simon and Linda went on their first date, she told him that she was only 34 years old, when, in fact, she was nearer 45. When he eventually found out the truth he dumped her on the spot. She vowed from that day on she would never alterageify ever again.
Etymology: Alter (to change) ORIGIN alterare from alter 'other' + Age (the length of time a person or thing has existed) ORIGIN Old French, from latin aevum 'age,era'. + Falsify (alter(information) so as to mislead) = Alterageify
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COMMENTS:
nice blend - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-23: 12:08:00
Looks good. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-25: 17:51:00
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Agejest
Created by: serendipity9000
Pronunciation: age-jest
Sentence: She was sure that confidence was the only important element when trying to agejest your way into a club. Too bad she looked nothing like her fake id photo.
Etymology: Age + Jest (to do something meant to be funny), also a pun on ageist - to discriminate based on chronological age
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COMMENTS:
nice - suzanne, 2007-05-29: 08:03:00
funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-29: 12:21:00
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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.
Youthemism
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: youff-um-izum
Sentence: If only someone had told Geoffrey that the term "spring chickenhawk" wasn't a terribly convincing youthemism...
Etymology: youth (the state of being young) + euphemism (a non-literal way to say something)
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COMMENTS:
Excellent! Gets my vote. - Rhyme79, 2012-09-26: 10:48:00
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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