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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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Pseudpaed
Created by: YourEnglishPal
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: PSEUD-False PAED-Child
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
Subterfage
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: SUB ter fayj
Sentence: Every time people try to find out how old Elder Lee really is, he resorts to some subterfage. He is the only person I know who went and got a fake ID to appear YOUNGER. Once he even tried to pass off his own son as his brother, which his son did not particularly appreciate.
Etymology: subterfuge + age
Agerize
Created by: loribethinbaltimore
Pronunciation: [ay-jur-eyez]
Sentence: JOB APPLICATION: Have you ever been found guilty of any criminal activity? "Yes. One count of agerism."
Etymology: Age + Plagerism = Agerism (noun) Verb = Agerize
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)
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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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
Whoppage
Created by: renzeb
Pronunciation: Wah-pij
Sentence: Sandy's whoppage fooled the bouncer into letting her into the club.
Etymology: Whopper+age
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