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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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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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Chronobfuscate
Created by: Trystera
Pronunciation: krawn-AWB-fyoo-skate
Sentence: Despite her attempts at chronobfuscation, young Cindi was not allowed to join AARP.
Etymology: Chrono- (time) + obfuscate
Mesoperjury
Created by: 718114
Pronunciation: ME-SO-PER-JUR-Y
Sentence: The teenager committed mesoperjury in order to illegally buy beer.
Etymology: Meso: Age Perjury: dishonesty
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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Fabricage
Created by: andyhudson12
Pronunciation: Fab-ric-ayj
Sentence: "Yeah that's right, I managed to fabricage my way in here with my fake ID!"
Etymology: Fabricate and Age - FABRICAGE!
Mendagecious
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: men dayj shus
Sentence: When it came to seeking the Fountain of Youth, our Granny could be very mandagecious. She would even pay service workers in bars, restaurants and liquor stores to card her...they loved the extra money and she loved everyone thinking she was under age!
Etymology: Mendacious (intentionally lying;given to untruths) & Age (how long someone or something has existed)
Fabrigage
Created by: colapop
Pronunciation: FA-bri-gage
Sentence: Edna tried hard to fabrigage her way into the trendy nightclub, but Bruno wouldn't allow it.
Etymology: A combination of 'fabricate' (to make up for the purpose of deception) and 'age'. This includes a word-play on the word 'engage' [To engage in the fabrication of ones age].
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COMMENTS:
catchy - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-23: 12:11:00
Love it! :) - lumina, 2008-07-23: 22:51:00
Good one. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-25: 17:52:00
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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: MISAGERY - noun - from MIS (wrong; amiss) + AGE (a period measured by years from birth) + FORGERY (something counterfeit, or fraudulent)
Whoppage
Created by: renzeb
Pronunciation: Wah-pij
Sentence: Sandy's whoppage fooled the bouncer into letting her into the club.
Etymology: Whopper+age
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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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