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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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Liedentitycard
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: lye den tit eeee kard
Sentence: Being eaten by short sighted cannibals was not the most wonderful of ends, but she did have the posthumous last laugh when the chief choked on a barticularly tough piece of her liver, having trusted the date on her liedentity card.
Etymology: identity card, lie
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COMMENTS:
well aged...good one! - Nosila, 2009-12-10: 14:53:00
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Adultergate
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: a/dult/ur/gayte
Sentence: Sally tried to adultergate her age by shopping at GAP for kids but even though her small frame fit the no iron clothes she always looked wrinkled.
Etymology: aduterate (falsify) + adult + watergate (in this case referring to a cover up)
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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Bluffspan
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: bluff-span
Sentence: My grandma bluffspanned for her last 20 years. She never got any older than eighty - very deceightyful. Yes she lived to a feignoldage.
Etymology: bluff + lifespan
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
Fakged
Created by: chrismduenas
Pronunciation: fact jed
Sentence:
Etymology: fake, aged
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COMMENTS:
fake, aged - chrismduenas, 2007-05-29: 02:49:00
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Appearenhance
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: uh-PEER-en-hanse
Sentence: Sylvia truly believed that she could convincingly appearenhance her true age with subtle little untruths intended to take five years off her true age.
Etymology: Blend of the words 'appearance' (n. the state, condition, manner, or style in which a person or object appears; outward look or aspect) and 'enhance' (vb. improve; augment)
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