Verboticisms

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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Reminds me of 'Californication'... :) - Discoveria, 2012-09-25: 11:08:00

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Created by: texmom

Pronunciation: mal mat ture a shun

Sentence: At the meeting of the red hat society she committed malmaturation by saying she was 55 when everyone knew she was at least 70.

Etymology: mal - bad mature - aging tion - makes it a noun

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Created by: Paulefinch

Pronunciation: kwoz'-I-dentifI

Sentence: 25 year old Robert quasidentified himself as 32 so he could check out more books from the library at a time.

Etymology: quasi+identify

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Created by: allie123

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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.

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Created by: Freepiehere

Pronunciation: MEL-AN-GER

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Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: KRAHNG

Sentence: Little did Alex realise when he asked out the "non-traditional" grad student that she had a child almost as old as he--a classic case of chwrong.

Etymology: chrono- + wrong

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COMMENTS:

Dang it, it would have been clearer as "chwrongology". - mplsbohemian, 2007-05-29: 13:08:00

That starts to sound a bit Welsh, though. - Scattercat, 2007-05-29: 14:05:00

if you ever want to update your word just click 'edit' and then click 'oops i want to change the spelling'.. - rikboyee, 2007-05-29: 20:01:00

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: fib - ayj

Sentence: Lucile used quite a bit of fibbage as she went about her business of trying to conceal that she was 20 years older than the picture she used on her I.D.s and business cards.

Etymology: fib, age and an extra b to make it sound more fun...kind of like cribbage.

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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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nice blend - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-23: 12:08:00

Looks good. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-25: 17:51:00

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Created by: AcesOfHearts

Pronunciation: Alien-If-I

Sentence: I alienified myself to get into a party.

Etymology: Alien-of another

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