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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.
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Liespan
Created by: Rhyme79
Pronunciation: lie-span
Sentence: I've got a feeling that 21 is your liespan, because you look about 8.
Etymology: Lifespan minus the 'f' = liespan
Gravnomena
Created by: InuYasha11
Pronunciation: Gr-av-no-men-a
Sentence: She looked at the bouncer as he replied, "You're making that up. You're gravnomena. You're not allowed in."
Etymology: Grav - heavy nomen- of name
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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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Mendageous
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: mend ayj us
Sentence: Grandma Gilda had always been a mendageous type of person. Her true age was never known...she'd been twentynining it for as long as we could recall. Although offered senior's discounts at shops, she was indignant that people would think she was really that old. She took care of herself and acted young, but let's be honest, Mother Nature and Father Time exact their toll on us all. And it did not help that she told us stories of the War and the Great Depression. When Gilda turned 75, we had a big party for her in a local licensed restaurant. Her best gift by far was having the waiter card her...unbeknownst to her that we'd paid him twenty bucks to make a fuss of requiring proof of age. She was thrilled!
Etymology: Mendacious (tells fibs; given to lying;intentionally untrue) & Age (how long something has existed;begin to seem older; get older)
Alienify
Created by: AcesOfHearts
Pronunciation: Alien-If-I
Sentence: I alienified myself to get into a party.
Etymology: Alien-of another
Hyperbolage
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: high + purr + ball + AGE
Sentence: Oh my, the hyperbolage! I would not have thought that the police officer would believe Grandma Edna's hyperbolaged ID. He was probably stoned.
Etymology: hyperbole [exaggerations] + age
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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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