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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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Turnemit
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: turrn emm it
Sentence: he was sure that his new girdle would help him turnemit at the discoteche, but the cute ones still offered him a seat when he arrived.
Etymology: turn, time backwards (emit)
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COMMENTS:
I like your thinking on this one - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-29: 12:19:00
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Misstagement
Created by: Clayton
Pronunciation: mis-STEYJ-muhnt
Sentence: Carol's reply was an obvious misstagement, but Officer Dan opted to let it slide.
Etymology: misstatement + age
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)
Perjuvenate
Created by: cohenarie
Pronunciation: per-'joo-ven-ate
Sentence: Because she worked in Hollywood, Julie felt constant pressure to perjuvenate - she wasn't ready to become a 'character' actress just yet.
Etymology: perjury + juvenile, with maybe a hint of renovate
Cumbduct
Created by: smstone0413
Pronunciation: Coom-dah-ckt
Sentence: The Old lady was cumbducting by claiming she was 21 when she was really 79
Etymology: Cumb- To lie Duct- To lead
Lioage
Created by: JoshB
Pronunciation: lee-oh-age
Sentence: Mary's fake id was lioaged.
Etymology: Li=lie-tell an untruth age-long but indefinite period in human history.
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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Exagerate
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: eggs-ayj-err-ayt
Sentence: to get into the nightclub she was forced to exagerate
Etymology: age, exaggerate
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COMMENTS:
Aww man you got to the word before I could! :) - ziggy41, 2007-05-29: 06:56:00
now i feel dumb for not having looked at the list of words before making mine. - jadenguy, 2007-05-29: 12:21:00
or "exagerage" : ) Loved it! - geoamnesia, 2007-05-31: 11:26:00
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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
Dobception
Created by: fieldman
Pronunciation: D-O-B-ception
Sentence: I think I have been the victim of D-O-B-ception.
Etymology:
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