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DEFINITION: v. To change the dates, times or sequence of past events, in order to put a better perspective on your current situation. n. An historical date which has been "adjusted" to fit present needs.
Verboticisms
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Reventism
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: ree-vent-iz-im
Sentence: "Ugh, Doug is pulling his usual reventism. He now says he took the cat to the vet on Thursday, but the vet is closed on Thursdays"
Etymology: revise + event
Reprotochronicle
Created by: paperhoard
Pronunciation: re-proto-kron-i-kuhl
Sentence: Jim tried to reprotochronicle his life experiences in an effort to locate all the children he fathered.
Etymology: proto - First in time: prototype chronicle - a chronological record of events; a history.
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COMMENTS:
Jim is such a calendork. - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-31: 07:21:00
I'm going to try an tie all my words to Jimbo, they all seem to fit.... - paperhoard, 2007-01-31: 07:25:00
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Revisiondate
Created by: ahwinters
Pronunciation: rhee-viz-shun-dayt
Sentence: It was easy to revisiondate the conception of their oldest child to make it seem like he was truely legitimate, since he was born 8 months after they were married.
Etymology: revision + date
Altarerioration
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: al tar ree er ayshun
Sentence: When Benny married Bertha, he made a slight altarerioration to their marriage date. They had been married overseas, without family present. Instead of November, he recorded it as April. This was just to make sure that their baby, Swen, looked like he was planned. The truth was that Benny had forgotten to go to the drugstore...
Etymology: Altar (a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made;where vows are exchanged in the church at a wedding) & Alteration (the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification) & Ulterior (lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)
Hackdate
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: hak dayt
Sentence: Who knew when computers were invented that we could illegally invade people's computer systems and change our lives. Because I could hackdate my employer's network, I improved my performance scores from last review; gave myself a bigger raise and had warnings placed in an enemy colleague's file. And best of all, I am now actually only 29...oh, no, I am going to have to work there longer now...Bummer!
Etymology: Hack (fix a computer program piecemeal until it works;electronically invade a computer site or system) & Backdate (make effective from an earlier date)
Tempovary
Created by: chris
Pronunciation: tem-poh-vair-ee
Sentence: Nigel's amazing ability to tempovary without so much as a trace of guilt enabled him to keep his conscience clear even when his hands were dirty
Etymology: tempo (time) + vary + link with temporary
Timewash
Created by: maxxy
Pronunciation: TYME-wosh
Sentence: Jim found it easier to cope with his history of failed relationships after he timewashed his memory of how short-lived each one was.
Etymology: time + brainwash
Chronomorphose
Created by: mbacon
Pronunciation: Krono mawr fox
Sentence: Betty chronomorphosed her birthdate so she could get the senior's discount
Etymology: Chrono meaning time, and morphose, from metamorphose meaning to transform
Recalendrification
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: re cal end riff ick ay shun
Sentence: Peter hoped his quick recalendrification would work just long enough for him to step out of range of the ceremonial sword they had bought on their prerecalendrificated honeymoon.
Etymology: recalibrate+Calendar
Diartwist
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: dye/ar/twist
Sentence: Whenever it suited his purpose he rewrote the diary in the kitchen
Etymology: diarist + twist
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COMMENTS:
great word! - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-31: 12:25:00
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Comments:
allwise - 2007-01-31: 02:00:00
I think you'll win this one easy!
wordmeister - 2007-01-31: 10:42:00
Wow, "R" is the letter of the day!