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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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Tempusoptomy
Created by: allwise
Pronunciation: tem-pus-op-to-my
Sentence: After a week he had a tempusoptomy, and it was like that night one week earlier was entirely her fault.
Etymology: tempus -time + optometry - knowledge of the eye(vision)
Spinchronise
Created by: mickey666
Pronunciation: spin - kron - eyes
Sentence: Tont Blair's capacity to spinchronise was demonstrated as he took the credit for a successful outcome to the First World war
Etymology: spin - to manipulate information for personal gain and chronise from the greek for time
Tarrantinizing
Created by: Carljoyce
Pronunciation:
Sentence: After a whirlwind six months of backpacking through Europe, Quetin tarrantinized his journey to better understand how he changed.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Exactly, it's a movie.... I just can't figure out when it started. - wordmeister, 2007-01-31: 14:07:00
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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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Chronotweak
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: CROW-NO-TWEEK
Sentence: The warranty can’t be expired. It’s too new to be so tired. I told you twice – ‘twas just last week… And that’s not simply CHRONOTWEAK!
Etymology: CHRONO-prefix relating to TIME;Greek, from chronos+ TWEAK-to make usually small adjustments in or to;probably alteration of Middle English twikken to pull sharply, from Old English twiccian to pluck.
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COMMENTS:
Try this for fun:
http://chir.ag/stuff/sand/ - metrohumanx, 2009-09-01: 11:03:00
chronoversal themes - Nosila, 2009-09-01: 12:05:00
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Transmetation
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: trans/ME/tey/shun
Sentence: Like Joseph Stalin, Fred had to rewrite his history. So Fred went through a transmetation, eliminating from his life all the dates and events which he didn't like.
Etymology: transmutation + me
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COMMENTS:
Works for me! - wordmeister, 2007-01-31: 09:55:00
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Chronododge
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: KROH-noh-dodge
Sentence: "I believe I was actually against it BEFORE I was for it, and then later against it," sputtered the senator. She was an expert at chronododging.
Etymology: chrono (time) + dodge
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COMMENTS:
Is your illustrious senator's chronododge based on John Kerry's words: "I actually did vote for the $87 billion [for the Iraq war] before I voted against it"? - Discoveria, 2007-01-31: 05:34:00
Hehehehe..... - paperhoard, 2007-01-31: 07:22:00
Just about every politician tries to weasel when the worm turns... - Alchemist, 2007-01-31: 11:29:00
Nice word.... - chris, 2007-01-31: 12:48:00
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Retconartistry
Created by: ArsMajika
Pronunciation: RET-CON-ahr-tis-TREE
Sentence: Douglas is a master of retconartistry. I doubt he even knows his own history anymore.
Etymology: Retcon - Retroactive Continuity; Con Artist - One who lies in order to make situations advantageous to themselves.
Timwizz
Created by: adbern
Pronunciation: tim-wisss
Sentence: No problem to change that date, just call the timwizz, he's there for all your changes whatever you want
Etymology: tim from time wizz from wizzard
Anachronedit
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /&-'na-kr&-"ne-dit/
Sentence: Isaac Newton had trouble resisting the urge to anachronedit his publications on the calculus even though it might help him in his dispute with Leibnitz.
Etymology: From ana- + chrono- (as in "anachronism") + edit
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!