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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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Weaselwarping
Created by: kyotonils
Pronunciation: wee'•zel•wohr'•ping
Sentence: Don't bother telling the judge you never got the ticket in the mail. Weaselwarping never works.
Etymology: Weasel (sneaky, devious, as in "weasel words") + warp (time)
Billandtedit
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: bill-and-ted-it
Sentence: in order to prosper on the dating scene she decided to billandtedit her two failed marriages out of her past
Etymology: edit, bill and ted
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COMMENTS:
Brilliant! - ErWenn, 2007-01-31: 01:37:00
Excellent, even! - ErWenn, 2007-01-31: 01:38:00
You'll win this one, easy! - allwise, 2007-01-31: 02:01:00
Dude! - cryptc, 2007-01-31: 02:01:00
I've never seen the movie. Here's the description: "Two seemingly dumb teens struggle to prepare a historical presentation with the help of a time machine." Verbawesome word, Rik! - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-31: 06:21:00
excellllllllent ! - toadstool57, 2007-01-31: 07:33:00
good !! - adbern, 2007-01-31: 14:19:00
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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
Chronipulation
Created by: smokey
Pronunciation: kro-nip-you-la-shun
Sentence: I'm sure Tom is lying when he says he passed the bar exam before starting to practice law - he is very chronipulative.
Etymology: Chronology + manipulate
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
Timeswapping
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: time swapping
Sentence: i´m not lying, i´m only timeswapping
Etymology: time and swapping as in changing
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COMMENTS:
Hey Josje, This word is terrific - wordmeister, 2007-02-09: 09:49:00
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Dejaskew
Created by: urbanwookie
Pronunciation: deja-skew
Sentence: John realised the best chance of landing an interview would be to dejaskew some of the less glorious facets of his remume...
Etymology: dejavu -> skew
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!