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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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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
Optichronate
Created by: chofu67
Pronunciation: op tee crow nate
Sentence: With a little optichronation of the postage meter, we were able to post mark our payment so that they appeared to be on time.
Etymology: Optimize + chronos (time)
Datemunging
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: date-munge-ing
Sentence: Bill and Janet were datemunging so that their children wouldn't figure out when they were conceived.
Etymology: date + munge
Calendarrogation
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: cal-en-der-oh-gay-shun
Sentence: A deft bit of calendarrogation allowed me to have a great party and still be 60 days sober.
Etymology: calendar + arrogation
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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Datetripper
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: dayt/trip/er
Sentence: He was a datetripper - Sunday driver yeah - it took me so long to find out -his chronology was the only one that mattered and that made him sing
Etymology: daytripper + date
Chronillogic
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: Kron-ill-logic
Sentence: When Dave found tickets to the opera in Jill's purse, he quickly ran out and puchased cheap, nosebleed seat tickets, to a football game, telling Jill he had his tickets first. Dave got out of going to the opera due to the chronillogic order that the tickets were purchased.
Etymology: chronologic/illogic
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COMMENTS:
good! - wordmeister, 2007-01-31: 09:49:00
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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
Manipuspace
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: man-ip-yu-spayce
Sentence: Millicent manipuspaced every story to the point where the group were left scratching their heads in complete disarray.
Etymology: manipulate + space (as in time)
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!