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'But that wasn't cheating!'

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.

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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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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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Bendgenda

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: bend-jen-duh

Sentence: Time is not a linear concept for Tony. It is a loosely defined set of events that can be used to fit whatever meets his current bendgenda.

Etymology: bend (to direct or turn in a particular direction) agenda (a list, plan, outline, or the like, of things to be done)

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Redate

Created by: wordmeister

Pronunciation: rE-dAt

Sentence: Thanks to Tommy's expertise at redating, he lost his virginity twice. Both girls were quite pleased.

Etymology: re-date

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COMMENTS:

It's kind of obvious, but as ErWen says maybe it could become a commonly used word. - wordmeister, 2007-01-31: 10:41:00

I voted for it! Reminds me of "regifting." - ErWenn, 2007-01-31: 20:44:00

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Recalendaribrate

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: ree kahl end err ib rayt

Sentence: Due to the size of the bump and the duration of her husband's tour of duty, she was forced to recalendaribrate the pregnancy, her son was four and a half years in the womb before he appeared.

Etymology: calendar, recalibrate

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COMMENTS:

CharlieB :-) - CharlieB, 2011-01-19: 13:08:00

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Retroflirt

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: ret-ro-flert

Sentence: Though he knew better, Rodney hoped his audacious claim to have changed their marriage date would convince Lou Anne that it was ok for him to retroflirt.

Etymology: Retro - go back in time, flirt - have romantic interludes with women

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Accomnodate

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: ak kom no dayt

Sentence: Samuel Adams was such a cad. He would accomnodate many events in his history to escape blame, especially when it fitted his extra-marital activities. If he had his way, his children would be mins 8 and minus 12!

Etymology: Accomodate (make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose) & No date (eliminated time or day)

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COMMENTS:

Even if you're good (and you aren't that good) nobody is so good they get the most votes every time. You are obviously gaming the system. Why?! - Koekbroer, 2012-06-07: 11:13:00

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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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Zeitshift

Created by: Bulletchewer

Pronunciation: site-shift

Sentence: The compulsive liar found it easy to zeitshift, convincing the police he'd arrived a day later than the 6 tons of coke.

Etymology: From German "Zeit" meaning time, and "shift". Is a pathetic pun on the German "Zeitschrift" meaning magazine. Note, however, pronounciation being "site-shift", perhaps implying that locations/times have been altered.

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A vote for sheer uniqueness! - Discoveria, 2007-01-31: 08:31:00

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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)

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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

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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!