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'I'm clean! Clean as a needle!'

DEFINITION: n. The prescribed response of shock and denial that all world-class athletes follow when caught using banned drugs. v. To act shocked and deny guilt when accused of wrong-doing.

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Jockdope

Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: jok-dope

Sentence: Chip was great at jockdoping especially when he had his lucky shorts on.

Etymology: jock (athlete) + dope (slang for dumb-ass and drugs)

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Nonedralone

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: nun dra lown

Sentence: He went into the press dispute and gave a very very very energetic version of the nonedralone defense.

Etymology: nandralone and none

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Lieandeny

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: lie/and/deny

Sentence: From Major League Baseball to the Tour de France, when drug accusations fly, the best offence is a good defence. So the prescribed lieandeny response is the standard course.

Etymology: lie + and + deny

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Ostretch

Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: oss/trech

Sentence: If your credibility is ever in doubt just do this simple ostretch and it will all go away

Etymology: ostrich + stretch

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Nostimpics

Created by: Discoveria

Pronunciation: no-STIMM-pix

Sentence: Richard's nostimpics were almost as bad as his Olympics sportsmanship - he was caught doping in two different sports!

Etymology: no + stim (stimulant) + pics (pictures) + rhymes with Olympics

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COMMENTS:

Great sounding word, and fun to say! :) - Rhyme79, 2012-09-19: 10:26:00

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Dohpe

Created by: benjamin

Pronunciation: DOE-p

Sentence: What do you mean "horse growth hormone?" Dohpe!

Etymology: D'oh (expression of grief a la Homer Simpson) + Dope (illicit substance)

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COMMENTS:

Good one! - Stevenson0, 2007-05-23: 12:44:00

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Steroitypical

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: ster oy tip ikal

Sentence: Olympian cyclist, Jen DarBender, was given a surprise drug test just prior to the women's Gold Medal competition. Not only was the athlete's denial to claims of drug use steroitypical, it was revealed that Jen was not a female, but a male. Somewhere along the line, Jan had apparently traded in the old menstrual cycle for a Schwinn.

Etymology: Steroid (class of performance enhancement drugs) & Stereotypical (lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality;any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs)

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Stareoid

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: stare + oid

Sentence: When accused of using drugs, he looked ahead with that look of shocked innocence - a stareoid.

Etymology: stare & steroid

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Stundenial

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: stun-dih-nahy-uhl

Sentence: The athlete's stundenial was hard to believe when he was found to have a trunk full of stimulance.

Etymology: stun (to astonish; astound; amaze) + denial (disbelief in the existence or reality of a thing)

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Accusedflex

Created by: serendipity9000

Pronunciation: ack-used-flex

Sentence: The reporter had barely gotten the accusation out of his mouth when the athlete responded with their stock accusedflex answer "Must be a sample mixup".

Etymology: accused + flex (from reflex)

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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-05-23: 10:07:00
Some of the best Verboticisms were late showing up this morning, even though they had already entered the race. I categorically deny that this had anything to do with the use of stimulants. ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2011-04-27: 00:28:00
Today's definition was suggested by wordmeister. Thank you wordmeister. ~ James