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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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Dopified

Created by: daisy

Pronunciation: doe-pi-fide

Sentence: Mr. Landis was dopified to learn that those bottles of steroid water could actually be detected.

Etymology:

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Testosterage

Created by: jesster

Pronunciation: tes-TOS-ter-age

Sentence: When the reporter asked him to comment on his positive test results, the athlete was overcome by testosterage.

Etymology: testosterone (male hormone that is linked to aggression) + rage (blinding anger)

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Dopefeign

Created by: newworldview

Pronunciation: dope-fane

Sentence: The proof is incontrovertible. You can't dopefeign your way out this time.

Etymology: dope + feign

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Prescriptstun

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: pre-SCRIP-stun

Sentence: Derek strode into the pretenssconference mistakenly confident that his prescriptstun would convince the world that he was clean.

Etymology: prescription (they always say it was prescribed for the flu) + script (used to rehearse for the press conference) + stun (shock)

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COMMENTS:

well done! (some would say too well done without some help, hmmmm) - galwaywegian, 2007-05-23: 07:01:00

good one petaj - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-23: 12:41:00

petaj Right galwaywegian, I'll see you at the pretenssconference after I consult my spindoctor about this terrible flu I'm suffering. - petaj, 2007-05-23: 18:40:00

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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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Defibulation

Created by: Scattercat

Pronunciation: de-FIB-you-lay-shun

Sentence: Despite the complications when his second test came back inconclusive, in the end the defibulation was no different than many others, ending in a few years seclusion until the product endorsements could be safely resumed.

Etymology: To gradually remove the fibs from someone, preferably by means of electric shock.

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Jabbergasted

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: jab-err-gas-ted

Sentence: to suggest that i won that week of verbotomy due to the illegal use of anabolic dictionaroids...i have to tell you that leaves me absolutely jabbergasted

Etymology: jab, flabbergasted

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COMMENTS:

after the injection i had a bad case of thesaurarse.... - rikboyee, 2007-05-23: 02:45:00

They'll throw the book at you for that one! - pinwheel, 2007-05-23: 02:53:00

Something tells me you'll wocky away with this one. - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-23: 04:50:00

"Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe" - hey - who's interrupting my morning mantra with such slander - Rikboyee - for evermore you will be known to me as Rikbadboyee!! - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-23: 09:02:00

Oooo! You've been Jabbermockeyed! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-23: 11:51:00

enough of your purpleartijokes - rikboyee, 2007-05-23: 18:00:00

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Drock

Created by: Rhyme79

Pronunciation: dr-oh-k

Sentence: Henry's facade of complete drock wasn't a surprise to his opponents.

Etymology: Amalgamation of 'drug' and 'shock'.

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Reminds me of dreck and crock. It sounds great. - Discoveria, 2012-09-19: 21:11:00

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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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Comments:

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