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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:
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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Drugonballs
Created by: bennyfio
Pronunciation: drug-on-balls
Sentence: drugonballs!
Etymology: maybe the etymology is 'drug on balls' or or maybe dragon balls (ancient chinese remedy to all the illnesses)
Prescriptstun
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
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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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.
Stundenial
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)
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
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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COMMENTS:
Reminds me of dreck and crock. It sounds great. - Discoveria, 2012-09-19: 21:11:00
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Prevaricontraindication
Created by: Clayton
Pronunciation: proh-VAR-i-kon-truh-in-di-KEY-shuhn
Sentence: Barry was caught up in a moment of classic prevaricontraindication: just lie to the reporters and hopefully it will all go away. Except the sterility. And the shrunken testes. And the heart disease. And the liver failure.
Etymology: prevarication + contraindication
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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Comments:
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
Today's definition was suggested by wordmeister. Thank you wordmeister. ~ James