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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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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
Nopeadope
Created by: texmom
Pronunciation: nope ah dope
Sentence: He exclaimed "Nopeadope!" when accused of using steroids.
Etymology: nope - negative dope - drugs
Medisin
Created by: ziggy41
Pronunciation: Med-e-sin
Sentence: It was quite obvious that he was medisinning when various unprescribed drugs were falling out of his pockets but still refused to accept they were his.
Etymology: Medicine (drug for treatment) + sin (an immoral act)
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COMMENTS:
good one ziggy - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-24: 12:12:00
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Contrabandiction
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: kon tra ban dik shun
Sentence: When the IOC doctors drug-tested and failed the World Champion cyclist, he was in a state of contrabandiction. He'd paid out a lot for pills that turned out to be Midols. Some thought he traded in his bike for a menstrual cycle...
Etymology: Contraband (illegal substance sold or possessed) & Contradiction (deny the truth of;prove false)
Notmeosis
Created by: thephil
Pronunciation: notm:eosis
Sentence: When caught, he entered the mental state of notmeosis.
Etymology: NOT ME osis
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
Stimuplant
Created by: pinwheel
Pronunciation: stim/you/plant
Sentence: 'It's a stimuplant!' the gold medalist protested when confronted with the evidence.
Etymology: stimulant + plant
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COMMENTS:
now if only they had the plantidote - rikboyee, 2007-05-23: 03:02:00
it's probably just a shot of buttox to flesh out his pants - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-23: 12:53:00
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Fartichoque
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: faaaaaaaaaar
Sentence: teeeeeeeeeeeee
Etymology: shocque
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.
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)
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