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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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Dopefeign
Created by: newworldview
Pronunciation: dope-fane
Sentence: The proof is incontrovertible. You can't dopefeign your way out this time.
Etymology: dope + feign
Fartichoque
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: faaaaaaaaaar
Sentence: teeeeeeeeeeeee
Etymology: shocque
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)
Wideoid
Created by: ekath
Pronunciation: wide-oid
Sentence: Jason Giambi was one of the first athletes to nationally popularize the wideoid response to alleged drug use, and later got caught it a legal battle over trademark/copyright laws concerning the controversial reaction technique and accompanying facial expression.
Etymology: from wide-eyed + steroid... i played around with this for a while but couldn't come up with a better spelling to more accurately convey the pronunciation. any suggestions?
Nopeadope
Created by: texmom
Pronunciation: nope ah dope
Sentence: He exclaimed "Nopeadope!" when accused of using steroids.
Etymology: nope - negative dope - drugs
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)
Dopnial
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˌdoʊpˈnaɪəl/ /dohp-NAI-uhl/
Sentence: I sometimes wonder whether players rehearse their claims of dopnial just in case they get caught.
Etymology: From doping + denial
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COMMENTS:
Only the dopey ones! - Stevenson0, 2007-05-23: 12:45:00
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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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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