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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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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)
Aghrasst
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: a/grassd
Sentence: I'm absolutely aghrasst at the accusations leveled against me by my fellow team mates - just aghrasst I tell you - anabolic dictionaroids (who grassed?)
Etymology: aghast + grassed
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COMMENTS:
I'm sure this denial came from the highest sources! - Stevenson0, 2007-05-23: 12:42:00
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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)
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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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.
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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COMMENTS:
Reminds me of dreck and crock. It sounds great. - Discoveria, 2012-09-19: 21:11:00
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Fartichoque
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: faaaaaaaaaar
Sentence: teeeeeeeeeeeee
Etymology: shocque
Declifloored
Created by: angelheart
Pronunciation: Dec-li-floored
Sentence: "I'm absolutely declifloored that you would think that of me"
Etymology: decli-from the word deline/ floored-another meaning for shocked
Proslipper
Created by: guesser
Pronunciation: Pro - slip - per
Sentence: How many times can a proslipper slip if a proslipper could slip up?
Etymology: Pro (professional) + slip (make a careless or slight error) + per (completely)
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