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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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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)

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Pharmapologia

Created by: cohenarie

Pronunciation: ,far ma pa 'lozh ee a

Sentence: The offering of unlikely and elaborate justifications -- "I was taking cold medicine, see, and I'm allergic to all the normal active ingredients, so I had to take specially formulated custom cold medicine, that happened to contain chemicals that appear similar to steroids in tests." -- is a hallmark of pharmapologia.

Etymology: From pharmacology and the older sense of apologize (to offer justifications and explanations, rather than to express regret and guilt).

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COMMENTS:

Excellent word! - ErWenn, 2007-05-24: 20:11:00

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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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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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Stirroid

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Created by: ohwtepph

Pronunciation: /stir - roid/

Sentence: I found out that athletes share a common defensive reflex when I sent fake e-mails to all of the Olympics athletes that they were discovered to be on physically enhancing illegal drugs. I will call this worldwide phenomenon a "stirroid".

Etymology: stir [cause a stir; a commotion] + steroid

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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)

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Ignoblivian

Created by: grasshopper

Pronunciation: Ig/no/bl/iv/ian

Sentence: The winner of the weight lifting competation stated that he was ignoblivian about any drugs that he was being accusd of using.

Etymology: Igno = Ignorant/ oblivian = oblivious Ignoblivian

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Fartichoque

Created by: jonobo

Pronunciation: faaaaaaaaaar

Sentence: teeeeeeeeeeeee

Etymology: shocque

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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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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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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