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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.
Verboticisms
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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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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:
Jockdope
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: jok-dope
Sentence: Chip was great at jockdoping especially when he had his lucky shorts on.
Etymology: jock (athlete) + dope (slang for dumb-ass and drugs)
Deniabolical
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dinīəbälikəl
Sentence: The use of performance-enhancing drugs in sports is deniabolical.
Etymology: deny (refuse to admit the truth) + anabolic steroid (a synthetic steroid hormone that resembles testosterone in promoting the growth of muscle) + diabolical (belonging to or so evil as to recall the Devil)
Fartichoque
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: faaaaaaaaaar
Sentence: teeeeeeeeeeeee
Etymology: shocque
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)
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)
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
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