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DEFINITION: v. intr. To be accused of something you didn't do, then do that exact same thing later, completely by accident. n. A false accusation which coincidentally happens to be correct.
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Meaculprit
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: me - ah - cul - prit
Sentence: "My lunch was in a white sack. It's missing from the fridge. Did you take it?" said Trudy. "It wasn't me! As you can see, I'm eating the yogurt, the apple, and the iced tea I brought. " Erica replied. Trudy took the last brown lunch sack, not white like hers, from the fridge. She opened it. As she set the yogurt, apple and iced tea on the table in front of Erica she said, "Oh, we brought the same lunch in different sacks! You did take my lunch! So now, I will take yours! When it comes to stealing lunches, we are both mea culprits!
Etymology: A blend of culprit and mea culpa. Culprit: which carries the double meaning of both an accused person and a guilty person. Mea Culpa: means "accepting guilt." And of course the admission of guilt in bad grammar "me a culprit!"
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COMMENTS:
Neat word. While reading your sentence, a previous submission, from a few months ago, came to mind - Sandwicheroo. - Tigger, 2008-02-19: 13:04:00
since Trudy deliberately ate the wrong lunch I would say she's guilty of being the meamaximaculprit - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-19: 14:29:00
great word! - libertybelle, 2008-02-19: 14:57:00
Another great word and entertaining sentence! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-19: 15:27:00
Love it! - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-19: 18:14:00
Exquisite!!! - Mustang, 2008-02-19: 23:16:00
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Accuratesation
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: ack-you-rate-sa-shun
Sentence: Amanda vehemently denied David's suggestion that she had been over using chemicals to relax her hair; her total baldness by the end of the month revealed the depth of david's accuratesation.
Etymology: accurate + accusation
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COMMENTS:
Great sentence and etymology! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 11:52:00
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Lewinskidince
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: loo in skid inse
Sentence: It was a pure lewinskidince, she was shining my shoes before my press conference, the phone rang and I couldn't find an ashtray.
Etymology: lewinski, coincidence
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COMMENTS:
are you sure it wasn't blewinskidince? - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-19: 11:16:00
Roaringly funny! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 12:11:00
Certainly put her moniker on this one! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-19: 15:29:00
HA! - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-19: 18:20:00
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Steroidstance
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: ster/oid/stance
Sentence: The sports writer accused Joe, the star athlete of using illegal drugs, but Joe took the steroidstance saying that he wouldn't dignify that question with an answer as he hurried off to his personal trainer for a boost.
Etymology: steroid + happenstance
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COMMENTS:
Sure is a lot of steroidstancing in the sports world! Good sentence! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 19:39:00
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Coincidunce
Created by: Dougalistic
Pronunciation: Co-in-see-dun-suh
Sentence: Fidel Castro resign's today because he is not happy about the fact America label him as a criminal. In a statement today he made a strong speech to the people of Cuba in an attempt to stress his ideas on his political position: "I will not aspire to, nor will I accept the position of president of the council of state and commander in chief," Castro wrote. "I wish only to fight as a soldier of ideas... Perhaps my voice will be heard. And if I had any involvement in the cold war it was completely by coincidunce.." He said today.
Etymology: Coincidence - A striking occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance. Dunce - a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt.
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COMMENTS:
The one letter change ... the two word blend ... Great creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 11:38:00
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Veratilie
Created by: 8Revolution8
Pronunciation: vera/ti/lee
Sentence: "But I didn't do it!" "Ok, I believe you...(for now...)" Sometime... later... The veratilie of the offense made that man's three kids orphans...
Etymology: verity (true/truth) + lie
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COMMENTS:
Goes right to the contradiction in the definition! Really captures the dichotomy in it! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 19:33:00
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Prophetsorial
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: profet/sorry/al
Sentence: Because he was a prophetional player his comments tended to be prophetsorial.
Etymology: prophet + professorial + professional
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COMMENTS:
Like your originality! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 11:43:00
Close to the mark. Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-19: 15:31:00
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Slipocrisy
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: slip-pock-rysee
Sentence: John was caugt in a slipocrisy when he told the kids not to eat cookies before dinner, yet he had one not 10 minutes later; they were really tempting.
Etymology: slip (to mess up) + hypocrisy (don't practice what you preach)
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COMMENTS:
Excellent verboticism. - Mustang, 2008-02-19: 23:18:00
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Innonsense
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: in-non-cents
Sentence: Bob,the head geek on his debate team, declared his innocence when asked if he used steroids to give him an edge in competition. He then plead innonsense, stating the steroids were only to help him get picked to a team in gym class.
Etymology: innocent/nonsense
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COMMENTS:
Unique! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 19:25:00
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Unfib
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˌʌnˈfɪb/
Sentence: One can unfib accidentally: "I unfibbed my fake broken leg by tripping on the crutches I was using for verisimilitude." One is occasionally required to unfib on purpose: "I told her that we were going to go bowling because I thought that would make her stay home, but when she pulled out her personalized ball and custom-fit shoes, I was forced to go and unfib the whole thing."
Etymology: From un- + fib
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COMMENTS:
Sometimes people tell what they think are lies when they are actually telling the truth. While this is often referred to as "unfibbing", technically "malfibbing" would be more correct. - ErWenn, 2008-02-19: 10:31:00
Fibulous! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 11:39:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by 8Revolution8. Thank you 8Revolution8. ~ James
Nosila - 2008-02-19: 14:20:00
Good one, Tigger...how irobnic!