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DEFINITION: n A lie told by a politician which is not really a lie, because in their heart of hearts, they are pretending it is true. v. To believe you are telling the truth even though you know it's really not.
Verboticisms
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Polietician
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: pälītishən
Sentence: How can you tell when a polieticians are not telling the truth? Their lips are moving.
Etymology: politician (a person who is professionally involved in politics) + lie (an intentionally false statement)
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COMMENTS:
Excellent word and sentence - splendiction, 2009-10-08: 22:34:00
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Fheart
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: f art
Sentence: The Governor knew he was not amongst his most loyal supporters, so it was suggested that he read the speech containing more fhearts than the one he read when in his hometown.
Etymology: hot air coming from the heart
Politrick
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: politrick
Sentence: He politricked himself to believe in everything he said.
Etymology: politic + trick
Convenientuntruth
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: kon veen yent unt rooth
Sentence: a convenientuntruth is usually the result of a question they are glad you asked.
Etymology: convenient truth
Believabable
Created by: johnnyrockett
Pronunciation: bee-leev-a-baa-bul
Sentence: "I feel your pain" he believababled.
Etymology: Believe-to have confidence in the truth bable(babel)-to mutter incoherently
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COMMENTS:
I like it! - jedijawa, 2007-03-22: 21:52:00
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Bullegit
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: bull-le-git
Sentence: Bush gave his State of the Union speech, full of bullegit statements, pertaining to global warning.
Etymology: bull sh**/legit, slang for truth
Simultruth
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: sim-il-trooth
Sentence: "Read my lips: no new taxes"
Etymology: simulate + truth
Informadeuption
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: infərmādəpshən
Sentence: The spokes-person came to the point that he started to believe his own informadeuption.
Etymology: information (facts provided or learned about something or someone) + made-up (invented; not true)
Doubledupe
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: dubbl/doop
Sentence: His argument that subways were inhabited by zombies was so convincing that it became a doubledupe and he always had to take the bus
Etymology: double + dupe and dupe + double
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COMMENTS:
I like that! - jedijawa, 2007-03-22: 21:55:00
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Clintonism
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Klin-ton-izem
Sentence: Although being caught red-handed as it were, Rupert De Soussa, the MP for Lustington South continued to deny his affair with the local vicars wife. His Clintonisms however were not fooling anyone, no matter how much he protested his innocence.
Etymology: Taken from the famous quote 'I did not have sexual relations with that woman.'
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COMMENTS:
great application - too bad he will 'go down' in history for this - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-12: 11:39:00
Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-13: 08:26:00
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