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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.
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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
Flexifact
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈflɛksəˌfækt/
Sentence: Most of what people assume are bald-faced lies are actually mere flexifacts; however, this does not make them less false and actually makes them more dangerous.
Etymology: From flexible + fact
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COMMENTS:
agreed - wordmeister, 2007-03-22: 00:52:00
niiiiice! - allwise, 2007-03-22: 03:04:00
Good word!! One of the few words today that have anything to do with the definition!!! - Stevenson0, 2007-03-22: 22:49:00
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Polibrication
Created by: ozzymars
Pronunciation: pah-lib-bra-cay-shun
Sentence: His polibrications were the cause of him losing the election.
Etymology: politics+fabrication
Politlie
Created by: aj3131
Pronunciation: Pol-lit-lie
Sentence: Bill Clinton told a Politlie when he uttered the infamous phrase "I did not have sex with that woman."
Etymology: Polit(ician) + Lie
Verbile
Created by: Mrgoodtimes
Pronunciation: ver - bahyl
Sentence: The audience felt like they needed a shower after the latest eruption of verbile from the governor's mouth.
Etymology: Verbal - Bile Wash your mouth out with soap.
Politicomylietis
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: poe/li/ti/coe/my/ly/tis
Sentence: Politicomylietis is an infectious viral disease rampant in political circles that affects the central nervous system and can cause temporary or permanent paralysis of the part of the brain which can distinguish between fact and fiction.
Etymology: political + poliomyelitis + my lie tis (true)
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COMMENTS:
Love it, very clever - TJayzz, 2008-06-12: 15:30:00
Terrific word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-13: 08:25:00
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Liewinski
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: l eye win skeee
Sentence: he couldn't explain why the liewinskies always left a funny taste in his mouth.
Etymology: lie Lewinski
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)
Fibdelity
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: fib-DEL-i-tee
Sentence: Fred was the consummate politician telling all new parliamentary members daly, that if you are must lie to the electorate, do it with spincerity. For, after all, you're doing it for their good, aren't you? Although, it cannot be said that Fred didn't have a political conscience, refusing to employ a spin-doctor, preferring to weave his own brand of fibdelity. But the most important piece of political wisdom he shared with his party's novice "gravy-trainers" was that, in the end, all that really counts in politics is having the numbers.
Etymology: FIB: to tell a white lie & FIDELITY: trust, trueheart, integrity.
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COMMENTS:
Another belter there Ozziebob! Superb stuff - Rutilus, 2008-06-12: 11:28:00
fantastic - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-12: 11:40:00
love it! - galwaywegian, 2008-06-12: 14:30:00
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