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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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Flib

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: flib

Sentence: Man, Bush tells a lot of flibs, but you just know he's convinced they're not lies.

Etymology: fib + glib

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Inventruth

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: in-ven-trooth

Sentence: The candidate is famous for his use of inventruth. He is so good at it that his own mother is beginning to doubt her memory of her son's early life.

Etymology: invent (to produce or create with the imagination) + truth (conformity with fact or reality)

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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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Liewinski

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: lye winn skeee

Sentence: As with most liewinskis, you can put it in the hands of your intern, but it won't stand up in court

Etymology: lie lewinski

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COMMENTS:

you earned a cigar for that one... - Nosila, 2011-02-25: 08:18:00

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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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Prommiss

Created by: jrogan

Pronunciation: prom-miss

Sentence: I believe my own prommisses, don't you?

Etymology: prom+miss

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Politicon

Created by: Muttley74

Pronunciation: Po-littee-con

Sentence: It would be nice if our politicians would tell us the truth, explain the tough issues, and give us some choices for how to solve the problems. But until there is a grassroots movement supporting discussion of difficult issues—until the supporting winds blow hard enough for politicians with their fingers in the wind to sense the need to do it—most politicians will continue to make "politicons". Until we demonstrate that we can handle the truth, we can expect our politicians to keep lying to us. There will always be some politicians who will make "politicons" more than others and some who come very close to telling us the truth. It's easy enough to identify these two types: The lying politicians will usually be saying things that feel comfortable and require no effort on our part; the truth-telling politicians will usually be saying things we'd rather not hear and prefer not to think about.

Etymology: Politicon is derived from the word "Politics" and the word "Con" meaning to deceive and hoodwink

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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

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Orastory

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Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: ora-store-ee

Sentence: The MP for Bexhill was skilled in the art of orastory. His speeches may not have been technically accurate, but they were definitely convincing.

Etymology: oratory (the art of public speaking) + story (a fictitous tale; a fabrication)

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Disingenuine

Created by: Rutilus

Pronunciation: dis-in-jen-yoo-in

Sentence: Clarence was a smooth parliamentarian; he was intelligent, articulate, charismatic and debonaire. Versed in the art of spin, his web of lies glittered before all like the truths they really were not. He was the complete disingenuine politician and the nation loved him for it.

Etymology: disingenous - misleading, calculating; genuine - real, true

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COMMENTS:

great blend - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-12: 11:45:00

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