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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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Polietician

artr

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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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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Politifiction

Created by: rebelvin

Pronunciation: POLITIcian+FICTION

Sentence: Seeing the candidates debate, we knew there was no better place to find politifiction.

Etymology: POLITIcian+FICTION

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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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Aletheadicate

personak

Created by: personak

Pronunciation: uh-lith-ee-AD-ih-cate

Sentence: It's obvious he's aletheadicating.

Etymology: Combination of "alethe" and "adicate" "alethe" from Greek "alethea" - true; "adicate" from Greek "adikeo" - wrong

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Welmeanie

Created by: Tanik

Pronunciation: wel-mee-nee

Sentence: I just feel so sorry for the people who believed his welmeanies.

Etymology: well-meaning-lie

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COMMENTS:

Good one! Good double meaning... - wordmeister, 2008-06-12: 09:48:00

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Liewinski

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: lye win skeee

Sentence: he couldn't explain why the liewinskies always left a funny taste in his mouth.

Etymology: lie lewinski

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COMMENTS:

mrskellyscl good one! - mrskellyscl, 2009-10-08: 05:37:00

Cute! - Nosila, 2009-10-08: 09:25:00

agree with all of the above - splendiction, 2009-10-08: 22:35:00

very clever... - mweinmann, 2009-10-09: 07:44:00

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Verantasy

Created by: suzanne

Pronunciation: fer- ann-tassy

Sentence: his verantasy about his integrity in face of the cash scandal, was really quite endearing.

Etymology: ver- from the latin Veritas meaning truth.

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Reaganphonics

buck180

Created by: buck180

Pronunciation: ray/gan/FON/iks

Sentence: Although what the politician said was not entirely true, his eloquence as he reaganphonocized lent such credibility to his address that even his detractors were swayed.

Etymology: From President REAGAN, who was master at his political game and took the manipulation of PHONICS (the study of sounds and words) to new heights. Also a play on the term reaganomics.

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Fabricateur

Created by: splendiction

Pronunciation: fab REE cat er

Sentence: “I smell well the stink my predecessor has produced and will clear the air with fresh, new, ideas!” Like many moldy fabricateurs, he had begun to deny his speeches had become stale. Believing his old lies became an important stench-masking device.

Etymology: From: fabricate and -eur.

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COMMENTS:

Absolutely Fabrilous, Sweety Dahling! - Nosila, 2009-10-08: 23:03:00

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