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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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Decepticongressional
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: dee-sep-tee-con-gresh-ah-nul
Sentence: he always found it impressed the voters if he took a decepticongressional approach to health care
Etymology: deceptive, congress, decepticons[from transformers...those guys were evil]
Orastory
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)
Itsnofacto
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: itz - no - FACT - oh
Sentence: Senator Hornblower had been hawking his latest trumped up gimmick for so long he had polished the delivery to the point that even he himself could no longer separate fact from fiction and his spiel was itsnofacto truth in his mind.
Etymology: It's + no + fact....play on 'ipso facto'...'by the fact itself; by the very nature of the deed'
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COMMENTS:
Great word! - TJayzz, 2008-06-12: 08:27:00
very funny - rolls off the tongue - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-12: 11:40:00
Ah, many's a good story is ruined by sticking to the factos...good word - Nosila, 2008-06-12: 20:38:00
Very clever - luv it! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-13: 08:25:00
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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
Diplolegory
Created by: Ahmad
Pronunciation: dip-lo-ligri
Sentence: Common people take every word true which springs out of the political leader but they dont understand that its just a diplolegory and nothing.
Etymology: Diplomat = one who is skilled in dealing public or exterior matters. Allegory means the statement which means differently than what it seems on the suface.
Polibrication
Created by: ozzymars
Pronunciation: pah-lib-bra-cay-shun
Sentence: His polibrications were the cause of him losing the election.
Etymology: politics+fabrication
Parliamendacity
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: par lee a men dass it tee
Sentence: The Right Honodorable Member of Parliament for the riding of Stenchley-Stink Lake, Saskatcheeewwwan was Mr. Reek Ansmell. He displayed his dis-scent with his fellow MP's with his fuming rants about big business, kickbacks and pollution. He was the King of parliamendacity, as his riding had a pulp and paper mill, a large abbattoir and a sour gas plant running 24-7, in which he held shares. These smelly plants also accounted for the fact that he and his constituents had lost their olfactory senses and never knew how bad their B.O. was to the rest of the country!
Etymology: Parliament (a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Canada, Great Britain) & Mendacity (the tendency to be untruthful, lying)
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
Reaganphonics
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.
Defibelation
Created by: bedens
Pronunciation: Dee-FIB-uh-lay-shun
Sentence: 1. (n.) "I voted with the best interest of my constituents in mind", he said with defibelation. 2. (v.) Johnny J. Politician defibilated when stating his position on health care reform.
Etymology: De (to remove) - fib (an untruth) - elation (with joy or happiness). Also incorporates part of "defibrillation", which is the act of restoring the heart to its normal rhythm.
