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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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Misstruth
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: miss strue thhh
Sentence: the PM was the best in his team at proclaiming misstruths.
Etymology: from miss truth thus lie and also strewth as in the australian slang for not being really believable.
Politrick
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: politrick
Sentence: He politricked himself to believe in everything he said.
Etymology: politic + trick
Bushcrack
Created by: Bulletchewer
Pronunciation: bush-crak
Sentence: His Bushcrack about the decrease in taxes was aimed to please those precious voters.
Etymology: From "Bush" meaning "liar" and "wisecrack" used ironically. Also note "crack" a joke, smile etc. It was either that or "politrick" (a word I heard from Max Cavalera).
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COMMENTS:
Rhymes with bushwhack and reminds me of the joke about how you can tell he's lying (his lips are moving). - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-22: 13:09:00
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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.
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)
Belieffib
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: Bee-leef-fib
Sentence: "I did not have sexual relations with that woman," said the president, who must have had a different definition of the term than the rest of the English-speaking world.
Etymology: Belief + fib
Redunctione
Created by: ziggy41
Pronunciation: (Ree-DUNK-shen)
Sentence: The statements he made were completely absurd redunctiones.
Etymology: Redundant + Function
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COMMENTS:
pl: redunctiones; note that it can be turned into a adj. as such: redunctional, and adv.: redunctionally. - ziggy41, 2007-03-24: 15:07:00
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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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