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DEFINITION: v. To win approval by carefully omitting any and all facts which may put the "correct" decision in jeopardy. n. A form of persuasion, or perhaps deceit, which is based on selective omissions.
Factstory
Top verboticism of the day created by TJayzz
Pronunciation: Fakt-stor-ee
Sentence: When George started dating Jenny he carefully invented a whole factstory of untruths to persuede her that he was just the man she was looking for. He omitted all the bad things he had done in his life, including his stay in prison for fraud, and instead concentrated on the good things, embroidering them just a little to be sure she fell for him in a big way.
Etymology: Facts(information used as evidence, indisputable) + Story(an account of imaginary events) = Factstory
Created by: TJayzz.
Comments:
nice blend - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-20: 10:41:00
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Subdupe: /sub-dupe/ The only way to convince the arachnophobes of my proposals, is to subdupe them about the escaped tarantula. Etymology: Subdue - to suppress, hold back. Dupe - con, swindle, trick Created by: fendallwit.
Deleteful: /de LETE ful/ The guy I am now dating is delightful, but the last guy was deleteful. He always "forgot" to tell me things. He didn't tell me he was dating other women. He said, "You didn't ask." He told me what he thought I should know in a nicely packaged facade, and deleted the rest. Etymology: The opposite of delightful. DELETE: to remove something, or erase something DECEITFUL: dishonest Created by: kateinkorea.
Comments:
Well crafted! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-20: 08:29:00
Omisssins: /Oh Miss Sins/ Politicians most often put a different spin on what they do, or what they want to do, by presenting only part of the facts, leaving out the rest of the facts, in order to gain votes and public approval. The more powerful the politician, the more he omisssins. Etymology: O MISS SINS is a word play on OMISSIONS. /// O - short for Oh, an interjection indicating surprise! Miss - as in overlook or leave out. Sins - to lie by omission, which is still a lie, and lies are sins. Omissions - things left out. Created by: silveryaspen.
Comments:
Song of the day: Sins-cerely! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-20: 01:06:00
how true - unfortunately - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-20: 10:40:00
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Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James