Verboticism: Shambush

'Do you have anything to say about your predecessor?'

DEFINITION: v. To pretend to forget an embarrassing act or event. n. A person who pretends to forget embarrassing moments or actions.

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Shambush

Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Sham-bush

Sentence: Asked what it felt like to follow in the footsteps of his predecessor the new president cleverly avoided the question by faking a shambush and pretending he didn't know who the interviewer was talking about.

Etymology: Sham(fake) + Bush(Surname of the previous president of the USA)

Points: 1799

Comments: Shambush

silveryaspen - 2009-01-22: 11:04:00
Cleverly crafted sentence! Avoiding the press's ambush with shambush!

Jabberwocky - 2009-01-22: 12:38:00
funny

readerwriter - 2009-01-22: 16:20:00
Oh, my...wish I'd seen this before I used up all my votes! Love it.