Verboticism: Prescriptstun

'I'm clean! Clean as a needle!'

DEFINITION: n. The prescribed response of shock and denial that all world-class athletes follow when caught using banned drugs. v. To act shocked and deny guilt when accused of wrong-doing.

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Perplexcess

CharlieB

Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: per-plex-ess

Sentence: When told his doping test had come up positive, Francis's eyes widened and his mouth fell open. His overaction was so perplexcessive that no one doubted the accuracy of the results.

Etymology: perplexed (confused, bewildered) + excess (a surplus, abnormality)

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Nostimpics

Created by: Discoveria

Pronunciation: no-STIMM-pix

Sentence: Richard's nostimpics were almost as bad as his Olympics sportsmanship - he was caught doping in two different sports!

Etymology: no + stim (stimulant) + pics (pictures) + rhymes with Olympics

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COMMENTS:

Great sounding word, and fun to say! :) - Rhyme79, 2012-09-19: 10:26:00

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Proslipper

Created by: guesser

Pronunciation: Pro - slip - per

Sentence: How many times can a proslipper slip if a proslipper could slip up?

Etymology: Pro (professional) + slip (make a careless or slight error) + per (completely)

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Dopefeign

Created by: newworldview

Pronunciation: dope-fane

Sentence: The proof is incontrovertible. You can't dopefeign your way out this time.

Etymology: dope + feign

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Boosterclubbed

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: boo-stur-kluhbbed

Sentence: I was totally boosterclubbed when I discovered that Babe Ruth had actually used hybrid carrots and illegally imported beer to maintain his sharp vision and buddha-like physique.

Etymology: booster club - a supporting organization; booster - enhancer; clubbed - bowled over

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maybe that's a booster shot he's getting - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-23: 12:45:00

Good point! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-23: 16:26:00

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Denyitol

Created by: wordmeister

Pronunciation: dee-nI-it-ol

Sentence: I take two tabs of denyitol and I'm fine

Etymology: deny + it+ all

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COMMENTS:

Also looks like Nytol. Good one! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-23: 11:55:00

Does D. Nile use denyitol? - Stevenson0, 2007-05-23: 12:40:00

Yes, D. Nile does do denyitol. Especially when blunderstuck, and there's nothing he can do to blixit. Akerue! - wordmeister, 2007-05-23: 16:15:00

petaj Very good. Must get a prescriptstun for that. - petaj, 2007-05-24: 03:05:00

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Notmeosis

Created by: thephil

Pronunciation: notm:eosis

Sentence: When caught, he entered the mental state of notmeosis.

Etymology: NOT ME osis

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Dopified

Created by: daisy

Pronunciation: doe-pi-fide

Sentence: Mr. Landis was dopified to learn that those bottles of steroid water could actually be detected.

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Stareoid

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: stare + oid

Sentence: When accused of using drugs, he looked ahead with that look of shocked innocence - a stareoid.

Etymology: stare & steroid

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Lieandeny

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: lie/and/deny

Sentence: From Major League Baseball to the Tour de France, when drug accusations fly, the best offence is a good defence. So the prescribed lieandeny response is the standard course.

Etymology: lie + and + deny

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