Verboticism: Fibrillagetions
DEFINITION: n., The shock and embarrassment felt after innocently implying that you are much younger, only to discover that everyone actually knows how old you really are. v., To be embarrassed when caught lying about your age.
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Embarrage
Created by: logarithm
Pronunciation: ehm-bae-rej
Sentence: Imagine the embarragement Julie had at her surprise birthday party organised by her colleagues, when the number of candles on the cake correctly indicating her true age of 45, but all the while she has been telling them she was only thirty-something.
Etymology: 1) Embarrass: cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious. 2) Age: grow old or older.
Demoralizageshun
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: dee/moral/i/zayj/shun
Sentence: Sue suffered complete demoralizageshun when she and her girlfriends got carded after a Hannah Montana concert. She claimed she was dyslexic and thought 15 and 51 were the same.
Etymology: demoralization + age + shun
Demoralizageshun
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: dee/moral/i/zayj/shun
Sentence: Sue suffered complete demoralizageshun when she and her girlfriends got carded after a Hannah Montana concert. She claimed she was dyslexic and thought 15 and 51 were the same.
Etymology: demoralization + age + shun
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COMMENTS:
Age dyslexia is as clever, fun and funny as demoralizageshun. (big grin). Greate creates! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-05: 06:10:00
Clever blend & funny sentence. "1551" - reminds me of the "1661 Syndrome", where one looks attractive from the back (16), but not so attractive from the face (61)! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-05: 15:44:00
to hard to pornonuce - purpleman, 2008-02-05: 19:11:00
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Trickage
Created by: seniouxa13
Pronunciation: trik-eyj
Sentence: This trickage is getting on my nerves that I'm getting more wrinkles on my forehead!
Etymology: From trick and age, literally to trick about the age
Guilestone
Created by: loxhobabl
Pronunciation: gile-stone
Sentence: Karen perpetrated a >guilestone at her birthday get-together.
Etymology: guile, milestone
Fableage
Tempestafucitum
Created by: CanadianAndyCapp
Pronunciation: Tem-pust-a-fook-e-tum
Sentence: Annie had a total tempestafucitum over finding out that her true age had been found out and that her attempts to diguise the effects of time had failed.
Etymology: Tempest :(orig Latin. Tempus) - a storm related to time. A : (French. ) to. Fucitum : (Latin.) - to be caught or ensnared. See Also: Chronolonakitum (Orig. Greek)
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COMMENTS:
I like this one. Reminds me of "tempus fugit" - ErWenn, 2008-02-05: 10:11:00
Far out! Kudos for originality! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-05: 18:21:00
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Shamefaged
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: shaym-fajd
Sentence: Goldie wishfullied and prevaricaged she was in her 20's. She was outrajeoned and hoaryfied by those courageous enough to treat her like the forty-something she was. Their realizageshuns bombaged her and left her shamefaged.
Etymology: A play on being shamefaced when forced to admit one's real age ... shamefaged.
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COMMENTS:
so many good words - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-05: 09:42:00
Verbountiful! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-05: 16:22:00
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Annunull
Created by: thegoatisbad
Pronunciation: an-ye-nul
Sentence: You are cordially invited to Kimberly's annunull birthday party! Come celebrate as Kimberly turns 27, again. Kimberly is registered at Bed, Bath & Beyond; Hancock Fabrics; and the Birkenstock outlet. Party starts at 4:30. BYOB. Park down the street.
Etymology: annual (happening yearly) + null (amounting to nothing)
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COMMENTS:
Happy Annunull, Kimberly! - Nosila, 2010-04-23: 23:24:00
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Embrage
Created by: boviex
Pronunciation: embrej alt. embrAge
Sentence: She was embraged when she discovered that her age was no secret. When she saw the number of candles on the cake, her heart filled with embrage.
Etymology: Take your pick. Embarass(ment)/Age/Umbrage/(En)rage