Verboticism: Mykneesyeah
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.
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Omisssins
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: Oh Miss Sins
Sentence: 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.
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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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Missleading
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: missss leee ding
Sentence: He was a serial missleader until the day he let his cover slip when confused by the wrestling Williams twins. He was in so much pain that he couldn't even hit on the ortopaedic surgeon's receptionist.
Etymology: miss, misleading
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COMMENTS:
ladies day again! lol - silveryaspen, 2009-02-20: 08:32:00
funny - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-20: 10:41:00
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Piecefo
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: piece/fo
Sentence: Politicians are very piecefo in disseminating their ideas to persaude people to vote for them and their parties.
Etymology: PIECEFO - from PIECE (partial) + INFO (information)
Concealsensus
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kuhn-seel-sen-suhs
Sentence: The manager has been known to omit a few details in an effort to reach a concealsensus.
Etymology: conceal (hide, disguise) + consensus (general agreement)
Factholes
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: fakthōlz
Sentence: If you could see Tim's argument it would look like a slice of Swiss cheese. He is skilled in the use of flash and bluster to camouflage his factholes. When people find how they have been duped, they will sometimes refer to Tim as a certain variety of hole.
Etymology: fact (a thing that is indisputably the case) + holes (hollow places in a solid body or surface)
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COMMENTS:
Into the void! - metrohumanx, 2009-02-23: 01:14:00
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Contice
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: kon tyse
Sentence: Lola confessed to her bff Wendy that her on-line date had been able to contice her by omitting every other line in his bio...
Etymology: Con (fool, trick) & Entice (lure;seduce;lead-on)
Ommistake
Created by: leechdude
Pronunciation: omm-istake
Sentence:
Etymology: ommissions mistake
Canvassin
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: kan vas sin
Sentence:
Etymology: canvassing sin
Gomission
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: go mishun
Sentence: When Sandra told her best friend Lacy about her latest boyfriend,"Fred",she was coy about his background. Her gomission about "Fred's" marital status and health history left Lacy thinking he was a catch. When Sandra finally admitted that he was married and had social diseases, Lacy was shocked. She was to be even more shocked later on when she discovered that "Fred" was actually her very own husband, Norbert!
Etymology: Go (do it;functioning correctly and ready for action;enter or assume a certain state or condition) & Omission (a mistake resulting from neglect;neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something)
