Verboticism: Factcident

'Those drugs were my wife's drugs...'

DEFINITION: v. intr. To be accused of something you didn't do, then do that exact same thing later, completely by accident. n. A false accusation which coincidentally happens to be correct.

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Factcident

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: fakt-ser-dent

Sentence: the editor of the tabloid magazine knew that most of what they printed was rubbish...but she was pretty sure there must be a few factcidents in there as well

Etymology: fact, accident

Points: 938

Comments: Factcident

silveryaspen - 2008-02-19: 12:20:00
Good sentence!

ErWenn - 2008-02-19: 19:04:00
Good word and spot-on with the sentence.

Tigger - 2008-02-19: 20:48:00
I really like the sound of this word. Question though: Your pronunciation (fakt-ser-dent) sounds like how someone from Long Island, New York would say it (adding 'r's). Was that intentional?