Verboticism: Slipocrisy

'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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Slipocrisy

Created by: Biscotti

Pronunciation: slip-pock-rysee

Sentence: John was caugt in a slipocrisy when he told the kids not to eat cookies before dinner, yet he had one not 10 minutes later; they were really tempting.

Etymology: slip (to mess up) + hypocrisy (don't practice what you preach)

Points: 845

Comments: Slipocrisy

Mustang - 2008-02-19: 23:18:00
Excellent verboticism.