Verboticism: Scifidumb
DEFINITION: v. To simplify, dramatize and fictionalize scientific knowledge so that it appeals to a general audience. n. A scientific fact, which has been exaggerated and dumbed-down to make it more "interesting".
Scifidumb
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Sy-fy-dum
Sentence: Whilst trying to explain the details to the general public about the inner workings of quantum physics, the scientists, in order to scifidumb the subject, resorted to employing a nursury school teacher to simplify things and also an author with a good imagination to make things more interesting by adding a few false facts.
Etymology: Sci-fi(Abbreviation of science fiction) + Dumb(as in dumb down) = Scifidumb
Points: 884
Comments: Scifidumb
Jabberwocky - 2009-01-30: 11:29:00
it would be fun to hear verbotomists explaining quantum physics - I bet we cold come up with some interesting false facts
TJayzz - 2009-01-31: 13:58:00
No doubt there Jabberwocky!!