Verboticism: Fract
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.
Fract
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: frakt
Sentence: Everything she said was true. She would break down all she knew and serve up just those bits that favored her interests. ”I’m not lying”, she would say and that’s a fract.
Etymology: fracture (the cracking or breaking of a hard object or material) + fact (a thing that is indisputably the case)
Points: 737