Verboticism: Placeebull

'Yeah, I'm in heaven now.'

DEFINITION: n. A harmless untruth, intended to comfort simple souls. v. To use a little bit a fiction to smooth over the perplexities and complexities of life.

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Placeebull

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: pla/see/bull

Sentence: 'Hard work always pays off' - a placeebull to keep workers motivated

Etymology: placebo + bull (as in bullshit) (had to put the second e in my word to emphasize sound)

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Comments: Placeebull

galwaywegian - 2007-04-16: 06:30:00
okayee

Sed8ed - 2007-04-16: 06:33:00
Ain't it the truth!?!

petaj - 2007-04-16: 06:37:00
That example sounds like an alfalsism. Or a generaLIEzation.

jedijawa - 2007-04-16: 12:56:00
That's a great play on words!