Verboticism: Banshock

'I'm clean! Clean as a needle!'

DEFINITION: The prescribed response of shock and denial that all world-class athletes follow when caught using banned drugs.

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Banshock

Created by: riomarde

Pronunciation: Ban-shock

Sentence: After the Olympian cyclist was caught using illegal performance enhancers he released a statement expressing his banshock and denial.

Etymology: Banned substances... ban + shock... feigned or genuine response to allegations of the athlete’s use of banned substances.

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