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DEFINITION: v. To change the dates, times or sequence of past events, in order to put a better perspective on your current situation. n. An historical date which has been "adjusted" to fit present needs.
Verboticisms
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Chronolify
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: kron-ol-i-fi
Sentence: Gillian saw absolutely no harm in subjecting the date of birth on her CV to a quick bit of chronolification.
Etymology: chronology (order of time) + modify (to alter slightly)
Altarerioration
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: al tar ree er ayshun
Sentence: When Benny married Bertha, he made a slight altarerioration to their marriage date. They had been married overseas, without family present. Instead of November, he recorded it as April. This was just to make sure that their baby, Swen, looked like he was planned. The truth was that Benny had forgotten to go to the drugstore...
Etymology: Altar (a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made;where vows are exchanged in the church at a wedding) & Alteration (the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification) & Ulterior (lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)
Redate
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: rE-dAt
Sentence: Thanks to Tommy's expertise at redating, he lost his virginity twice. Both girls were quite pleased.
Etymology: re-date
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COMMENTS:
It's kind of obvious, but as ErWen says maybe it could become a commonly used word. - wordmeister, 2007-01-31: 10:41:00
I voted for it! Reminds me of "regifting." - ErWenn, 2007-01-31: 20:44:00
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Teetertautological
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: tee/ter/tot/o/log/i/cal
Sentence: He knew his teetertautological technique would put a better spin on exactly why they got married in the first place.
Etymology: teeter (as in vacillate) + tautological (true by virtue of its logical form alone)
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COMMENTS:
nice word! - Alchemist, 2007-01-31: 17:35:00
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Rosytime
Created by: BMott
Pronunciation: Ro-zy Time
Sentence: He indulged in a bit of rosytime when filling out his resume, indicating that he was employed steadily.
Etymology: rosy - looking through rose colored glasses to see only the good. time - well, that one is obvious.
Retconartistry
Created by: ArsMajika
Pronunciation: RET-CON-ahr-tis-TREE
Sentence: Douglas is a master of retconartistry. I doubt he even knows his own history anymore.
Etymology: Retcon - Retroactive Continuity; Con Artist - One who lies in order to make situations advantageous to themselves.
Billandtedit
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: bill-and-ted-it
Sentence: in order to prosper on the dating scene she decided to billandtedit her two failed marriages out of her past
Etymology: edit, bill and ted
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COMMENTS:
Brilliant! - ErWenn, 2007-01-31: 01:37:00
Excellent, even! - ErWenn, 2007-01-31: 01:38:00
You'll win this one, easy! - allwise, 2007-01-31: 02:01:00
Dude! - cryptc, 2007-01-31: 02:01:00
I've never seen the movie. Here's the description: "Two seemingly dumb teens struggle to prepare a historical presentation with the help of a time machine." Verbawesome word, Rik! - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-31: 06:21:00
excellllllllent ! - toadstool57, 2007-01-31: 07:33:00
good !! - adbern, 2007-01-31: 14:19:00
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Optichronate
Created by: chofu67
Pronunciation: op tee crow nate
Sentence: With a little optichronation of the postage meter, we were able to post mark our payment so that they appeared to be on time.
Etymology: Optimize + chronos (time)
Tarrantinizing
Created by: Carljoyce
Pronunciation:
Sentence: After a whirlwind six months of backpacking through Europe, Quetin tarrantinized his journey to better understand how he changed.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Exactly, it's a movie.... I just can't figure out when it started. - wordmeister, 2007-01-31: 14:07:00
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Retroflirt
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ret-ro-flert
Sentence: Though he knew better, Rodney hoped his audacious claim to have changed their marriage date would convince Lou Anne that it was ok for him to retroflirt.
Etymology: Retro - go back in time, flirt - have romantic interludes with women
Comments:
allwise - 2007-01-31: 02:00:00
I think you'll win this one easy!
wordmeister - 2007-01-31: 10:42:00
Wow, "R" is the letter of the day!