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DEFINITION: v. intr. To be accused of something you didn't do, then do that exact same thing later, completely by accident. n. A false accusation which coincidentally happens to be correct.
Verboticisms
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Innonsense
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: in-non-cents
Sentence: Bob,the head geek on his debate team, declared his innocence when asked if he used steroids to give him an edge in competition. He then plead innonsense, stating the steroids were only to help him get picked to a team in gym class.
Etymology: innocent/nonsense
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COMMENTS:
Unique! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 19:25:00
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Accuratesation
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: ack-you-rate-sa-shun
Sentence: Amanda vehemently denied David's suggestion that she had been over using chemicals to relax her hair; her total baldness by the end of the month revealed the depth of david's accuratesation.
Etymology: accurate + accusation
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COMMENTS:
Great sentence and etymology! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 11:52:00
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Coincidunce
Created by: Dougalistic
Pronunciation: Co-in-see-dun-suh
Sentence: Fidel Castro resign's today because he is not happy about the fact America label him as a criminal. In a statement today he made a strong speech to the people of Cuba in an attempt to stress his ideas on his political position: "I will not aspire to, nor will I accept the position of president of the council of state and commander in chief," Castro wrote. "I wish only to fight as a soldier of ideas... Perhaps my voice will be heard. And if I had any involvement in the cold war it was completely by coincidunce.." He said today.
Etymology: Coincidence - A striking occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance. Dunce - a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt.
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COMMENTS:
The one letter change ... the two word blend ... Great creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 11:38:00
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Lewinskidince
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: loo in skid inse
Sentence: It was a pure lewinskidince, she was shining my shoes before my press conference, the phone rang and I couldn't find an ashtray.
Etymology: lewinski, coincidence
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COMMENTS:
are you sure it wasn't blewinskidince? - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-19: 11:16:00
Roaringly funny! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 12:11:00
Certainly put her moniker on this one! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-19: 15:29:00
HA! - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-19: 18:20:00
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Dohpas
Created by: Jamagra
Pronunciation: doe pah
Sentence: PTO Treasurer Lucinda Bookcooker belatedly realized that announcing an "irregularity" in the organization's financial records whilst wearing Gucci, hand-painted silk Jimmy Choo pumps and carrying a Coach handbag might be considered by some to be a dohpas.
Etymology: colloquial "doh" popularized by Homer Simpson + the French "faux pas"
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COMMENTS:
Clever! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 12:22:00
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Liekelihood
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: lie/kliee/hood
Sentence: When first you tell a lie there is a great liekelihood that you will do the deed.
Etymology: lie + likelihood
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COMMENTS:
add a letter and get a two word blend ... another great creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 11:40:00
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Unfib
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˌʌnˈfɪb/
Sentence: One can unfib accidentally: "I unfibbed my fake broken leg by tripping on the crutches I was using for verisimilitude." One is occasionally required to unfib on purpose: "I told her that we were going to go bowling because I thought that would make her stay home, but when she pulled out her personalized ball and custom-fit shoes, I was forced to go and unfib the whole thing."
Etymology: From un- + fib
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COMMENTS:
Sometimes people tell what they think are lies when they are actually telling the truth. While this is often referred to as "unfibbing", technically "malfibbing" would be more correct. - ErWenn, 2008-02-19: 10:31:00
Fibulous! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 11:39:00
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Arrestiny
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /uh-REST-tuh-nee/
Sentence: Officer Hurley told us an ironic story about a known car thief who had apparently lost the keys to his own car, and was arrested when the police found him hotwiring it. One week later, arrestiny prevailed, and he was caught hotwiring a car he didn't actually own.
Etymology: blend of Arrest - into legal custody (from Latin, restāre "to stand still") & Destiny - inevitable course of events (from Latin, dēstināre "determine")
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COMMENTS:
Nice word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-19: 15:33:00
Great etymoology and blending! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 19:30:00
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Veratilie
Created by: 8Revolution8
Pronunciation: vera/ti/lee
Sentence: "But I didn't do it!" "Ok, I believe you...(for now...)" Sometime... later... The veratilie of the offense made that man's three kids orphans...
Etymology: verity (true/truth) + lie
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COMMENTS:
Goes right to the contradiction in the definition! Really captures the dichotomy in it! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 19:33:00
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Fict
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: fikt
Sentence: He told the lie with such conesty, that no one suspected that his fact, was in fact, a fict.
Etymology: fact, fiction
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COMMENTS:
Short, strong sentence and blend. Like conesty as much as fikt! Exceptional! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-19: 12:07:00
Agreed, I like 'conesty' as well. - Tigger, 2008-02-19: 13:20:00
Yep, "conesty" is tops! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-19: 15:32:00
I liked conesty too, but when I saved it, google found it on another invented word web site. - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-19: 15:49:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by 8Revolution8. Thank you 8Revolution8. ~ James
Nosila - 2008-02-19: 14:20:00
Good one, Tigger...how irobnic!