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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.
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Shambassador
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: sham bass a door
Sentence: Shambassador to the Divided Nations, Vdy Darkneibour sent his envoy to the centre of the Black Sea to campaign for detonation of nuckelhead weapons from any of the nations’ nucklehead submarines.
Etymology: shambassador is from sham (deliberately deceive or fake) and ambassador (a "spokesperson" or promoter).
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COMMENTS:
shambitious word! - Nosila, 2009-02-20: 22:59:00
Love this word. Great Historical-geographical refs! - metrohumanx, 2009-02-23: 01:09:00
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Cheneyvade
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: CHAIN-ee-vade
Sentence: Tricky Dick had the perfect plan. In order to assure that his pals got first crack at the world's largest oil reserves, he would call the invasion a "war on terror" and CHENEYVADE the fact that there were no WMDs suspected in Iraq. Mabye his Blackwater cronies could get a sweet contract to provide "security" as a bonus! What a sweet guy.
Etymology: CHENEY+eVADE=CHENEYVADE.....CHENEY: An infamous tight-lipped ex-vice president known for touting ficticious weapons of mass destruction as a pretext for invading Iraq.....EVADE:to avoid facing up to, to trick by dexterity or stratagem, to take refuge in escape or avoidance, to dodge; Middle French & Latin; Middle French evader, from Latin evadere, from e- + vadere to go, walk.
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COMMENTS:
A clean car is the sign of a sick mind....bumper sticker sighted on Long Island - metrohumanx, 2009-02-21: 04:55:00
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Ommistake
Created by: leechdude
Pronunciation: omm-istake
Sentence:
Etymology: ommissions mistake
Truthmission
Created by: feltcap
Pronunciation: trūth-mĭsh'ən
Sentence: Thinking immediately of the marijuana brownie he had eaten just hours ago, he decided to opt for truthmission when the officer asked him if he had -smoked- any marijuana that evening.
Etymology: truth - conformity to fact or actuality, omission - something forgotten or excluded
Gomission
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: go mishun
Sentence: When Sandra told her best friend Lacy about her latest boyfriend,"Fred",she was coy about his background. Her gomission about "Fred's" marital status and health history left Lacy thinking he was a catch. When Sandra finally admitted that he was married and had social diseases, Lacy was shocked. She was to be even more shocked later on when she discovered that "Fred" was actually her very own husband, Norbert!
Etymology: Go (do it;functioning correctly and ready for action;enter or assume a certain state or condition) & Omission (a mistake resulting from neglect;neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something)
Canvassin
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: kan vas sin
Sentence:
Etymology: canvassing sin
Oddorable
Created by: msergienko
Pronunciation: odd-DOR-ah-bul
Sentence: "That hipster girl over there is oddorable."
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Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James