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evoluptuous

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Pertaining to the rich diversity of the natural world that developed over billions of years through natural selection.

creatin

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Someone who believes it only took seven days.

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Originally posted by FMF

"Esquivalience" is a fictitious entry in the New Oxford American Dictionary (NOAD), which was designed and included to protect copyright of the publication. It was purported to mean: "The willful avoidance of one's official responsibilities."[Wiki].

What seemingly plausible but fictitious words can we come up with that could serve the same purpose as Esquivalience if we needed them?
Neuraltney (sing, noun):

"Rare Medical/Social Condition in which a person (typically, male) believes he's thinking an honest thought but finds himself incapable [and in extreme cases] impotent in getting that honest and tempting thought up and on the table."
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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
[b]Neuraltney (sing, noun):

"Rare Medical/Social Condition in which a person (typically, male) believes he's thinking an honest thought but finds himself incapable [and in extreme cases] impotent in getting that honest and tempting thought up and on the table."
-[/b]
gnatswishing, noun [gerund].

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Rekinlame (adjective): You're so sad and into pain that the only words of comfort ever spoken to you by your mother, long ago, still ring in your one good ear, "You're not nothing, son. You're not nothing at all. Losers need love too."

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Neuraltney
Paul McCartney as a political moderate. 😕

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Originally posted by FMF
gnatswishing
What gay gnats do. 😕

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Originally posted by ChessPraxis

Paul McCartney as a political moderate. 😕
Please stop being a world class neuraltney. Your pink toothbrush is where

you left, in the bathroom above the garage. Now, go... or I'm calling FMF.
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The game was already played long ago. Refer to

Douglas Adams: The meaning of Liff

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Originally posted by Ponderable
The game was already played long ago. Refer to

Douglas Adams: The meaning of Liff
Not quite. That referrred to giving place names new meanings. In this one, we have to make up new words.

Like nitbore

Noun

Person who tediously points out small and irrelevant differences.

🙂

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Opeer: "As Peerage is to Peer and as Post is to Poster, Op is to OPeer." (pronounced with three syllable, O P eer)
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