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Fiction on the Fly

(1) the less-than-honest but tried-and-true method used by married spouses for dealing with an indiscretion; a more sophisticated version of "thinking out loud"

(2) the time-honored technique used by politicians, lawyers and publicists to add sunshine to a murky situation or deflect attention

(3) a rhetorical device employed by men to cover a wide range of pre- and post-romantic interludes

(4) the immediate and often creative explanation to something you have no clue about

Etymology - derived from the David Mamet comedy, State and Main (2000); William H. Macy character Walt Price: It's not a lie. It's a gift for fiction.”
Mark Antony - “Those are some crazy pheromones on your perfumed sails. Mrs. Philopator, you're trying to seduce me.”

Cleopatra (in her best fiction on the fly) – “Don’t be silly sweetie. It’s just an old Ptolemaic dynasty tradition. Your imagination is more fertile than the Nile River. ”

“Damn you and your Fiction on the Fly. You WERE checking that girl out. It had nothing to do with your claims about Tim Gunn and loving fashion."

“I’m sorry baby. It just slipped. Maybe we can use a safe word next time.” (most overheard--and overused--fiction on the fly)

“Yes. I googled my tweet and discovered that my linkedin got facebooked. How many pieces of social networking flair are you wearing today? “

"That Governor Sanford needs to work on both his TMI and Fiction on the Fly. Damn."
by Marcus Antonius July 10, 2009
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Peak Fiction

guy 1: highschool dxd is peak fiction

guy 2: yes
by thefogiscomingthefogiscoming February 22, 2022
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slash fiction

Slash Fiction is the portrayal of a perceived homosexual relationship between two lead characters in a popular continuity. It is for this reason that Slash Fiction is ambiguous with Kirk/Spock, Tidus/Auron, or Cloud/Sephiroth fiction. Apparently, there is also Harry Potter Slash fiction. *Is disgusted.* It is suspected that this is called "slash" fiction because it sexually mutilates the entire framework of the continuity.
Slash fiction is primarily written by women.
by mcn00baj00b May 10, 2008
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peak fiction

Breaking Bad is peak fiction
I know!”
by yuhfortune August 15, 2023
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Peak Fiction

“Bro are there any words for peak fiction
One Piece.”
by Randomedits June 29, 2022
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fictional googology

The study of large numbers beyond infinity. Also the shittiest form of math. Set theory is better than this crap.
F25Key:What range of math do you qualify in?
OWOT User 1 :I like doing the best math in the universe, Fictional Googology!
F25Key:It sucks ass
OWOT User 1:What, it’s the best math in the universe!
F25Key:Your father left you

OWOT User 1:, it’s the best math in the universe!
F25Key:FG is horrible
OWOT User 1: You are wrong! FG is the best stuff in the universe!
OWOT User 2:It really isn’t…
OWOT User 3: Person 1: Oh, fictional googology? That stuff is BOORING!! They have names with no creativity and have 1000+ second long explosions before mentioning something fake. Plus, it is just numbers that are not even useful.
F25Key:Where did you come from? You still said facts though.
by F25Key June 10, 2023
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Urban Fictioning

The act of adding a word to Urban Dictionary, preferably the name of a friend or foe, as a means to passive-aggressively express love or ridicule. The false definitions are easily noticed and look to be added by an adolescent teenage girl.
I can't stand Urban Fictioning!
by JellyTroll January 7, 2011
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