Alabama Sharpie

NOUN or ADJECTIVE A construction in which one artificially extends, exaggerates, or otherwise expounds upon the length, width, breadth, or height of something, either physical or non-physical. Sometimes used to disguise, cover-up, or attempt to explain a proven falsehood.

Origin: Donald Trump's Hurricane Dorian presentation in the Oval Office on 9/4/2019, where a black Sharpie was used to extend the NHC's cone projection over part of the state of Alabama, in an attempt to justify/explain an erroneous Tweet.

As an adjective: In an effort to make the company look solvent, Tom employed a blatant Alabama Sharpie technique in his diagram at the board meeting today.

As a noun: The quarterback had been officially listed as six-foot-one, but he decided to pull an Alabama Sharpie and told reporters that he was actually six-four.

leafmine

Canine droppings in one's yard that are covered, hidden, obscured or otherwise camouflaged by fallen leaves or other autumnal debris.

My beautiful Fall afternoon was slightly tarnished when I rolled over a leafmine with the lawnmower, and then doubled down on the transaction when the left sole of my Adidas also found purchase.