Slangipedia - Slang Dictionary

1

It's like making a mess on purpose, but only the easy stuff gets covered up, leaving the bad stuff plain as day.

The report said 'we lost money' but didn't say how much. Classic obviscate.

He covered up the obvious mistake but left the big one in plain sight.

The teacher said 'you failed' but didn't say why. That's obviscate.

2

You hide the simple stuff so you can laugh at the complicated mess you left behind.

She hid the easy answer but left the whole equation for us to solve.

He said 'it's broken' but didn't tell us which part.

The boss said 'we're behind' but didn't say why.

3

It’s like putting a band-aid on a broken leg while the whole rest of your body is on fire.

He covered up the small error but left the big one glaring at us.

The message said 'you're late' but didn’t say how late.

She covered the easy part but left the hard part for us to deal with.

4

You make things look simple so you can keep the mess all to yourself.

He said 'it's easy' but we all know it's not.

She covered up the obvious lie but left the rest for us to figure out.

The guy said 'we're fine' but didn’t say what was wrong.

5

It’s like when you spill a drink and only wipe up the tiny bit you can see, ignoring the big mess you made.

He covered up the small mistake but left the big one for everyone to see.

She said 'we're okay' but didn’t say why we weren’t.

The report said 'we’re not doing bad' but didn’t say how bad.