Correct
Making up
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Just making up numbers when their correct meaning may be guessed: for example, "eleventy" must be 110.
Source: Eleventy Zillion -
When Repomies doesn't believe him, Pöysti demonstrates by making up an alternate interpretation of events and starts beating the suspect's head in with a chair until the perp agrees that his address is the correct one.
Source: Western Animation / Pasila -
Model Car pops up as the correct answer.Explanation This happens because the game searches for letters making up key words.
Source: Web Video / Game Grumps
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