DEFINITION: n. A person who likes to dress up and seems to have a different outfit for every occasion. v. To dress up in fancy clothes whenever you go out because you don’t know who you’re going to meet, and you don’t want to get dressed down.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Garbener: /garb en er/ Greta loved to match her outfits to her activities and/or venues. She especially loved to dress the part while doing the gardening. That is why they called her Greta Garbener. Etymology: Garb (clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion) & Gardner (someone who takes care of a garden) Created by: Nosila.
Holiduds: /hol-i-duhdz/ Every day’s a holiday when you wear your holiduds. Etymology: Holiday (a day fixed by law or custom on which ordinary business is suspended in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person) + duds (clothes, especially a suit of clothes) Created by: artr.
Apparechichi: /ah – pare – uh – CHE- CHE/ Veronica was a dedicated apparechichi with an extensive wardrobe consisting of fashions for any and all possibilities including the unlikely prospect of encountering celebs, big business moguls, politicians or even royalty. Etymology: Blend of ‘apparel’ (clothing) and chichi (pompous, pretentious) Created by: Mustang.
Stylophile: /sty lo fyl/ When he showed up to the Habitat For Humanity project in a three-piece-suit, the other workers realized that Ned was a true stylophile. Etymology: From the Greek stylos=pillar, used from 1770 to mean “mode or fashion of life” + French phile=one that loves or likes. Created by: focusteacher.
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