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DEFINITION: v. To wear special uniforms and carry around unusual props in order to stimulate social interaction. n. A person who compensates for their lack of personality and weak social skills by resorting to props and costumes.
Verboticisms
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Propamour
Created by: Jamagra
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COMMENTS:
keep going - this word has great possibilities - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-14: 11:44:00
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Appallapparel
Created by: XMbIPb
Pronunciation: /a-pal-a-pa-re-l/
Sentence: No one appreciated just how difficult it is was for a bunch of 40-somethings to squeeze into their daughters’ high school cheerleading outfits. The kids were especially mortified by such a dumb display of appallapparel. After all, weren’t these the same parents who always harangued them on how to “use you judgment” and “be reasonable”?!
Etymology: appall (v.) – to fill with consternation or dismay apparel (n.) – clothing, especially outer garments; attire
Garbgarious
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: garb/gair/ee/us
Sentence: Colin was garbgarious when he had the appropriate prop in hand, an ipod, or book, or was wearing an outrageous t-shirt in order to break the ice in new situations. Otherwise he slinked along avoiding all contact.
Etymology: garb + gregarious
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COMMENTS:
Clever blend. Seems Col meet with more than a few garbacles! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-14: 16:55:00
The ice-breaker angle is very appealing! Very nice verbot! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-14: 18:53:00
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Hornament
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: horn a ment
Sentence: With Valentine's Day around the corner, Darryl went to great pains to hornament himself in a way that would attract a love interest. His boss, however, did not think the office was the appropriate place for Darryl to advertise his wares in a heart-covered speedo, erotic tee shirt and hat decorated with antlers that read, "Do I make you horny?"
Etymology: Horn (horny, looking for lust) & Ornament (decoration, adornment, something used to beautify something/one)
Desporatic
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: des-por-attic
Sentence: John was being desporatic, wearing purple boxers and brown sweater-vest to get attention because he had very little personality.
Etymology: Being desperate enough for attention to sporatically change your appearance. Desperate and Sporatic
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COMMENTS:
Seems a bit predespian to me! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-14: 16:41:00
Those clothes would make me want to shove him in the attic ... then he'd really be desporatic! Fun one! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-14: 19:10:00
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Ymcme
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: why/wm/see/mee
Sentence: He was a card carrying member of the YMCme and attended monthly costumed meetings.
Etymology: YMCA + see + me
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COMMENTS:
Seems like a bit of ymcellization. Like your approach with this one! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-14: 17:24:00
Gives a whole new meaning to ICU (I see you) treatment! Fun creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-14: 18:43:00
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Fauxtionutty
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: foe-shun-NUT-ee
Sentence: Willard is an absolute fauxtionutty who will wear anything whether it be bizarre, too brief, inappropriate or just downright idiotic to mask what he considers to be his weak points in both personality and physical appearance.
Etymology: Blend of 'faux' (false, fake) 'fashion' (style or mode) and 'nutty' (dopey, loony, crazy)
Unifacture
Created by: triangleman
Pronunciation: yoo-nuh-fak-cher
Sentence: He wears a cape to class in order to unifacture a sense of mystery, but it looks silly over a backpack.
Etymology: uniform: an identifying outfit or style of dress manufacture: the making or producing of anything; to invent fictitiously, fabricate, concoct; to produce in a mechanical way without inspiration or originality
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COMMENTS:
Unilaterally good word - Nosila, 2010-05-04: 22:09:00
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Cornament
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /kor-nuh-ment/
Sentence: Eugene, undeterred by his previous failures, showed up at the pub with his latest cornament ― a 2x4 piece of lumber and a tee shirt that said, "Got wood... Looking for beaver."
Etymology: corny - trite, or lacking in subtlety (1930's slang, originally "something appealing to country folk") + ornament - something that decorates or adorns; an embellishment (from Latin, ornare "equip, adorn")
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COMMENTS:
Perhaps he was on beaver patrol. Sorry, I know, it's a bit cornary! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-14: 16:39:00
Until I read your sentence, cornament conjured up visions of younicorns! Clever creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-14: 18:49:00
HA! LOL sentence! - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-14: 19:24:00
Good stuff. - ErWenn, 2008-02-14: 22:38:00
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Icatcher
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: Eye-catch-her
Sentence: Not wanting to be overlooked, wanting to be noteyesd, to magneteyese, to have everyone peye attention to him, Cy Borgia, always made sure his atteyer, had one floureyesh that was horreyefying. So on this Valenteyene's Day, he wore a sugar coat with a bloody heart on his sleeve! He was an Icatcher in more ways than one!
Etymology: To use the eyes to catch everyone's, (especially her) attention to mIself ... to be an Icatcher. (Perhaps there's even an inkling of the Catcher in the Rye.)
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COMMENTS:
Good one! Maybe there's even an inkling of 'Catcher in the Eye'!! - Stevenson0, 2008-02-14: 09:40:00
catchy - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-14: 15:02:00
Anither good one, Silver! Perhaps, Cy should see a dhoktor - I think he cmay be suffering from Icatchosis! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-14: 17:02:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by zebrahdh. Thank you zebrahdh. ~ James
purpleartichokes - 2008-02-14: 19:22:00
Man, I hope I get a mop for Valentine's Day!
Do you mean a man with a mop? Or a mop with a man? ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by zebrahdh. Thank you zebrahdh. ~ James
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