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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
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Galalamode
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: gal a la mode
Sentence: Sal was a galalamode. She had an outfit begetting every occasion. She wore Gucci when she walked her poochie. She wore Dior to the Store. She wore Chanel to talk on her cell. She wore Cardin in the garden. She wore Balmain when she took the train. She wore Saab to Rehab and she wore FCUK when she visited her boyfriend!
Etymology: Gal (alliterative term for a young girl) & A La Mode (French for "in the fashion" or up to date).
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COMMENTS:
eggzelunt! - Mustang, 2009-07-21: 07:49:00
Love the word & Sal's matches of designers/occasions-funny! - splendiction, 2009-07-21: 21:40:00
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Tuxspeedo
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: təkspēdō
Sentence: Thomas does not believe in informal clothing. Casual Friday? Not for this guy! Even when he goes to the beach he wears a tuxspeedo.
Etymology: tuxedo (a suit of formal evening clothes) + speedo (a bathing suit)
Multimodel
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: mull - ti - mowd - l
Sentence: Lenore was a multimodel woman who wore several outfits in one day as if life were more about the clothes you had on then on the activities you participated in or who you were as a person. She had a different set of clothes for taking a walk, shopping, jogging, reading the newspaper, writing a letter, cooking dinner, etc.... It seemed to everyone who knew her that her life was lived for the clothing.
Etymology: multi (contains multiple colors in the same size), multimodal (Having, or employing multiple modes) , model (display (clothes) as a mannequin; "model the latest fashion)
Fashioninstabile
Created by: ampruteanu
Pronunciation: fa-schon-een-stah-bee-lay
Sentence:
Etymology:
Pajamapolly
Created by: scrabbelicious
Pronunciation: |pɑ ː dʒam ː ə ː ˈpɒli|
Sentence: Dorian loved grey and every other colour and he loved his pajamas. He had pajamas for every occasion and always looked very smart indeed, in a kinda sleep-over way.
Etymology: Pajama : Sleeping attire which has become high street fashion for crazy people. Polly: A first name and also a twist on poly which has many meaning(s).
Clotheswhorese
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: cloze/horse
Sentence: Cammy Leon was such a clotheswhorese that she had a stable full of every imaginable kind of outfit.
Etymology: clotheshorse + well you know (sort of a sequel to wordmeister's shoohoh)
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COMMENTS:
She gives me nightmares... - Nosila, 2008-06-03: 23:03:00
Sounds good also as "cloze-SWOR-ese" - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-04: 18:29:00
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Apparechichi
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ah - pare - uh - CHE- CHE
Sentence: 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)
Frockle
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: fraw-kull
Sentence: Samantha's habit of frockling herself in a revealing dirndl came to an abrupt end when she realized that it exposed the spare attire around her waist.
Etymology: frock +sparkle
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COMMENTS:
So now she's reattired from being attired! Good word - Nosila, 2008-06-03: 23:06:00
A good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-04: 18:31:00
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Frockenstein
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: fräkənstīn
Sentence: Madame Lulu never wants to be caught wearing the same outfit twice. The good news is that she is a skilled seamstress and can create whatever she imagines. The bad news is that her imagination causes her to create frockenstein outfits that can startle even her friend Lady Gaga.
Etymology: frock (a woman’s dress) + Frankenstein (A monster made up from several bodies)
Fashionatic
Created by: march
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Marianne has a special look for every ocassion, she's a fashionatic.
Etymology:
Comments:
Today's definition was inspired by Sarah Jessica Parker's crazy hat which she wore to the London premiere of Sex in the City. See: Sarah Jessica Parker's Hat. ~ James
galwaywegian - 2008-06-03: 06:49:00
The hat was made by another galwaywegian!
Hey Galway, So you have a hat like that too!! Neat! I assume you always wear it when you're playing Verbotomy, just to get the creative juices going! ~ James