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DEFINITION: v. To tease, ridicule or twitter about someone who has made a fashion mistake. n. A materialistic twit who feels it's their duty to inform others when fashion standards have not been met.
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Cococackle
Created by: scrabbelicious
Pronunciation: kəʊ kəʊ ˈkak(ə)l
Sentence: The catwalk was Molly's playground. Never on it, Molly was an observer who could not and would not curb her cococackling for any body,
Etymology: "CoCo" Chanel - pioneering French fashion designer - meets a raving lunatic squawking bird prone to "Cackle" - raucous clucking cry of a bird -
Frockfuzz
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: FROCK+FUZZ
Sentence: Whatever she wore, she knew the frockfuzz would be judging her.
Etymology: FROCK+FUZZ. frock: a gown or dress worn by a girl or woman. fuzz: police (slang)
Fashionazi
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: fash - uh - NOT - zee
Sentence: Eva was a heartless fashionazi who couldn't resist tossing out blistering assessments of what she considered to be fashion blunders by others, especially those who were above her on the social registry.
Etymology: blend of 'fashion' and 'nazi'
Ridicut
Created by: green
Pronunciation: rid- i- cut
Sentence: Jasmine could throw fashion ridicuts with such surgical precision her victim's were left speechless.
Etymology: ridicule cut
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COMMENTS:
Sharp and nasty! - wordmeister, 2008-06-06: 14:13:00
Sounds painfully; but I like it. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-08: 19:06:00
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Disdress
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: dis-dress
Sentence: Mercedes would disdress every women she saw on the street, ruthlessly tearing apart their shabby wardrobes. Her boyfriend, Chad, took it even further. In fact, he mentally disrobed every woman he saw.
Etymology: dis+ dress
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COMMENTS:
simple and funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-06: 16:08:00
Thanks Jabberwocky! - wordmeister, 2008-06-06: 17:17:00
Good one, wm! - Nosila, 2008-06-06: 20:14:00
Nice word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-08: 19:10:00
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Grooch
Created by: thecza
Pronunciation: "Gr/ue/ch"
Sentence: Two less than desirable scalawags had no business grooching upon another woman who felt she was fashionably correct.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Good word. Is the etymology: Gucchi and grouch? - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-08: 19:05:00
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Fashionazi
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: fash - uh - NOT - zee
Sentence: Brunhilda was a heartless fashionazi who couldn't resist tossing out blistering assessments of what she considered to be fashion blunders by others, especially those who were above her on the social registry.
Etymology: blend of fashion and nazi
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COMMENTS:
So funny and apt. Excellent word. - green, 2008-06-06: 12:39:00
makes me think of Seinfeld - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-06: 16:09:00
Great word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-08: 19:03:00
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Perezsecute
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: purr-ezz-ser-kyoot
Sentence: She thought she had gotten away with her bold fashion choice, but when she got home and went online she realised she had been the victim of some merciless Perezsecution
Etymology: Perez Hilton, Persecute
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COMMENTS:
Perezstroika...good word! - Nosila, 2009-07-24: 11:10:00
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Dresstapo
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: dres stapo
Sentence: ChiChi & Fadima set themselves up as the two fashionistas in the accounting office. They set the trends and mocked those who did not follow. They were so vicious about it that the wags in the office dubbed them the Dresstapo or the Fashionazis. Fadima went too far when she ridiculed the new girl, Mensa, in payables. Mensa did not even try to compete in the office fashion Olympics and satoricist that she was, Fadima made fun of Mensa at every opportunity. Wasn't she surprised when Mensa was promoted over her and ChiChi and made their new boss. Yes, accounting can be accrual world, even when you are trendy!
Etymology: Dress (style;apparel) & Gestapo (Secret Police in Nazi Germany, known for their terrorist methods)
Fadger
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: fad/ger
Sentence: Jenny was a stuck up fashion bitch who loved to fadger anyone not wearing the latest in style fashion designer label.
Etymology: FADGER - verb - from FAD (a temporary fashion) + BADGER (to harass, pester, nag)
Comments:
Today's definition is inspired by Dana Stevens's movies review of Sex and the City on Slate where she says that, "I honestly believe, as I wrote when the series finale aired in 2004*, that Sex and the City is singlehandedly responsible for a measurable uptick in the number of materialistic twits in New York City and perhaps the world." Now that something to twitter about ~ James
splendiction - 2009-07-24: 16:36:00
- excellent word!