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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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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'
Cojocular
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: co/joe/kew/lar
Sentence: Tiffany and Vanessa were cojocular conjoined twins who lived to critique any and every fashion faux pas.
Etymology: cojo (famous fashion critic) + jocular (fond of teasing) + co (together with)
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COMMENTS:
The only cojo I know had big teeth! Just like your conjoined cojos! Grrr! - wordmeister, 2008-06-06: 17:08:00
I think I would rather meet Cojo on a dark night. Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-08: 19:00:00
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Twitic
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: twit-ic
Sentence: Marcia was the local fashion twitic. She made sure to review everyone's apparance in her tweets to her friends.
Etymology: twit + twitter: + critic: professional who judges the arts and fashion
Sartoricist
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sar tori sist
Sentence: ChiChi & Fadima set themselves up as the two fashionistas in the accounting office. They set the trends and mocked those who did not. They were so vicious about it that the wags in the office dubbed them the Dresstapo. 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 her 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: Sartorial (of or relating to a tailor or to tailoring, clothing, appearance) & Satiricist (someone who ridicules with satire)
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COMMENTS:
Mensa's got intelligent style! What will she do as their boss? -rise above? (Dresstapo - love it!) - splendiction, 2009-07-24: 16:33:00
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Garbastardry
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: gahr-bas-TERD-ree
Sentence: Roxie's garbastardry was ruthless and relentless.
Etymology: GARB: clothing in general, costume, fashion, looks; BASTARDRY: attitude, of unpleasantness and meanness, held by a disagreeable person. (slang)
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COMMENTS:
I think I know her! - Mustang, 2008-06-06: 08:02:00
Roxie doesn't sound like a very nice person - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-06: 16:08:00
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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)
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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Streason
Created by: pungineer
Pronunciation: Stree-son
Sentence: The office girls loved nothing more than gabbling in the canteen about petunia's latest act of streason, wearing last season's fashion this season...well i mean you just wouldn't would you, i would just die if i was seen dead in the full length puffball this summer, i mean oh my god...and with those shoes etc
Etymology: season+treason = fashion crime
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COMMENTS:
Sounds like they were doing verbal strip tease... - wordmeister, 2008-06-06: 17:10:00
We have a word for girls like that at work...a coven! - Nosila, 2008-06-06: 20:13:00
Very clever. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-08: 19:06:00
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Glossip
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: gloss-ip
Sentence: As an avid reader of all the stylish magazines she felt fully qualified to glossip
Etymology: gloss, gossip
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COMMENTS:
the perfectly styled word! - wordmeister, 2008-06-06: 09:19:00
Great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-08: 19:03:00
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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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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!