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DEFINITION: n. The feeling of anxiety created by the realization that you've arrived at a social event "wearing the wrong thing". v. To arrive at a social function and suddenly realize that you are you are completely over-dressed or worse -- under-dressed!
Verboticisms
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Fashunclutz
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: FASCH-un-clutz
Sentence: Having no idea what the notation 'black tie' meant on the invitation, when Delbert realized everyone else was in formal attire and he in his bermudas and sandals he realized he was being completely avoided and knew he was the fashunclutz of the year.
Etymology: Blend of fashion, shun, and clutz
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COMMENTS:
Great word. Excellent etymology. Always admire triple word plays. - silveryaspen, 2008-12-08: 12:50:00
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Dressaster
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: Dres-ZAH-ster
Sentence: When Bob arrived late, dressed in drag, to Roxie company's pantological conference, she immediately knew it was the beginning of a janetic dressaster.
Etymology: DRESSASTER:Dress & disaster JANETIC: a la Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction at the Superbowl a couple of years ago.
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COMMENTS:
Janetic is fantastic! I wish that a janet jackson might some day become an eponym like sad sack! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-25: 13:09:00
Excellent! - Mustang, 2008-02-25: 17:25:00
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Frockyhorror
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Frock-ee-hor-ror
Sentence: When Tom arrived at the party dressed as Marilyn Monroe, he discovered to his frockyhorror that, when his girlfriend told him to wear something fancy she didn't actually mean fancy dress.
Etymology: Blend of Frock(a loose outer garment, a woman's dress) + Horror(Intense dismay)
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COMMENTS:
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-12-08: 11:23:00
Great word play on the movie Rocky Horror Show, too. - silveryaspen, 2008-12-08: 12:59:00
It's just a jump to the left....good word. - Nosila, 2008-12-08: 23:24:00
Great stuff. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-13: 16:09:00
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Miskit
Created by: Banky
Pronunciation: miss-kit
Sentence: Buttons looked around the conference room at the 234 perfectly identical faces and bodies, dressed all in charcoal grey suits. In eerie unison they all turned to look at him with cold dead eyes. Feeling quite miskit, he adjusted his rainbow wig, performed an awkward three-point-turn in his size 37 red patent leather shoes, and exited through the door he'd entered. He realized his mistake when he re-read the sign posted by the door, which in bold block letters announced, "Welcome clones!"
Etymology: misfit + kit (British slang for clothes)
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COMMENTS:
I like this one. - ErWenn, 2008-02-25: 10:11:00
clever - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-25: 13:31:00
Erupted in laughter picturing your clone-some miskit! Kit-catchy Creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-25: 13:44:00
Short & sweet! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-25: 19:21:00
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Excessiraiment
Created by: jajsr
Pronunciation: eh-cess-ear-ray-mint
Sentence: When Bob showed up at the office party, he realized his excessiraiment.
Etymology: Combination of "Excessive": exceeding what is usual, proper, necessary or normal; and "Raiment": Clothing, garments.
Wearrorism
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: wer or izm
Sentence: Sally's first experience with wearrorism came when she showed up dressed as a dominatrix, complete with whip, fishnets,handcuffs, high leather boots and a tight black stain teddy over which her bosom threatened to spill out. A Playboy bunny would have found the outfit too revealing. Imagine her surpise when the masquerade party she thought she was attending, turned out to be a surprise bridal shower for her and her fiance, thrown by his religious family, whom she was to meet for the first time!
Etymology: Wear (a covering for the body)& error (a mistake made by incorrect information) & terrorism (an act instilling fear)
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COMMENTS:
Clever! - libertybelle, 2008-02-25: 10:59:00
Fun! Fun! Fun! Triple run good! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-25: 12:51:00
Good one! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-25: 19:12:00
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Dissdress
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: disss dr eh ss
Sentence: This dissing adressed at her dissdress distressed her, she stressed as she distressed her long tresses.
Etymology: distress diss dress
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COMMENTS:
Ess-entially terrific! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-25: 12:59:00
how disscourteous - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-25: 13:40:00
Sounds like someone needs a good dressing down! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-25: 19:13:00
It captured all parts of the defninition! Not many words expressed the 'anxiety' in the definition! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-25: 21:28:00
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Flawdrobe
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: flaw-drohb
Sentence: turning up to the party in leopard print lycra was a flawdrobe disaster
Etymology: flaw, wardrobe
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COMMENTS:
leopard print lycra is never a disaster! - galwaywegian, 2008-02-25: 07:36:00
Even the sound of it fits the definition ... something about saying flawdroooooobes ... just draaaaaaaaaahws me to it! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-25: 14:15:00
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Bluetie
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈblu ˈtaɪ/
Sentence: My plaid shorts and tye-dye t-shirt were definitely inappropriate for the formal dance, but then again, they'd probably be blue-tie for just about any situation.
Etymology: indicating the wrong color tie with respect to a "black tie" or "white tie" dress code
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COMMENTS:
You collared it! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-25: 12:52:00
So very clever! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-25: 19:23:00
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Anxietshirt
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: angzī-itēʃərt
Sentence: Hal was very happy to hear that his new company followed the practice of **Casual Friday**. He was less than happy when he discovered that their definition of casual was allow employees to loosen their ties and maybe take off their suit jackets when not with a client. On his first Friday Hal needed to make a quick u-turn to change out of his jeans and anxietshirt. The raised eyebrows might have been because he was too casual, certainly not helped by his choice of a logo-emblazoned shirt from the fashion brand fcuk.
Etymology: anxiety (a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease) + t-shirt (a short-sleeved casual top, generally made of cotton, having the shape of a T when spread out flat)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James