Verboticisms

Created by: FuzzBuzz

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Sentence: He was overwhelmed by afearance when he realized he had just shown up to a business meeting in an elmo-patterned speedo.

Etymology: fear + appearance

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: dis-dres

Sentence: As she stepped through the door of the formal affair, Sally felt nothing but disdress realizing that her low-cut red disdress was completely inappropriate.

Etymology: dis (short for disrespect) + distress (great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble) + dress (an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece)

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: fash-uhn-NO-no

Sentence: Whether he frequently misunderstands dress requirements for gatherings or is just plain ignorant, Clint repeatedly commits fashionono's that are often bizarre and always very noticeable.

Etymology: Blend of 'fashion' (style or mode) and 'no no' (something forbidden or not recommended)

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: breef - greef

Sentence: Polly was not happy with Roger when he showed up to her art gallery opening wearing short shorts and a tee. Roger started to feel a bit of briefgrief as he realized that he should have donned a bit more formal apparel.....

Etymology: Brief - Close fitting, knitted undergarment with an elastic waistband, with or without an overlapping fly front, concise and succint + grief - mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends, misconduct of one's self or others, etc

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: dis aray ment

Sentence: Calvin D. Klein specialized in disaraiment. He always wore the wrong attire to whatever function. Not that it mattered, of Kors, because he looked aDiorable in anything. His Missoni in life was to Chanel his inner Worth and Givenchy all his Lagerfeld energy to Balenciaga the best he could be. He always said his ancestors had been Dolce & Gabbana Boys and sailed to Perry Ellis Island in a Spanish Galiano and danced the Pucci Gucci on Balmain Street, USA. They were poor and could not afford the De La Renta, because it cost them an Armani and a leg to be Vuitton very poor food and living in a Cole apartment. Lauren behold, young Calvin had Herrara about a great job on New Years Yves and had Gautier himself hired in a design house. As a result he could wear a Cardingan and Valentino shorts to the opera Cavalli-ero Rusticana and still look like he was a Wangster. For better or for Versaci.

Etymology: Disarray (a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior)& Raiment (especially fine or decorative clothing;provide with clothes or put clothes on)

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COMMENTS:

You are the Boss of punnery in this fabulous story! - dochanne, 2008-12-08: 04:16:00

Gucci Good! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-08: 12:22:00

Love how you dance through the puns with the grace of Bolle - emdeejay, 2008-12-08: 19:21:00

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Created by: Maxine

Pronunciation: dres stres

Sentence: Little Jeremy was deeply dresstressed when he realized that no one else at the sleepover had worn plaid thermal underwear.

Etymology: dress, stress, distress

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COMMENTS:

triple ess special! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-25: 13:11:00

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: ill/burthday/sooted

Sentence: Owing to an inner ear infection, he thought his girlfriend told him that her parents were nudists when she really said they were prudish - hence the illbirthdaysuited entrance.

Etymology: ill suited + birthday suit

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COMMENTS:

Smiled awhile over your clever sentence and word. - silveryaspen, 2008-12-08: 12:30:00

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: UGG-gwah-leer-ra.

Sentence: When Roxie arrived late to the funeral of Bob's managing director's parents, wearing a moth-riddled, mauve micro-mini, a long platinum blonde, nidamental wig, garish make-up and ugg boots, she immediately knew it was the beginning of a janetic dressaster. Not only were the uggs impossible to pull off, even a professional stylist wouldn't have been able to match them with her ugguilera outfit.

Etymology: Blend of Ugg boots or uggs, Australian designed item of "footwear" ;UGH: interjection of disgust; ugly. Aguilera: Spanish for eyrie or eagle nest. PS: Aguilera. The surname of Christina Aguilera, current pop superstar.

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COMMENTS:

Great word to describe the clothes the famous often wear in public. - silveryaspen, 2008-12-08: 12:32:00

You also fooled me with the etymology. Ugly and Ugh! not uggs came to mind. Uggs was a totally new word for me. Thanks! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-08: 12:36:00

Thanks for the reminder: realized, only after I had logged out, that I had forgtten to include "UGH." From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ugg boots are a style of sheepskin boot, with wool as the inner lining and a tanned outer surface worn by both men and women. Ugg boots often have a synthetic sole, although this is not universal. Uggs have been identified as a fashion trend for men and women since the early 2000s. In recent months, Ugg boots have grown again in popularity with men with the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio being spotted in them. They were originally designed to provide bare minimum footwear for under privileged children in southern Australia. They somehow managed, despite their appearance, to gain popularity among boys and girls in the United States and Europe. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-08: 16:24:00

Ugg has its own website, too! Looks like a good boot for the snow here, too! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-09: 00:14:00

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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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Created by: Biscotti

Pronunciation: dum-bare-es-ment

Sentence: Jane felt a strange sense of dumbarassment when she showed up to the Fright Night Halloween Party dressed up like the Easter Bunny.

Etymology: dumb + embarassment

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COMMENTS:

Dumbfoundingly clever! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-25: 13:24:00

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