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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!
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Ugguilera
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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Apparellynot
Created by: rombus
Pronunciation: a - pare - ah - lee - not
Sentence: Manny misunderstood Rose when she gave him the information for the Company Awards Banquet. He thought it was dress-casual but it turned out to be dress with tie. He realized that he was apparellynot dressed correctly and decided not to go home that night as Rose was receiving an award and would be embarrassed by him.
Etymology: Apparel (clothing, garments) + Not (not right, not much, not at all) Also a play on the phrase apparently not.
Disdress
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)
Dumbarassment
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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Emperormental
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: em-pera-men-tel
Sentence: Barenadette was highly emperormental when she made a grand entrance at what she thought was the Indy Ball in her nanokini, (after all it was October on the Gold Coast) only to find that the A1 crowd were a much more staid group. She should have worn her one piece swimsuit instead.
Etymology: emperor (Andersen's famous emperor was very temperamental when he realised that his new clothes in fact did not exist) + mental (state of mind) + temperamental (emotional)
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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Disaraiment
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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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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Misrobed
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: mis robe d
Sentence: On her way to the boss' party,Charlotte met her date, Craig at work but she did not realize he was misrobed with only a speedo under his long coat...
Etymology: Mis-(prefix for lack of; not;wrong, bad, or erroneous; wrongly, badly, or erroneously) & Robed (dressed or clothed especially in fine attire) & Disrobed (undressed)
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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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James