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DEFINITION: v. To wear special uniforms and carry around unusual props in order to stimulate social interaction. n. A person who compensates for their lack of personality and weak social skills by resorting to props and costumes.
Verboticisms
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Fauxion
Created by: kimmarie
Pronunciation: foe-shun
Sentence: His taste in fauxion was proof that the Emperor did indeed have no clothes.
Etymology: From faux meaning fake and fashion.
Drossdresser
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: dr oss dr ess rrr
Sentence: His drossdressing covered all points on the bad taste spectrum from Simple (Santa's tallest little helper at Christmas) to Totally Over the Top (orifice Man at Valentine's)
Etymology: cross dresser, dross as in rubbish
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COMMENTS:
Ingenious! Great create! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-14: 07:50:00
Eggzellent verboticism!! Wish I'd thought of it. - Mustang, 2008-02-14: 07:54:00
still laughing at orifice Man - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-14: 11:40:00
Funny tale of drossambulation; great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-14: 16:50:00
Yep, Orifice Man is mawverlous! Thanks for the name for the guy two desks down from me! - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-14: 19:33:00
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Shoutfit
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: shout-fit
Sentence: Bruce is rather shy. He has trouble speaking up or stepping forward to get the attention he craves. When he really wants to be noticed he relies on a loud shoutfit to make his point. He might be quiet but his clothing choices can scream.
Etymology: shout (to call or cry out loudly and vigorously) + outfit (a set of usually matching or harmonious garments and accessories worn together)
Mirthdaysuit
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: mərθdāsoō
Sentence: Wesley thought he was putting together a really special, sexy outfit for the upcoming pool party. With his short shorts and **wife beater** he was exposing more pasty white skin than a vat of cracklings. His friends referred to it as his mirthdaysuit, but those were only the ones who weren*t laughing so hard they couldn*t talk.
Etymology: mirth (amusement, esp. as expressed in laughter) + birthday suit (nudity; the clothes you were born with)
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COMMENTS:
mirthologically good word - Nosila, 2010-05-04: 22:13:00
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Propamour
Created by: Jamagra
Pronunciation:
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COMMENTS:
keep going - this word has great possibilities - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-14: 11:44:00
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Carrotopian
Created by: iwanttodirect
Pronunciation: carrot-tope-eeon
Sentence: Everyone at the office hates Rick and his carrotopian ways. "If I find one more fake spilled coffee, plastic thingy from Rick I'm going to poke out his eyes!"
Etymology: Carrot Top: prop comic. Uto(pian): I could be wrong but I do believe the Latin root pian is to live.
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COMMENTS:
Strange word -but I like it. Deo carrot topus! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-14: 16:30:00
They did carrot at all! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-14: 18:28:00
The word has a good sound to it. - ErWenn, 2008-02-14: 22:34:00
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Licebreaker
Created by: Ryanosaur
Pronunciation: laɪs-brey-ker
Sentence: You could tell by how he held himself, in the corner of the party, with his rubber chicken, snakeskin flatcap and Winnie the Pooh shorts, Harry was, and always would be, a vapid licebreaker.
Etymology: Lice (irritating bloodsuckers with little-to-no individual personality) & Breaker (Citizens Band Radio Slang. a person who indicates a wish to transmit a message, as by breaking in on a channel.)
Accoutredork
Created by: paperhoard
Pronunciation: a-ku-tre-dork
Sentence: Jim is constantly proving to be the accoutredork of the office; today he's proudly wearing his Nixon for President pocket protector like a badge of honor. Once again, he earns an earful of hand cream when he answers his phone.
Etymology: ACCOUTREMENT - an accessory item of clothing or equipment and DORK - a stupid or ridiculous person; jerk; nerd.
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COMMENTS:
Seems that his dorkolatry for Nixon got him into a "dicky" situation! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-14: 16:26:00
An acoutredork who struts around like a stork! Fun to say, too! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-14: 18:55:00
Poor greasy-eared Jim. Sounds like he's an enginear. - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-14: 19:43:00
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Icatcher
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: Eye-catch-her
Sentence: Not wanting to be overlooked, wanting to be noteyesd, to magneteyese, to have everyone peye attention to him, Cy Borgia, always made sure his atteyer, had one floureyesh that was horreyefying. So on this Valenteyene's Day, he wore a sugar coat with a bloody heart on his sleeve! He was an Icatcher in more ways than one!
Etymology: To use the eyes to catch everyone's, (especially her) attention to mIself ... to be an Icatcher. (Perhaps there's even an inkling of the Catcher in the Rye.)
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COMMENTS:
Good one! Maybe there's even an inkling of 'Catcher in the Eye'!! - Stevenson0, 2008-02-14: 09:40:00
catchy - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-14: 15:02:00
Anither good one, Silver! Perhaps, Cy should see a dhoktor - I think he cmay be suffering from Icatchosis! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-14: 17:02:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by zebrahdh. Thank you zebrahdh. ~ James
purpleartichokes - 2008-02-14: 19:22:00
Man, I hope I get a mop for Valentine's Day!
Do you mean a man with a mop? Or a mop with a man? ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by zebrahdh. Thank you zebrahdh. ~ James
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