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'You're wearing that to the dance?'

DEFINITION: n. A fashion accessory, or an approach to personal hygiene, which is designed, not to attract others, but rather to repel them. v. To dress for protection.

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Armoredbracelet

Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: ar/mord/brace/let

Sentence: This armoredbracelet works fantastically - one jolt and they're toast

Etymology: armored + arm bracelet

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COMMENTS:

You're right Porsche - your armoredbracelet would be excellent with my haltsirtop - Jabberwocky, 2007-02-23: 10:26:00

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Chastinator

Created by: Sed8ed

Pronunciation: cha-sta-nay-tor

Sentence: Ethel always strapped on her chastinator every time she went bar hopping with her friends just in case a man paid to much attention to her.

Etymology: chast-from "chastity belt" nator-from "terminator"

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COMMENTS:

erasmus I'm scared to know what a chastinator looks like - erasmus, 2007-02-23: 04:10:00

It ain't pretty, let me tell ya! - Sed8ed, 2007-03-09: 05:03:00

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Uglevis

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: əglēvīz

Sentence: There are times when Joyce just isn’t interested in attracting the guys. That’s when she dons her ugLevis.

Etymology: ugly (unpleasant or repulsive, esp. in appearance) + Levi’s (brand of denim pants)

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Halternative

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: hole-tur-nit-iv

Sentence: he wanted to approach her but she was looking so halternative that he decided against it

Etymology: halt, alternative

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COMMENTS:

That's what your get when you lead an halternative lifestyle. - wordmeister, 2007-02-23: 09:26:00

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Repullsiveness

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: re + pull + sieve + ness

Sentence: I didn't want to be hit on in the gay bar, so I didn't take a shower for 3 days to get my repullsiveness to full strength.

Etymology: repulsive + the British sense of "pull"

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Reparal

Created by: JakeStephens3

Pronunciation: Combining the words repel and appearal to

Sentence:

Etymology:

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Couturnoff

Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: koo-TERN-ahf

Sentence: "I'll teach him to drag me to a Goth party," thought Sally, as she donned her teal tube top, pink culottes, sun hat and espadrilles. She grinned in the mirror and thought, "I could turn out to be a world-class couturnoff designer."

Etymology: couture (high fashion) + turn off

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great sentence Alchemist - very funny word too - Jabberwocky, 2007-02-23: 10:30:00

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Shmuckishwear

Created by: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: Shmuk-ish-ware

Sentence: Don't you realize that wearing shmuckishwear nobody will even look twice at you Leona?

Etymology: Shmuckish; Slang for Schmuck and added ish to show ownership of being a shmuckish type of person...;An insulting term for a stupid person or dim-witted fool that dresses to look unattractive on purpose. Wear; To bear or have on the person as in to wear clothes.

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Pushoff

Created by: wordmeister

Pronunciation: push-off

Sentence: Even though it was a bit uncomfortable, Jenny was thrilled with her pushoff bra. But, she did worry about the legal implications. However, she rationialized it saying -- if those idiots made the first move, it was their own fault if their fingers we're broken. Besides it wasn't that bad, especially when you considered what her pushoff panties would do...

Etymology: push-off, the opposite of push-up

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i 'm curious about those panties.... - adbern, 2007-02-23: 14:23:00

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Amorarmor

Created by: sodium

Pronunciation: AM-mer-ar-mer

Sentence: To make sure she was only getting the attention of men who were genuinely interested in her, Kathleen always wore amorarmor when she went out.

Etymology: amorous + armor

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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-23: 00:01:41
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-23: 00:01:41
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-23: 00:01:41
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-23: 00:01:41
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-23: 00:02:18
Hey Verbotomists, take a look at our first Verbotomy e-book "Word Games & Mind Games". You can download it as a PDF from our News page. ~ James.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-23: 00:02:18
Hey Verbotomists, take a look at our first Verbotomy e-book "Word Games & Mind Games". You can download it as a PDF from our News page. ~ James.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-23: 00:02:18
Hey Verbotomists, take a look at our first Verbotomy e-book "Word Games & Mind Games". You can download it as a PDF from our News page. ~ James.

adbern - 2007-02-23: 14:20:00
i'm curious about those panties...

adbern - 2007-02-23: 14:24:00
oepssss...I'm sorry

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-09-17: 12:55:00
Hey Verbotomists, I am running a little contest next week starring my favorite author, Jasper Fforde. He is a fabulous writer with an extremely fertile imagination. He loves playing with words, so he is perfect for us! We will giving a away copy of his first Thursday Next Book, The Eyre Affair, to the top player next week. So get ready to crank up your creative brain power. It's going to be fun. ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2011-01-20: 00:07:00
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus. Thank you erasmus. ~ James