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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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Scareolone

Mrgoodtimes

Created by: Mrgoodtimes

Pronunciation: Skair - uh - lohn

Sentence: Death to Infidels T-shirt, check. Porcupine trousers, check. Blood red contacts, check. My scareolone outfit is complete, now to try out my anteater mating ritual dance.

Etymology: Scare - alone, tastes like pheromone

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

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Uglevis

artr

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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Pewlery

Created by: ahwinters

Pronunciation: pew + lure + ee

Sentence: What Sharon wasn't in the mood to get hit on, she's put on all of her pewlery.

Etymology: like jewelry with pew

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COMMENTS:

Ah, couturd! - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-23: 08:49:00

Get thee to a nunnery! (Or perhaps a shunnery....) - wordmeister, 2007-02-23: 10:32:00

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Inaccessory

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: in ack sess eree

Sentence: She wondered why, despite her constant inaccessorising, there always seemed that some sweaty sleazebag was immune to her loathing

Etymology: inaccessable, accessory

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COMMENTS:

erasmus does an inaccessory lead to moider? - erasmus, 2007-02-23: 04:12:00

Only in cases of frost degree murder, erasmus... - Osomatic, 2007-02-23: 04:47:00

Science has discovered that certain cretinovas and woetharios are actually ATTRACTED to inaccessories... - Alchemist, 2007-02-23: 07:16:00

Fantastic! Best verboticism yet. - ErWenn, 2007-02-23: 11:42:00

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Repelth

Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: re-pelth

Sentence: Before leaving for the night out, Alice adorned herself with her best repelth gear including a fake wedding ring, a stained sweatshirt, and pants that were too big.

Etymology: repel + stealth

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Antissory

Created by: paintergrl1313

Pronunciation: anti + iss + ory

Sentence: These overalls are a great antissory, no one's asked for my number yet!

Etymology: Anti + accessory = antissory

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Getoutfit

karenanne

Created by: karenanne

Pronunciation: get out\' fit

Sentence: She had a perpetual scowl, and her getoutfit, a mixture of metal chains and leather covering almost every inch of her body, made her seem unapproachable.

Etymology: get out + outfit

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Fashun

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: fas/shun

Sentence: She wore the most hideous outfit to the club to keep the men away. It was definitely a fashun statement. Not even a pompass, a chickmagnot, or a casanoway would think of approaching her.

Etymology: fashion + shun

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COMMENTS:

Imagine being a club full of fashunistas... What would you wear? - wordmeister, 2007-02-23: 02:24:00

petaj A fashmina? - petaj, 2007-02-23: 02:50:00

How about a barka? - allwise, 2007-02-23: 03:26:00

erasmus Use those verbotomisms! great sentence. - erasmus, 2007-02-23: 04:11:00

a sa-wrong? - galwaywegian, 2007-02-23: 04:33:00

Good one, galwaywegian! Me, I'd wear a tuxedon't. - Osomatic, 2007-02-23: 04:45:00

A tuxedon't or a wastecoat? - Discoveria, 2007-02-23: 05:26:00

Well in any case it certainly seems to be a block tie affair. - Osomatic, 2007-02-23: 05:37:00

Wow! Some great cloathes here! - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-23: 07:01:00

Where's me stop hat, guv? - Alchemist, 2007-02-23: 07:09:00

Thank goodness, I'm wearing my pushoff bra. - wordmeister, 2007-02-23: 08:59:00

Do these queerings match this fecklace? - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-23: 09:55:00

nothing's a match for my armoredtanktop - it can fire two missiles simultaneously - Jabberwocky, 2007-02-23: 11:24:00

A simoncowlneck or detertleneck are also effective spacemakers. - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-23: 11:56:00

these are better words than we originally submitted - Jabberwocky, 2007-02-23: 12:32:00

Look, there's Sally in her culoffs! - Alchemist, 2007-02-23: 13:55:00

and Jim in his stranglerjeans - Jabberwocky, 2007-02-23: 14:50:00

And Bob decked out in his ascnot and donaldtrumphairel. - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-23: 15:51:00

Don't forget those classy shoos! - Discoveria, 2007-02-23: 16:41:00

and the no siree hosiery and the ebola tie - porsche, 2007-02-23: 16:48:00

We seem to have the appropriate acootiements. Where shall we go? The dance clubbed? Better apply some PMSence first. - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-23: 20:16:00

petaj Let's go to the Snitz, or the Shockadero. Those go-awaiters on your boots and appallettes on your shoulders will be admired there. - petaj, 2007-02-23: 23:54:00

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Funkoff

erasmus

Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: fun koff

Sentence: Sheila had such a funkoff that everyone in the office gave her at least 3 feet of space so that they could breathe.

Etymology: from funk as in the smell and off to make it sound like an attitude. Also can be linked to funk as in funky dresser. It used to be cool but its not now, think 70's collars.

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COMMENTS:

:) - Antimus, 2007-02-23: 06:11:00

I imagine that Sheila always got a seat to herself on the bus. Lucky her! - wordmeister, 2007-02-23: 09:22:00

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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