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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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Wardwear
Created by: NohWoman
Pronunciation: Ward- Wér
Sentence: Wardah scanned her wardrobe for the perfect hagrag: wardwear that would ward off all the weirdos of who she was weary and all the wicked of whom she was wary. (I think Wardah may end up in a ward of her own...)
Etymology: Ward: from "ward off", to avert, turn away, repel + Wear: clothing.
Deterapparel
Created by: igho1207
Pronunciation: dee-ter-a-pah-rel.
Sentence: As she could not face any male attention, she decided deterapparel herself.
Etymology: deter/apparel
Scramouflage
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: skram oh flaaahj
Sentence: Her scramouflage sent warning signs out through the dancehall and her stare could pierce a male ego at 1000 metres.
Etymology: camouflage, scram
Socialisolator
Created by: toralora
Pronunciation: so/sial/ice/oh/lait/or
Sentence: My scarf is a great socialisolator, I always manage to be by myself when I wear it.
Etymology: social + isolator/isolation
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
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.
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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COMMENTS:
great sentence Alchemist - very funny word too - Jabberwocky, 2007-02-23: 10:30:00
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Reparal
Created by: JakeStephens3
Pronunciation: Combining the words repel and appearal to
Sentence:
Etymology:
Antisheek
Created by: TrJoshB
Pronunciation: an-ti-sh-eee-k
Sentence: Her wardrobe was very antisheek,
Etymology: anti sheek
Aparrial
Created by: catgrin
Pronunciation: uh-par-ee-uhl
Sentence: Some people believe the black worn by "goth" kids to be aparrial designed to protect them from a harsh world.
Etymology: combination of apparel and parry
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James
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.
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.
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
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Today's definition was suggested by erasmus. Thank you erasmus. ~ James