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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.
Verboticisms
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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
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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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
Amourarmor
Created by: Mobelia
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Her typical amourarmor ensured she was dateless for the weekend.
Etymology: amour - romance, love, liaison, relationship armor - as in protective gear, covering, security, shield
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
A fashmina? - petaj, 2007-02-23: 02:50:00
How about a barka? - allwise, 2007-02-23: 03:26:00
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
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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Avoidress
Created by: allwise
Pronunciation: a-void-ress
Sentence: she had a bad day, so she avoidressed nastily, and wore a frown so full of spite that everyone else got down too.
Etymology: dressing to avoid attention.
Cloozing
Created by: lilty4422
Pronunciation: cloo-zang
Sentence: She went to the dance cloozing so no one would dance with her.
Etymology:
Opposuit
Created by: kellin
Pronunciation: op-uh-soot
Sentence: Legend has it that a pair of incredible breasts are kept imprisoned underneath Margo's opposuit.
Etymology:
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