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'Omigod, why are you wearing that to the dance?'

DEFINITION: A fashion accessory, or an approach to personal hygiene, which is designed not to attract others, but rather to repel them.

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Grapeshotsilk

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: grape-shot-silk

Sentence: Melody's evening gown was made of the finest grapeshotsilk so that she could attract every eye to the shimmering colours, yet ensure that her antipersonnel policy was not breached at the ball by the multitude of dancers. She finished dressing by dabbing a little Shrapnel no.5 behind her ears, and listened to Pachelbel's Canon in D Major on the way there to prepare mentally.

Etymology: grapeshot + shot silk

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Urkelestomy

Created by: mythman

Pronunciation: urr-kell-EST-oh-mee

Sentence: The pose he adopted today was an urkelestomy used to keep the ladies off of his fine self so that he could concentrate on new scripts.

Etymology: Steve Urkel, character in ABC's TGIF's "Family Matters"

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Fendoffrock

Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: fenn-doff-frock

Sentence: Her fendoffrock was tailored by the popular and luxurious Italian designer FENDI. Trudy wasn't jealous of the fact that it did a great job repelling all the creeps, she was envious because all she could afford was tacky illfitting Walmart dresses. However when it came to attracting men, they did the trick.

Etymology: fend off (repel) + frock (clothing, dress)

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