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DEFINITION: v. To purchase a low-cost product and cover it with the label, or put it inside the packaging of a premium brand. n. A cheap product, which has been repackaged, or relabeled, by the consumer to make it look like an expensive brand.
Verboticisms
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Fauxtograft
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: FOE-tahg-graft
Sentence: Farleigh's wardrobe was fauxtograft from one end of the closet to the other, all Walmart and Kmart but with tags he'd switched to make them seem to be fine designer clothing.
Etymology: Blend of 'faux' (false) 'tog' (to dress especially in fine clothing) and 'graft' (to attach as if by grafting
Logorigem
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: log/oh/rig/em
Sentence: Stanley was a master at logorigems. He would slap a fake logo on anything.
Etymology: logo + rig (arrange dishonestly for one's own advantage)+ logarithm (math term)
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COMMENTS:
There's even a rhythm in saying logorigem. In more ways than one, it's music to our ears! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-03: 09:23:00
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Egofrippery
Created by: CanadianAndyCapp
Pronunciation: Eego-frip-per-ree
Sentence: The old forms of Macaroniism, Foppery, Self-promotion, Beggar thy neighbour, One-upmanship and Self-aggrandising house names, have now been superceded by the use of falsified consumer goods and status products in a blatent case of Egofrippery.
Etymology: Ego- I'm better than You! / Frippery - Empty or meaningless showing -off.
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COMMENTS:
Strong word choices ... Strong creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-03: 09:18:00
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Clonafide
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: kloana/fide
Sentence: With her Louis Fruiton bag and her Oscar de la rental dress she was a clonafide member of the shampagne set.
Etymology: clone + bona fide
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COMMENTS:
Not bad. Latin pronunciation would be KLONE a FEE day. - stache, 2008-03-03: 07:17:00
Four hysterically funny verboticisims in one short sentence! And all four fit the definition. Your sentence is superbly ingenious ... and superbly funny! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-03: 09:28:00
Really good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-03: 18:37:00
Fantastic blend! I really like 'Oscar de la rental' too. - Tigger, 2008-03-03: 21:38:00
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Tacksimile
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: tak sim il lee
Sentence: Wayne's BMW-stickered wheel barrow was a cheap tacksimile and although he was dumb to think of it, his girlfriend Monica was even dumber to think it was the branded real thing!
Etymology: Tacky (tastelessly showy) & Facsimile (a copy;reproduction)
Fakemaker
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: fayk-mayk-ur
Sentence: Jon went to the car lot and bought the cheapest piece of junk he could find. He then went to the junkyard and picked up a Mercedes Benz hood ornament for two bucks. He dolled the car up and tried to pass it off as a Benz. His friends saw the car and said among themselves, "...Jon...what a fakemaker..."
Etymology: fake + maker
Labelaire
Created by: queenjane75
Pronunciation: la·bel·aire n. Pronunciation: ley-buhl-air
Sentence: I knew that skanky labelaire in high school and she hasn't changed a bit: those are the same payless shoes with the prada label hot-glued to the heel.
Etymology: la·bel·aire - n. a combination of:the word label - a trademark or classification - in this case a brand name and the prefix -aire, which implies a heavy association with the root word, in this case, label. Combined, the word is labelaire - a person
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COMMENTS:
Your sentence planted a funny image in my mind. Your create has a fun flair and a great 'aire' about it! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-03: 23:09:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by ddove60. Thank you ddove60. ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-03-03: 10:00:00
Your definition, ddove60, along with your cartoon, James, inspired so many witty, clever verboticisms today, a wonderful slate of fun words here today!
Tigger - 2008-03-03: 22:16:00
The cartoon is hilarious, by the way. I bet that 'convertible' handles great!
Thanks silveryaspen and Tigger! ~ James
Ilan - 2008-12-30: 20:25:00
Spirit of the stairwell strikes again! Missed my chance to submit "abbrandizement".
Today's definition was suggested by ddove60. Thank you ddove60. ~ James
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