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DEFINITION: v. To compulsively shop for and buy shoes that are stylish, sexy and extremely uncomfortable. n. A person who has an uncontrolled, psychological dependency on impractical shoes.
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Fetishoe
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: feh - TISH- oo
Sentence: Fetishoe. Gesundheit. her shoe shopping penchant was an illness.
Etymology: fetish + shoe + atishoo (sneeze)
Oochigucci
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: oōchēgoōchē
Sentence: Yes, there is a recession and she can\\\'t really afford them. Yes, they make her feet scream in pain and she can\\\'t wait to kick them off when she gets home but Susan is an oochiGucci girl. She would rather give up eating than her high-fashion shoes. On occasion she has.
Etymology: oochi (a variation on ouch, an expression of pain) + Gucci (an iconic Florentine and Italian fashion and leather goods label) also a play off of hoochie coochie
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COMMENTS:
Hysterical! Terrific word. - mrskellyscl, 2009-07-20: 06:20:00
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Poderote
Created by: JeffreyNorris
Pronunciation: 'pȯd-e-rōt
Sentence: When I told him I was a poderote, I had to explain that I liked to buy stylish shoes; he thought it meant I was a foot fetishist!
Etymology: Greek pod "foot" + erot "love"
Pumpulsive
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: pum/pul/sive
Sentence: She is somewhat pumpulsive with 248 pairs of shoes in her closet.
Etymology: pump + compulsive
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COMMENTS:
excellent! - splendiction, 2009-07-20: 20:56:00
my favorite of the day! - mweinmann, 2009-07-21: 08:25:00
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Glyphomania
Created by: BIANCAGRAY1
Pronunciation: Gli-fo-mane-ee-ah
Sentence: The doctor diagnosed the kid with the knife and crazy eyes with glyphomania.
Etymology: Glyph- to carve Mania- obsession
Weaksole
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: weak SOUL
Sentence: She bought gold-leafed, diamond-studded and other expensive shoes to bolster her weaksole.
Etymology: A pun on SOUL and weak.
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COMMENTS:
She is a sole survivor! - Nosila, 2009-07-21: 02:26:00
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Poderomania
Created by: emcfernandez
Pronunciation: pah-der-o-may-knee-ah
Sentence: My poderomania kept my closets filled to the brim with expensive, sexy shoes
Etymology: pod-foot ero-love mania-madness about, passion for
Whore
Created by: xMelody
Pronunciation: hor
Sentence: 1. The dozy bitch spent all her money on stupid and impractical shoes again; what a whore! 2. Guess those starving, AIDS-ridden African children will just have to die; and to think of the huge difference the money spent on those stupid f***ing shoes could've made to their lives - only a WHORE would do such a thing.
Etymology: whore, 'nuff said. Synonyms see: skank, hooker, harlot, fucking retarded bitch who never learned the value of money, etc.
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COMMENTS:
I just have so much...rage. - xMelody, 2009-07-20: 15:44:00
Easy on the attitude. This is just a fun little word game. Not much melody in your sentence. - artr, 2009-07-21: 13:30:00
Just kiddin', brah. - xMelody, 2009-07-22: 16:09:00
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Obshoesive
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: əbshoōsiv
Sentence: Joanne loves shoes. She has so many that her guest room has no room for any visitors. She is so obshoesive that she will wear ones that hurt her feet so much that she has to shop at the grocery in an electronic cart.
Etymology: obsessive (to be preoccupied) + shoe (a covering for the foot, typically made of leather, with a sturdy sole and not reaching above the ankle) + abusive (engaging in or characterized by habitual violence and cruelty)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James