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DEFINITION: To have a favorite article of clothing with which you develop a personal, and even a deeply fulfilling, relationship.

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Pashion

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: pash-un

Sentence: Her pashion for her fur shawl had the neighbors talking. It had an uncanny resemblance to her dog that had recently died.

Etymology: fashion, passion

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Parishiltonclone

Created by: wierdowack1

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Enwraptured

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: en/rap/tured

Sentence: She was so enwraptured with her grandmother's old mink stole that she named it and carried it with her everywhere.

Etymology: enraptured + wrap

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I read this word and instantly knew it was the right one. - jadenguy, 2007-07-09: 13:10:00

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Clothfriend

Created by: nchilliest

Pronunciation: k-l-u-fr-end

Sentence: These shoes are my new clothfriend because I am so obsessed with them.

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Jeans

Created by: francisredmond96

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Adoredrobe

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: ah-door-drohwb

Sentence: her career had stalled and her love life was non existant, but no-one could stop her from adoredrobing like a wild woman

Etymology: adore, wardrobe

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Wearfettish

Created by: blondibabi121692

Pronunciation: where fet ish

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Inavestment

Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: ihn-uh-VEHST-muhnt

Sentence: Alex's girlfriend dumped him because of his inavestment with the old T-shirt he always wore and refused to wash.

Etymology: "in a vest" + (emotional) investment + vestment [article of clothing]

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Objectsion

Created by: bubbos

Pronunciation: ob-ject-shun

Sentence: Tanya's objectsion with her shoes are starting to make her a sheject.

Etymology: obsessions + object + passion

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Leaver

Created by: weareallbeautiful

Pronunciation: l-eh-v-er

Sentence: Bobby never took of his leaver shoes because they reminded him of his dead pet cow which incidentally was sold to a leather shop...which Bobby just realized...

Etymology: leather+lover

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Comments:

ziggy41 - 2007-07-09: 14:04:00
I miss the Verbotonews. :(

Verbotomy - 2007-07-09: 22:54:00
I was at UC Berkeley last week, as one of the speakers the Language Creation Conference. See: http://conlangs.berkeley.edu/about.php it was great fun and I met some amazing people! I will catch up on the Verbotomy news posting tomorrow ~ James

ziggy41 - 2007-07-10: 00:06:00
Oh, that conference looks really fun, can't wait for the wonderful news. And I loved the cartoon last week (great job!)