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DEFINITION: To have a favorite article of clothing with which you develop a personal, and even a deeply fulfilling, relationship.
Verboticisms
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Choohorn
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: chooo hawrn
Sentence: she had a permanent choohorn, a one track mind. Any pair of Jimmy Choo's creations had her ogling and wolf-whistling as loudly as any bum-cleavaged builder.
Etymology: shoe horn, horn, Jimmy choo.
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COMMENTS:
very funny as usual Galway - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-09: 11:06:00
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Pokira
Created by: rahullotli
Pronunciation: po-ki-ra
Sentence: I am in pokira after ookin at those shoes
Etymology: konkani
Clouthadora
Created by: callie17
Pronunciation: Cloth-a-dora
Sentence: Emily had a spasm of clouthadora as she relized her favorite sweatshirt was getting too small...
Etymology: originating from the english word "cloth" and a form of "adore"
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COMMENTS:
hope you like it... - callie17, 2007-07-09: 20:06:00
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Engearment
Created by: ziggy41
Pronunciation: En-geer-ment
Sentence: It was a surprising and awkward situation, watching her propose to her one-of-a-kind opossum skin scarf.
Etymology: endear[ment] (to love; love for something) + gear/garment (clothing)
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COMMENTS:
One person's roadkill...great word - galwaywegian, 2007-07-09: 07:52:00
Yes, but if you shop at Neiman-Marcus, you have to pay on 90-day terms of engearment. - Kyoti, 2007-07-09: 15:18:00
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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
Haberdashardor
Created by: jadenguy
Pronunciation: hab er dash ar dor
Sentence: It was on many occasions in which Luis would stroll out in those favorite jeans of his. As he reached for change at the vending machine, his hand glided over the blood stain that remained an alter to his first true love. As he walked past the subterranean bistro, onlookers could observe the back of his left knee, a sewing scar mass a testament to his willingness to defend his friends. He kneels to help a young lady with her papers; the oil stain so near his Pumas explained his haberdashardor, a fervor she understood, one that they would share for years to come.
Etymology: haberdashery + ardor
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COMMENTS:
great story jadenguy - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-09: 11:05:00
Hardcore authors like to do exercises of writing a story in exactly 55 words. You should so try that! You'd be good. - mplsbohemian, 2007-07-09: 22:29:00
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Hitanigger
Created by: jnine29
Pronunciation:
Sentence: hitanigger is to hurt a black person
Etymology:
Phatfiend
Created by: MisUndrstd
Pronunciation: Fat-fi-e-nd
Sentence: My cousin Vinnie recently joined a Hip Hop boy band in the Bronx and it wasn't long before he started wearing his pants around his ankles. Obviously, Vinnie has disgraced the good name of the family by becoming a "Phatfiend".
Etymology: Phat clothing line+ fiend= Phatfiend!
Comments:
ziggy41 - 2007-07-09: 14:04:00
I miss the Verbotonews. :(
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!)