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'I'm in love with these shoes.'

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

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Accessorelationship

Created by: loofarama

Pronunciation: access-or-eel-ation-ship

Sentence: she developed a strong accessorelationship with her earrings

Etymology: accessory + relationship

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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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Lovject

Created by: gonzo

Pronunciation:

Sentence: She had a platonic lovject and it was a drama.

Etymology: love-object

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Enamfit

Lapper

Created by: Lapper

Pronunciation: en-AM-fit

Sentence: Jeremy was enamfitted with Lisa's dress that she had left threre the previous day; it reminded him of her.

Etymology: Enamor and outfit

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Jeans

Created by: francisredmond96

Pronunciation:

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Etymology:

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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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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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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!

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Fashiopassion

Created by: Kiki1234

Pronunciation: fashi-o-pash-un

Sentence: she was a fashiopassion type of person, she had a great passion for her high-heeled shoes..

Etymology: fashion-passion

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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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Comments:

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

Verbotomy 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!)