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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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Pokira

Created by: rahullotli

Pronunciation: po-ki-ra

Sentence: I am in pokira after ookin at those shoes

Etymology: konkani

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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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Sex

Created by: cj2k7

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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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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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Shoemeful

Created by: fefefeha7

Pronunciation: Shoe-me-full

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Pashionmina

Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: pashun/meena

Sentence: She wore her pashionmina 24/7

Etymology: passion + pashmina

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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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Jeans

Created by: francisredmond96

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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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hope you like it... - callie17, 2007-07-09: 20:06:00

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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!)