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DEFINITION: n. A fashion accessory or style of dress which purports to improve one's appearance and attitude, but actually does the opposite. v. To follow a fashion dictum in an effort to improve your social standing even when it causes physical discomfort.
Verboticisms
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Sadofashionistic
Created by: queenjane75
Pronunciation: say-dough-fah-shun-is-tick
Sentence: Sara prefers to wear thongs, which the men at work secretly refer to as clam hammocks, but the hammock comparison is far, far from the truth. Thongs are rather sadofashionistic, and, believe me, the un-hammock-like perma-wedgie is not worth that kind of attention from men.
Etymology: sadistic+fashion
Versouchie
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: ver-sow-chee
Sentence: she decided to go through her wardrobe and throw away anything remotely Versouchie
Etymology: versace, ouchie
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COMMENTS:
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-08: 11:58:00
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Transvestootight
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: trans/vest/tu/tite
Sentence: Leslie gave up his dream of being a transvestite when he had to wear a tight vest and became instead a transvestootight.
Etymology: transvestite + vest too tight
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COMMENTS:
Love it! - Nosila, 2008-04-09: 19:50:00
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Oscardeeplamenta
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: oss-cur-deep-lah-men-tah
Sentence: Her underwire bra was making a gashion statement in her ribs, her high heels only slightly surpassed the size of her bunyans, and she walked around in oscardeeplamenta, yet she continued to be a slave to the latest fasion trends.
Etymology: Oscar de la Renta, deep lament
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COMMENTS:
excellent, gashion is a good one too! - toadstool57, 2008-04-08: 08:11:00
I like gashion too! Nice job, purple! - Jamagra, 2008-04-08: 09:46:00
Unfortunately, gashion was already found by verboogle... it's gay fashion. - purpleartichokes, 2008-04-08: 12:04:00
Very good!! - Mustang, 2008-04-08: 16:59:00
Don't you just hate it when you are in the 19th hour of your 18 hour bra? Good one, purple! - Nosila, 2008-04-08: 20:29:00
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Fashism
Created by: milorush
Pronunciation: (n.) fāsh'ĭz'əm, (adj.) fāsh'ĭst
Sentence: Rudolf walked away from a lucrative career in public relations because of his aversion to the dress code fashism of suit-and-tie thuggery.
Etymology: fash[ion] + [fasc]ism
Itsuckssory
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: it-sux-or-ree
Sentence: A slave to fashion, I opted for the ultra conrol top panty hose which turned out to be the ultimate itsuckssory. The control top was so controlling that I ended up hiking it from my tender waist onto my ribs, which was comfortable for a while, but at the end of the night I ended up with a deep long-lasting bruise on my ribs. I mean I've heard of control top, but really! The communist party wasn't even this controlling!! (true story)
Etymology: it sucks + accessory
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COMMENTS:
Hysterical. Very creative. - mrskellyscl, 2009-05-27: 17:10:00
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Hurtcouture
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: hurrt koo chooor
Sentence: Her obsession with hurtcouture ended tragically when she took her own life by jumping from her jimmy choo stilettoes,
Etymology: haut couture hurt
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COMMENTS:
Poor Sole! - Nosila, 2010-06-17: 23:45:00
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Fashum
Created by: Softbagel14
Pronunciation:
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Etymology: fash- as in fashion -um as in 'um, why on earth are they wearing that?'
Chicgrin
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: sheek/grin
Sentence: It was with mixed emotions and an attitude of chicgrin that she wore the latest all wool full body designer suit to the red carpet movie premiere.
Etymology: chic (fashionable) + grin and bear it + chagrin (annoyance, discomfiture)
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COMMENTS:
Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-08: 21:39:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes. Thank you purpleartichokes. ~ James
stache - 2008-04-08: 18:32:00
clam hammock. heh, heh.
purpleartichokes - 2008-04-08: 19:07:00
Ha!
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes. Thank you purpleartichokes. ~ James
DrWebster111 - 2009-05-31: 12:10:00
EXCELLENT WORD ANOTHER WINNER SOUNDS GREAT SENTENCE TOO, AS USUAL, (AND BRIEF NOT AN ANTHOLOGY LIKE OTHER VERBOTOMISTS
PennonFurl - 2018-06-14: 05:05:00