Verboticism: Divattire
DEFINITION: n. A person who likes to dress up and seems to have a different outfit for every occasion. v. To dress up in fancy clothes whenever you go out because you don't know who you're going to meet, and you don't want to get dressed down.
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Divattire
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dēvətīr
Sentence: Julie loves pamper herself. She never feels better than when she is wearing her divattire. The only problem with her expensive tastes is that it doesn\'t match her income. She will do almost anything, including skipping meals to avoid making selections from the poordrobe.
Etymology: diva (an admired, glamorous, or distinguished woman) + attire (be dressed in clothes of a specified kind)
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COMMENTS:
- excellent word. "poordrobe" - great! - splendiction, 2009-07-21: 21:45:00
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Frockenstein
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: fräkənstīn
Sentence: Madame Lulu never wants to be caught wearing the same outfit twice. The good news is that she is a skilled seamstress and can create whatever she imagines. The bad news is that her imagination causes her to create frockenstein outfits that can startle even her friend Lady Gaga.
Etymology: frock (a woman’s dress) + Frankenstein (A monster made up from several bodies)
Pajamapolly
Created by: scrabbelicious
Pronunciation: |pɑ ː dʒam ː ə ː ˈpɒli|
Sentence: Dorian loved grey and every other colour and he loved his pajamas. He had pajamas for every occasion and always looked very smart indeed, in a kinda sleep-over way.
Etymology: Pajama : Sleeping attire which has become high street fashion for crazy people. Polly: A first name and also a twist on poly which has many meaning(s).
Fashioninstabile
Created by: ampruteanu
Pronunciation: fa-schon-een-stah-bee-lay
Sentence:
Etymology:
Clobbersnob
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Klob-err-snob
Sentence: Jayne had always been a Clobbersnob, even at school she had to look her best just in case the modelling scouts happened to drop in looking for the next Kate Moss!!
Etymology: Clobber(Brit informal Clothing or personal belongings) + Snob(Person with an exaggerated respect for high social standing, looks down on those regarded as socially inferior. = Clobbersnob.
Glambidextrous
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: glam-be-dex-truss
Sentence: it didn't matter what the occasion was, she had the perfect outfit, she was that glambidextrous.
Etymology: glamorous, ambidextrous
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COMMENTS:
Nice word! - artr, 2009-07-21: 06:44:00
fabulous - Jabberwocky, 2009-07-21: 10:24:00
glambitious word! - Nosila, 2009-07-21: 10:55:00
Hilarious - "was that glambidextrous"! - splendiction, 2009-07-21: 21:42:00
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Apparechichi
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ah - pare - uh - CHE- CHE
Sentence: Gabriela was a dedicated apparechichi with an extensive wardrobe consisting of fashions for any and all possibilities including the unlikely prospect of encountering celebs, big business moguls, politicians or even royalty.
Etymology: Blend of apparel and chichi (pompous, pretentious)
Fashionatic
Created by: march
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Marianne has a special look for every ocassion, she's a fashionatic.
Etymology:
Primpcess
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: primp-cess
Sentence: Margot was known as a primpcess because she dressed for every occasion like she thought she was royalty.
Etymology: princess: woman with the status of a princess + primp: dress with great care and attention to detail
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COMMENTS:
like it... - mweinmann, 2009-07-22: 19:52:00
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