Verboticism: Sartoricist
DEFINITION: v. To tease, ridicule or twitter about someone who has made a fashion mistake. n. A materialistic twit who feels it's their duty to inform others when fashion standards have not been met.
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Voguard
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: voh-gahrd
Sentence: Heather and Tonya are all too ready to let every woman in their office know when they have made a fashion faux pas. These voguards have mastered the not-quite-soft-enough whisper to comment on any infraction they see. So beware. These mavens of haute couture could inflict a designer shiner to the reputation of the chic bleak. Heaven help anyone who succumbs to the concept of "Casual Fridays".
Etymology: vogue (something in fashion, as at a particular time) + guard (to keep under close watch in order to prevent escape, misconduct, etc.)
Twitic
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: twit-ic
Sentence: Marcia was the local fashion twitic. She made sure to review everyone's apparance in her tweets to her friends.
Etymology: twit + twitter: + critic: professional who judges the arts and fashion
Fashun
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: fashən
Sentence: Jesse was all too quick to fashun anybody she felt wasn\'t trying hard enough to keep up with the latest trends. And then it happened. She made a mistake. She was in a hurry one morning and grabbed last year\'s baseball cap. She spent the day being liliculed by the very folks she loved to razz.
Etymology: fashion (a popular trend, esp. in styles of dress) + shun (persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution)
Fauxpalice
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: fōpälēs
Sentence: Several of the matrons at the country club seem to have appointed themselves as fauxpalice. They are all too comfortable letting younger, newer members know what they think of their fashion choices.
Etymology: faux pas (an embarrassing or tactless act or remark in a social situation) + police (an organization engaged in the enforcement of official regulations in a specified domain)
Streason
Created by: pungineer
Pronunciation: Stree-son
Sentence: The office girls loved nothing more than gabbling in the canteen about petunia's latest act of streason, wearing last season's fashion this season...well i mean you just wouldn't would you, i would just die if i was seen dead in the full length puffball this summer, i mean oh my god...and with those shoes etc
Etymology: season+treason = fashion crime
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COMMENTS:
Sounds like they were doing verbal strip tease... - wordmeister, 2008-06-06: 17:10:00
We have a word for girls like that at work...a coven! - Nosila, 2008-06-06: 20:13:00
Very clever. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-08: 19:06:00
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Sartoricist
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sar tori sist
Sentence: ChiChi & Fadima set themselves up as the two fashionistas in the accounting office. They set the trends and mocked those who did not. They were so vicious about it that the wags in the office dubbed them the Dresstapo. Fadima went too far when she ridiculed the new girl, Mensa, in payables. Mensa did not even try to compete in the office fashion Olympics and satoricist that she was, Fadima made fun of her at every opportunity. Wasn't she surprised when Mensa was promoted over her and ChiChi and made their new boss. Yes, accounting can be accrual world, even when you are trendy!
Etymology: Sartorial (of or relating to a tailor or to tailoring, clothing, appearance) & Satiricist (someone who ridicules with satire)
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COMMENTS:
Mensa's got intelligent style! What will she do as their boss? -rise above? (Dresstapo - love it!) - splendiction, 2009-07-24: 16:33:00
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Chafarique
Created by: PRINCESSkadi
Pronunciation: CHAV - A - RIKE
Sentence: call me CHAFARIQUE but isn't that girl a bit to funny looking to be at my party.
Etymology: Well its a bit of a kids thing to tease people hence the CHAV bit and the ARIKE it comes from a spanish word ~ (ariko/e) which means arrogant. So there is no better meaning .
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COMMENTS:
i had loads of these women when i was in school and even now at work and thats what we call them here its the best non insulting word possible !! - PRINCESSkadi, 2008-06-08: 09:48:00
Great word- luv it. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-08: 18:55:00
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Fashionazi
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: fash - uh - NOT - zee
Sentence: Eva was a heartless fashionazi who couldn't resist tossing out blistering assessments of what she considered to be fashion blunders by others, especially those who were above her on the social registry.
Etymology: blend of 'fashion' and 'nazi'
Perezsecute
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: purr-ezz-ser-kyoot
Sentence: She thought she had gotten away with her bold fashion choice, but when she got home and went online she realised she had been the victim of some merciless Perezsecution
Etymology: Perez Hilton, Persecute
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COMMENTS:
Perezstroika...good word! - Nosila, 2009-07-24: 11:10:00
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