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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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Tuxspeedo: /təkspēdō/ Thomas does not believe in informal clothing. Casual Friday? Not for this guy! Even when he goes to the beach he wears a tuxspeedo. Etymology: tuxedo (a suit of formal evening clothes) + speedo (a bathing suit) Created by: artr2.

Pajamapolly: /|pɑ ː dʒam ː ə ː ˈpɒli|/ 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). Created by: scrabbelicious.

Costumate: /kos too mayt/ Lola had a get-tup for every occasion, season,reason and activity. She would costumate herself appropriately whether she was sewing, bowling, at the movies or just buying groceries. You could read a lot about her just by going through her massive closet. Her boyfriend finally cracked when he saw her outfit for going gardening. He said, “You are not wearing that outfit to go weeding…you look like a hoe!” Etymology: Costume (dress in a costume,the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class) & Consumnate ( perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities;make perfect; bring to perfection)

Created by: Nosila.

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DEFINITION: v. To compulsively shop for and buy shoes that are stylish, sexy and extremely uncomfortable. n. A person who has an uncontrolled, psychological dependency on impractical shoes.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Hardshell: /|hɑːd| |ʃɛl|/ Julie was a tough nut for the craic. She needed to be tough on account of her choice of footwear. The only thing tougher than Julie was Julie’s feet, bulletproof they where. Very hardshell feet and a weakness for Gucci shoes or any strapless 6″ heel, that’s our Julie. Etymology: Loose association of Hard sell and hard shell…which only makes sense to me, and in the context outlined above. Created by: scrabbelicious.

Moccasinner: /mok a sin ner/ Shoesan was a macassiner of the first order. No matter what else she needed, she indulged her addiction to shoes, all kinds. She put the “oaf” in loafer; the “heel” in heels;the “flop” in flipflops;the “sneak” in sneaker;the “scandal” in sandal and the “oo” in Jimmy Choo’s. Unlike her 5,000 pairs of shoes,she was a vamp, she’d pump her hubby for shoe money and she had no sole. Etymology: Mocassin (soft leather shoe; originally worn by native Americans)& Sinner (someone who is bad, commit sins without repenting) Created by: Nosila.

Kicksessive: /kiksesiv/ Tommy used to give his girlfriend grief about her penchant for buying shoes. That was before she discovered his trove of sneakers that occupies the better part of his guest room. Apparently he is more kicksessive than she is. Etymology: kicks (shoes) obsessive (preoccupy or fill the mind of someone continually, intrusively, and to a troubling extent) Created by: artr2.

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DEFINITION: n. The fear that you will be outsourced, downsized, unassigned, or separated (one way or another) from your weekly paycheck. v. To use the threat of outsourcing and downsizing to manage and motivate your team.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Contractivate: /kon trak tiv ayt/ When Megan became boss, she sought to contractivate her team by threatening to out source their jobs if they failed to meet targets. But in the end, it was Megan whose leadership style got her a big promotion, to the office in India! Etymology: Contract (to assign a job to someone outside one’s own business)
& Activate (make active or more active;put in motion or move to act)

Created by: Nosila.

Oversea: /ōvÉ™rsÄ“/ If Janice doesn’t get the staff she oversees to produce more, upper management threatens oversea her crew. Etymology: oversee (supervise) + overseas (in or to a foreign country, esp. one across the sea) Created by: artr2.

Usurperize: / |jʊˈzəːp| |əː| |rʌɪz|/ Jack was in constant fear of his crazy boss. “He’s completely cuckoo” Jack Wood say, “Let’s see him usurperize me after I change all the passwords on the mainframe”. (Ed.- er mainframe?) Etymology: Usurp and er-ize for blending raisins…like sultanas only nicer. Created by: scrabbelicious.

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DEFINITION: n. A person who, despite professional lessons and incessant practice, cannot dance without looking like a ruptured goose. v. To dance in an awkward or clumsy manner.

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Bossanono: /bossa noh noh/ he was a total bossanono, his foxtrot was more like a cowslip and his tango went
Etymology: bossanova no no Created by: galwaywegian.

Rhumbad: /rum bad/ When he was going out on the dance floor, all his potential partners used to disappear. That was because he rhumbad so terribly. He was all jerky movements and poor footwork. He also sambad, mambad and his foxtrot was a moxtrot. He tried the paso dope-le and his jive was well, jive. He later went on to become a judge oin Dancing with the Stars. Etymology: Rhumba (cuban dance of love) & Bad (not good;below average standards) Created by: Nosila.

Spasanova: /spazənōvə/ To say that Rudy has two left feet is an insult to feet. He was asked to leave after just one lesson at Arthur Murray. When he busted out his spasanova at the club a paramedic knocked him to the floor and stuck a tongue depressor in his mouth. Etymology: spastic (relating to or affected by muscle spasm) + bosanova (a style of Brazilian dance) Created by: artr2.

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DEFINITION: v. To arrange with a friend to phone you with a “crisis” during a blind date, in case you need to make an emergency exit; n. A fake “emergency” phone call that is used to end a blind date.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Fallbackcallback: /fôlbakkôlbak/ When Cindy’s blind date turned out to be a screaming bore, she resorted to a fallbackcallback, secretly texting her roommate, Gloria who called her to report an “emergency”. Gloria may need some practice at this. The best crisis she could muster was a lost sock. Etymology: fallback (an alternative plan that may be used in an emergency) + callback (a telephone call made to return a call received) Created by: artr2.

Amourgency: /a moor jen see/ When Katie was duped into a blind date with Chad, she had a contingency plan in case he didn’t turn out to be her Prince Charming. She had her friend call her with an amourgency call. Unfortunately, quick as this call came, it was not quick enough because her eyes watered from his overpowering body odor. Maybe it was just The Chad, but Katie scentsed that when he said Eureka! she’d say You Reek-a! Etymology: Amour (French for Love) & Emergency (a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action) Created by: Nosila.

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