DEFINITION: n., A fashion item so old that it has gone out of and come back into style. v., To save outdated clothing hoping that it will come back into style.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Pantiques: /pan-teeks/ Dad gave Liz two choices: Mom’s crocheted pantiques from the 60’s or her knee length poodle skirt from the 50’s. No crying or threatening to not come home at all was going to convince him to let her wear mom’s micro mini from the 70’s. Etymology: pant + antiques Created by: lumina.
Comments on Pantiques:
metrohumanx, 2008-09-15: 02:26:00
Every time i scroll thru the weekly results, i see PANTIQUES and laugh out loud. I don’t know why- it’s just such a funny word.galwaywegian, 2008-09-15: 06:03:00
Pantastic!TJayzz, 2008-09-15: 07:17:00
Like it!
Nostalchic: /nah-stal-sheek/ Jenny’s closet is full of nostalchic items from the ’60’s and ’70’s which she wears every day.
Etymology: NOSTALCHIC – from NOSTALGIC (a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former time) + CHIC (attractive and fashionable; stylish)
Created by: Stevenson0.
Comments on Nostalchic:
TJayzz, 2008-09-15: 07:16:00
Very goodvmalcolm, 2008-09-15: 07:48:00
That’s a lovely word!metrohumanx, 2008-09-15: 15:22:00
Good one, S.O. I wanted to use “chic” but your combo surpasses whatever i tried to fuse.lumina, 2008-09-16: 10:42:00
Love it!
Demoderlode: /dee mode er lode/ When Wendy started wearing her Mom’s bell bottom pants, mini skirts and Indian guru patterned shirts, she realized she had hit the Demoderlode of high fashion. What worked for her Mom thirty to forty years before had all of a sudden become trendy, de riguer and happening now. Luckily they were the same size and even her cool folks thought she suited the swinging sixty looks. Thank Goodness, her Mom never threw anything out! Etymology: demode (out of fashion;outmoded) & Motherlode (the main vein of ore in a deposit;the Bonanza;the main prize)
Created by: Nosila.
Comments on Demoderlode:
metrohumanx, 2008-09-15: 02:19:00
TrendyWendy cracks me up! Nice ento, too. 🙂metrohumanx, 2008-09-15: 02:24:00
I meant etymology, Nosila.
main vein….good name for a band.
Zombitogs: /ZZZOM-bee-tawgz (pronounced slowly, with an spooky inflection)/ Jean-Luc was reluctant to discard his old cabana wear, elephant bells, Lazarus jeans or Nehru jacket because he was SURE they would complete the great “Circle of Life” and be trendy once again. His daughter considered them ZOMBITOGS and looked askance when he asked her if she’d seen his dickie. Undaunted, Jean-Luc donned his tie-dyed t-shirt, slipped on his Earth shoes and denim jacket, then stumbled down to the wharfside beer garden where he pounded down a few bottles of fine Dominican rum and lamented the sartorial treasures which lay unappreciated in his fungi-filled basement.
ZOMBITOGS INDEED ! Etymology: ZOMBIE+TOGS=ZOMBITOGS…..Zombie: Haitian Creole term meaning a supernatural power or ectoplasm able to enter and re-animate a dead person or fashion accessory…..Togs: colloquial term meaning “clothing” Created by: metrohumanx.
Comments on Zombitogs:
metrohumanx, 2008-09-15: 02:15:00
http://www.aperfectworld.org/sears.htmlumina, 2008-09-15: 05:45:00
Ha! “Dickie!” My dad had a few AND a couple times in the winter my mom would shove one of them in my white uniform school blouse…you know when I seemed to be coming down with a cold? Wow…talk about flashback…hametrohumanx, 2008-09-15: 15:25:00
I presume you survived Catholic school?metrohumanx, 2008-09-15: 15:27:00
PS- I never wore a “dickie”….I preferred the cold war look- white turtleneck and sports jacket.Nosila, 2008-09-15: 21:41:00
Zombitogs…need zombitogs, must have zombitogs…I am getting sleepy. Just kidding and I too love the word dickie…who the heck thought of that idea? I mean it’s not as if a full turtleneck is called a Richard, is it?metrohumanx, 2008-09-16: 03:44:00
I know…it’s embarrassing to even say “dickie”….My misguided friend once bought a pair of BAN-LON socks whick were kinda filmy and had florescent green pinstripes, too…they actually BURNED away from his foot when he tried to stomp out flaming newspaper. His name was Fast Eddie.lumina, 2008-09-16: 10:48:00
Yes, I survived eight years of Catholic school AND?????????? Your “cold war” style was my brother’s Confirmation “get up.” ha
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