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: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Hurtcouture: /hurrt koo chooor/ Her obsession with hurtcouture ended tragically when she took her own life by jumping from her jimmy choo stilettoes, Etymology: haut couture hurt Created by: galwaywegian.
Gagrag: /gagrag/ Though he hated the choking feeling they induced and the ridiculous expense Tom knew that to get ahead as a manager he had to conform and wear a gagrag. His only solace is that someday when he owned his own company he would outlaw the stranglestrap. Etymology: gag (choke or retch) + rag (a piece of old cloth) Created by: artr.
Crapparel: /krap per el/ Henry resented the dress code at his work. Mainly because he hated having to wear a tie. He called it crapparel and was always pushing for casual Fridays, without much luck. Finally one day, he snapped. He marched into the boss’ office and removed his tie and that of the boss. The boss was taken aback, especially when Henry ranted that wearing a tie did not make him a better executive and not wearing one would not make him a worse one. He continued that the tie made everyman look uptight and not relaxed and was only good for catching his lunch spillings on it (or as he called it Tie Food). The boss turned red, banged his desk and smiled. He agreed and declared that the office would now be a tie-free zone everyday. After work they went out for a My-Tie. Etymology: Crap (obscene terms for feces;obscene words for unacceptable behavior) & Apparel (clothing in general;attire) Created by: Nosila.
Abcessory: /ab-sess-o-ree/ As Joel saw it, Karen’s tie was no less offensive to his senses than the bloody pustule he once bravely bore on his 11 year-old wrist for a whole month after his 5th grade ‘girlfriend’ broke up with him by stabbing him with a pencil — it was, in other words, an abscessory. Etymology: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abscess Created by: moonquakes.
Comments on Abcessory:
moonquakes, 2010-06-14: 23:18:00
damn, I spelled it wrong. I meant ‘abscessory.’
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