{"id":284,"date":"2008-02-21T08:51:47","date_gmt":"2008-02-21T13:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=284"},"modified":"2008-02-21T08:51:47","modified_gmt":"2008-02-21T13:51:47","slug":"drossdresser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=284","title":{"rendered":"Drossdresser"},"content":{"rendered":"

DEFINITION:<\/strong> v. tr.,<\/em> To wear special uniforms and carry around unusual props in order to stimulate social interaction. n.,<\/em> A person who compensates for their lack of personality and weak social skills by resorting to props and costumes.<\/p>\n

\"Guess<\/p>\n

VERBOTICISMS:<\/strong> (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)<\/em><\/p>\n

Drossdresser<\/strong>: \/dr oss dr ess rrr<\/em>\/ His drossdressing covered all points on the bad taste spectrum from Simple (Santa’s tallest little helper at Christmas) to Totally Over the Top (orifice Man at Valentine’s) Etymology:<\/em> cross dresser, dross as in rubbish Created by:<\/em> galwaywegian.<\/p>\n

Comments on Drossdresser:<\/strong><\/p>\n

silveryaspen<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-02-14: 07:50:00<\/em>
\nIngenious! Great create!<\/p>\n

Mustang<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-02-14: 07:54:00<\/em>
\nEggzellent verboticism!! Wish I’d thought of it.<\/p>\n

Jabberwocky<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-02-14: 11:40:00<\/em>
\nstill laughing at orifice Man<\/p>\n

OZZIEBOB<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-02-14: 16:50:00<\/em>
\nFunny tale of drossambulation; great word!<\/p>\n

purpleartichokes<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-02-14: 19:33:00<\/em>
\nYep, Orifice Man is mawverlous! Thanks for the name for the guy two desks down from me!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dorkcessorize<\/strong>: \/dork-sess-or-ize<\/em>\/ Bob had dorkcessorized with his “Mustache Rides – 5 Cents” t-shirt, so he couldn’t understand why three hours into the party, he had not yet found a date. Etymology:<\/em> dork, accessorize Created by:<\/em> purpleartichokes.<\/p>\n

Comments on Dorkcessorize:<\/strong><\/p>\n

silveryaspen<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-02-14: 07:56:00<\/em>
\nsentence and verbot = double funny! Good one!<\/p>\n

ErWenn<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-02-14: 10:11:00<\/em>
\nAfter the party, when I was waiting for Bob to go home (so I could get some sleep), he told me what he thought the problem was. He said, and I quote, “Maybe 5 cents was too expensive?”<\/p>\n

purpleartichokes<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-02-14: 13:43:00<\/em>
\nHA!<\/p>\n

Jabberwocky<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-02-14: 15:08:00<\/em>
\nyou have a great sense of humour purple<\/p>\n

OZZIEBOB<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-02-14: 16:48:00<\/em>
\nGreat tale; nice word. Bob probably got dorkcessive genes!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Poserize<\/strong>: \/poser-rize<\/em>\/ “Oh no, he’s poserizing again!” Etymology:<\/em> poser(wannabe) + accessorize Created by:<\/em> 8Revolution8.<\/p>\n

Comments on Poserize:<\/strong><\/p>\n

OZZIEBOB<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-02-14: 17:36:00<\/em>
\nIt poses more questions than it answers. Very good word!<\/p>\n

silveryaspen<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-02-14: 18:59:00<\/em>
\nPerfect word for actresses and actors … on and off the stage! Great create!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Garbgarious<\/strong>: \/garb-gair-ee-us<\/em>\/ Colin was garbgarious when he had the appropriate prop in hand, an ipod, or book, or was wearing an outrageous t-shirt in order to break the ice in new situations. Otherwise he slinked along avoiding all contact. Etymology:<\/em> garb + gregarious Created by:<\/em> Stevenson0.<\/p>\n

Comments on Garbgarious:<\/strong><\/p>\n

OZZIEBOB<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-02-14: 16:55:00<\/em>
\nClever blend. Seems Col meet with more than a few garbacles!<\/p>\n

silveryaspen<\/a><\/strong>, 2008-02-14: 18:53:00<\/em>
\nThe ice-breaker angle is very appealing! Very nice verbot!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:
\nhttps:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verboticisms.php?jid=prop<\/a><\/p>\n

Be Creative,<\/p>\n

James<\/p>\n

www.verbotomy.com<\/a>
\nthe create-a-word game<\/p>\n

Definition Comments:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Verbotomy<\/a><\/strong> – 2008-02-14: 02:50:00<\/em>
\nToday’s definition was suggested by zebrahdh<\/strong><\/a>. Thank you zebrahdh. ~ James<\/p>\n

purpleartichokes<\/a><\/strong> – 2008-02-14: 19:22:00<\/em>
\nMan, I hope I get a mop for Valentine’s Day!<\/p>\n

Verbotomy<\/a><\/strong> – 2008-02-15: 00:10:00<\/em>
\nDo you mean a man with a mop? Or a mop with a man? ~ James<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DEFINITION: v. tr., To wear special uniforms and carry around unusual props in order to stimulate social interaction. n., A person who compensates for their lack of personality and weak social skills by resorting to props and costumes. VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers) Drossdresser: \/dr oss dr ess rrr\/ His drossdressing covered … Continue reading Drossdresser<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,4],"tags":[90,92,93,89,91,27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=284"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}