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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.
Verboticisms
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Fadshionista
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: fad shun ees ta
Sentence: Carrie Itoff was a fadshionista of world fame. She wore costumes for every occasion and season. Her wardrobe took up 2 of the 3 bedrooms in her home. When her friends saw her wearing the fascinator all done up with butterflies, bees and ladybugs in colours to match her lawn green dress, they knew they were in for some gardening. Or as Carrie would say, a garden party. When real insects started buzzing her hat,in droves, her masquerade turned into a masqueRAID!
Etymology: Fad(an interest followed with exaggerated zeal) & Fashionista (a devoted follower of fashion)
Fashionabelle
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: fash-en-a-bell
Sentence: Naomi hired three wardrobe mistresses to take care of the outfits she needed as a fashionabelle. One of their key duties was to track how long each item was worn and to retire it to the thrift shop after 10 hours of wear.
Etymology: fashionable + elle (supermodel) + belle (of the ball)
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COMMENTS:
love it - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-03: 14:31:00
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Mannequindredspirit
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: manna/kwin/dred/speer/it
Sentence: Sally was a mannequindredspirit and had an outfit for every occasion. She was famous for her ability to strike an appropriate pose.
Etymology: mannequin (fashion model) + kindred spirit
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COMMENTS:
She was no dummy... - Nosila, 2009-07-21: 10:57:00
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Primpetual
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: prim-PECH-oo-uhl
Sentence: This was going to be Cleowulf's greatest challenge. Despite all his research in women's magazines, Miss Primpetual remained a mystery to him. He thought of resorting to dresspionage and blingshui was not out of the question. Finally she became feed up with his strange behaviour, and suggested that he should do something about his sybilitarianism. He thought, amongst other things, that she was imeldaranged, and decided to headed to Manila to see if he could find some answers there.
Etymology: PRIMP: to groom oneself with meticuluous or excessive care and attention PerPETUAL: continuing or continued without interruption, ceaseless. "Stars Primp For 'Sex And The City' Premiere. Sarah Jessica Parker sparkles at the Sex and the City" www.okmagazine.com/blog/post/6983/Stars-Primp-For-'Sex-And-The-City'-
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COMMENTS:
interesting sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-03: 15:10:00
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Regaliac
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: re gay lee ak
Sentence: Marisa was a regaliac for sure. She had an outfit, with accessories, for every mood, occasion, national holiday, season and impulse. To say she was overdressed and over the top would be putting it mildly. For instance, she wore her clotheshorse outfit going to the races;when out shopping, she had a dress made of credit cards all linked together and for a wine-tasting, she had an ensemble made entirely of corks. Why she had even bought herself an outfit for her own funeral...a stunning little black dress with grave accents and a hat with a horse-drawn cortege around the brim. Hopefully it would still be in style by then!
Etymology: regalia (especially fine or decorative clothing)& maniac (an insane person)
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COMMENTS:
neat ideas for Halloween - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-03: 15:12:00
Top word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-04: 18:25:00
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Attiresome
Created by: Rutilus
Pronunciation: at-iya-sum
Sentence: Judy was the sort who would wear haute couture to the supermarket just in case she bumped into the latest big brother 'celebrity'. Her attitude was becoming increasinglt attiresome to her friends and family.
Etymology: attire - clothing; tiresome - boring, tedious
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COMMENTS:
guess you're not a sex in the city fan - bookowl, 2008-06-03: 15:14:00
Good one. - Mustang, 2008-06-03: 19:34:00
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Apparechichi
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ah - pare - uh - CHE- CHE
Sentence: Veronica was a dedicated apparechichi with an extensive wardrobe consisting of fashions for any and all possibilities including the unlikely prospect of encountering celebs, big business moguls, politicians or even royalty.
Etymology: Blend of 'apparel' (clothing) and chichi (pompous, pretentious)
Fashioninstabile
Created by: ampruteanu
Pronunciation: fa-schon-een-stah-bee-lay
Sentence:
Etymology:
Redundesigner
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: REDUNDant+DESIGNER
Sentence: She only buys redundesigner clothes, many of which can only be worn for one specific occasion.
Etymology: REDUNDant+DESIGNER. redundant: Exceeding what is necessary or natural; superfluous.(See redundecorum)
Dresspihomage
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: dress/pee/hom/aj
Sentence: She was a slave to her dresspihomage and worshipped at the designer boutiques.
Etymology: dress + homage + espionage
Comments:
Today's definition was inspired by Sarah Jessica Parker's crazy hat which she wore to the London premiere of Sex in the City. See: Sarah Jessica Parker's Hat. ~ James
galwaywegian - 2008-06-03: 06:49:00
The hat was made by another galwaywegian!
Hey Galway, So you have a hat like that too!! Neat! I assume you always wear it when you're playing Verbotomy, just to get the creative juices going! ~ James