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DEFINITION: v. To tease, ridicule or twitter about someone who has made a fashion mistake. n. A materialistic twit who feels it's their duty to inform others when fashion standards have not been met.
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Chafarique
Created by: PRINCESSkadi
Pronunciation: CHAV - A - RIKE
Sentence: call me CHAFARIQUE but isn't that girl a bit to funny looking to be at my party.
Etymology: Well its a bit of a kids thing to tease people hence the CHAV bit and the ARIKE it comes from a spanish word ~ (ariko/e) which means arrogant. So there is no better meaning .
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COMMENTS:
i had loads of these women when i was in school and even now at work and thats what we call them here its the best non insulting word possible !! - PRINCESSkadi, 2008-06-08: 09:48:00
Great word- luv it. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-08: 18:55:00
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Perezsecute
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: purr-ezz-ser-kyoot
Sentence: She thought she had gotten away with her bold fashion choice, but when she got home and went online she realised she had been the victim of some merciless Perezsecution
Etymology: Perez Hilton, Persecute
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COMMENTS:
Perezstroika...good word! - Nosila, 2009-07-24: 11:10:00
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Garbastardry
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: gahr-bas-TERD-ree
Sentence: Roxie's garbastardry was ruthless and relentless.
Etymology: GARB: clothing in general, costume, fashion, looks; BASTARDRY: attitude, of unpleasantness and meanness, held by a disagreeable person. (slang)
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COMMENTS:
I think I know her! - Mustang, 2008-06-06: 08:02:00
Roxie doesn't sound like a very nice person - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-06: 16:08:00
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Fashionazi
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: fash - uh - NOT - zee
Sentence: Brunhilda was a heartless fashionazi who couldn't resist tossing out blistering assessments of what she considered to be fashion blunders by others, especially those who were above her on the social registry.
Etymology: blend of fashion and nazi
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COMMENTS:
So funny and apt. Excellent word. - green, 2008-06-06: 12:39:00
makes me think of Seinfeld - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-06: 16:09:00
Great word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-08: 19:03:00
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Fadvicesquad
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: fad vys skwod
Sentence: Muffy & Snooki were self appointed fashion gurus and Brand snobs in their school. They formed the fadvicesquad who were utterly unafraid to give their opinions on how people looked, what they were doing wrong and where they needed to improve to be in the "In" crowd. Behind their backs, the other kids called the "Joan & Melissa without the Red Carpet". That was being mean to Joan & Melissa!
Etymology: Fad (trend,craze,passing fashion) & Advice (suggestion, remedy)& Wordlay on Vice Squad (a police group to enforce laws against gambling and prostitution)
Fadger
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: fad/ger
Sentence: Jenny was a stuck up fashion bitch who loved to fadger anyone not wearing the latest coloured co-oridinated style.
Etymology: FADGER - verb - from FAD (a temporary fashion) + BADGER (to harass, pester, nag)
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COMMENTS:
Sounds like they had the latest in fadaggery! - wordmeister, 2008-06-06: 17:13:00
Good word. "Fadger-badger" also sounds good. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-08: 19:10:00
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Glossip
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: gloss-ip
Sentence: As an avid reader of all the stylish magazines she felt fully qualified to glossip
Etymology: gloss, gossip
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COMMENTS:
the perfectly styled word! - wordmeister, 2008-06-06: 09:19:00
Great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-08: 19:03:00
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Ragtagteam
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ragtagtēm
Sentence: Doris was delighted when a couple of the girls from accounting invited her to lunch on her first day at her new job. What she couldn’t have known was they were going to ragtagteam her about her outfit. They took turns belittling her in every way. By the end of the meal she was in tears. Like a couple of K&G double agents the duo of fashionistas had disappeared into the crowd leaving Doris with a crushed spirit and the bill.
Etymology: rag (fashion) rag (rebuke severely) ragtag (untidy, disorganized) tagteam (a pair of wrestlers who fight as a team)
Comments:
Today's definition is inspired by Dana Stevens's movies review of Sex and the City on Slate where she says that, "I honestly believe, as I wrote when the series finale aired in 2004*, that Sex and the City is singlehandedly responsible for a measurable uptick in the number of materialistic twits in New York City and perhaps the world." Now that something to twitter about ~ James
splendiction - 2009-07-24: 16:36:00
- excellent word!