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DEFINITION: n. A fashion accessory, or an approach to personal hygiene, which is designed, not to attract others, but rather to repel them. v. To dress for protection.
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Repullsiveness
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: re + pull + sieve + ness
Sentence: I didn't want to be hit on in the gay bar, so I didn't take a shower for 3 days to get my repullsiveness to full strength.
Etymology: repulsive + the British sense of "pull"
Cloozing
Created by: lilty4422
Pronunciation: cloo-zang
Sentence: She went to the dance cloozing so no one would dance with her.
Etymology:
Thugrepellant
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: θəgripelənt
Sentence: The last time Brittney went to the club, she spent much of her time warding off various gangsta types who*s **You know you want it** attitude made it hard for her to enjoy much of anything. Tonight she is wearing her best thugrepellant. Her outfit displays barely a single curve. She is determined to be as rethugnant as possible. Her new attitude; **Don*t thug me!**.
Etymology: thug (a violent person, esp. a criminal) + repellant (causing disgust or distaste) A play on bug repellant
Crapparel
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: cra-pair-ull
Sentence: Her eyes had that come-hither look, but her crapparel clearly screamed "Fuggoff!".
Etymology: crap, apparel
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COMMENTS:
Sounds like a line of clothing available from FrayMart - petaj, 2007-02-23: 23:35:00
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Negatractor
Created by: NYSofMind
Pronunciation: NE-ga-trAC-tor
Sentence: She knew the club would be filled with sleazy guys, so picked out a negatractor or two that would repel the slimeballs.
Etymology: negative and attractor
Opposuit
Created by: kellin
Pronunciation: op-uh-soot
Sentence: Legend has it that a pair of incredible breasts are kept imprisoned underneath Margo's opposuit.
Etymology:
Haltcouture
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: hawlt-koo-tyr
Sentence: Janey had just about had it with the bar scene until she discovered haltcouture. If she wears no makeup, the frumpiest clothes she can find she can hang out with her friends and not have to constantly fend off hormone-laden guys.
Etymology: Halt (end, stoppage) + Haute couture (High fashion)
Fashun
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: fas/shun
Sentence: She wore the most hideous outfit to the club to keep the men away. It was definitely a fashun statement. Not even a pompass, a chickmagnot, or a casanoway would think of approaching her.
Etymology: fashion + shun
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COMMENTS:
Imagine being a club full of fashunistas... What would you wear? - wordmeister, 2007-02-23: 02:24:00
A fashmina? - petaj, 2007-02-23: 02:50:00
How about a barka? - allwise, 2007-02-23: 03:26:00
Use those verbotomisms! great sentence. - erasmus, 2007-02-23: 04:11:00
a sa-wrong? - galwaywegian, 2007-02-23: 04:33:00
Good one, galwaywegian! Me, I'd wear a tuxedon't. - Osomatic, 2007-02-23: 04:45:00
A tuxedon't or a wastecoat? - Discoveria, 2007-02-23: 05:26:00
Well in any case it certainly seems to be a block tie affair. - Osomatic, 2007-02-23: 05:37:00
Wow! Some great cloathes here! - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-23: 07:01:00
Where's me stop hat, guv? - Alchemist, 2007-02-23: 07:09:00
Thank goodness, I'm wearing my pushoff bra. - wordmeister, 2007-02-23: 08:59:00
Do these queerings match this fecklace? - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-23: 09:55:00
nothing's a match for my armoredtanktop - it can fire two missiles simultaneously - Jabberwocky, 2007-02-23: 11:24:00
A simoncowlneck or detertleneck are also effective spacemakers. - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-23: 11:56:00
these are better words than we originally submitted - Jabberwocky, 2007-02-23: 12:32:00
Look, there's Sally in her culoffs! - Alchemist, 2007-02-23: 13:55:00
and Jim in his stranglerjeans - Jabberwocky, 2007-02-23: 14:50:00
And Bob decked out in his ascnot and donaldtrumphairel. - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-23: 15:51:00
Don't forget those classy shoos! - Discoveria, 2007-02-23: 16:41:00
and the no siree hosiery and the ebola tie - porsche, 2007-02-23: 16:48:00
We seem to have the appropriate acootiements. Where shall we go? The dance clubbed? Better apply some PMSence first. - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-23: 20:16:00
Let's go to the Snitz, or the Shockadero. Those go-awaiters on your boots and appallettes on your shoulders will be admired there. - petaj, 2007-02-23: 23:54:00
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Amourarmor
Created by: Mobelia
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Her typical amourarmor ensured she was dateless for the weekend.
Etymology: amour - romance, love, liaison, relationship armor - as in protective gear, covering, security, shield
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James
Hey Verbotomists, take a look at our first Verbotomy e-book "Word Games & Mind Games". You can download it as a PDF from our News page. ~ James.
Hey Verbotomists, take a look at our first Verbotomy e-book "Word Games & Mind Games". You can download it as a PDF from our News page. ~ James.
Hey Verbotomists, take a look at our first Verbotomy e-book "Word Games & Mind Games". You can download it as a PDF from our News page. ~ James.
adbern - 2007-02-23: 14:20:00
i'm curious about those panties...
adbern - 2007-02-23: 14:24:00
oepssss...I'm sorry
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Today's definition was suggested by erasmus. Thank you erasmus. ~ James