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DEFINITION: To have a favorite article of clothing with which you develop a personal, and even a deeply fulfilling, relationship.
Verboticisms
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Enwraptured
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: en/rap/tured
Sentence: She was so enwraptured with her grandmother's old mink stole that she named it and carried it with her everywhere.
Etymology: enraptured + wrap
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COMMENTS:
I read this word and instantly knew it was the right one. - jadenguy, 2007-07-09: 13:10:00
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Lovject
Created by: gonzo
Pronunciation:
Sentence: She had a platonic lovject and it was a drama.
Etymology: love-object
Suitimacy
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: soot/tuh/muh/see
Sentence: He had such a strong suitimacy with his Hugo Boss that his wife bought one for herself to wear around the house to get some attention.
Etymology: suit + intimacy
Straplessciviousness
Created by: Kyoti
Pronunciation: Strap-luh-siv-ee-us-ness
Sentence: Monica and the formal evening gown she discovered at Macy's drew each other inexorably from the sales rack to the changing room in a straplesscivious way that could only be described as destiny.
Etymology: Strapless+lasciviousness
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COMMENTS:
can I see you in a strapless number? LMBO gmv - amysmiles2000, 2007-07-11: 15:58:00
Simple answer... no! ;D - Kyoti, 2007-07-11: 17:17:00
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Adoredrobe
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: ah-door-drohwb
Sentence: her career had stalled and her love life was non existant, but no-one could stop her from adoredrobing like a wild woman
Etymology: adore, wardrobe
Pashion
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: pash-un
Sentence: Her pashion for her fur shawl had the neighbors talking. It had an uncanny resemblance to her dog that had recently died.
Etymology: fashion, passion
Hitanigger
Created by: jnine29
Pronunciation:
Sentence: hitanigger is to hurt a black person
Etymology:
Accessorelationship
Created by: loofarama
Pronunciation: access-or-eel-ation-ship
Sentence: she developed a strong accessorelationship with her earrings
Etymology: accessory + relationship
Comments:
ziggy41 - 2007-07-09: 14:04:00
I miss the Verbotonews. :(
I was at UC Berkeley last week, as one of the speakers the Language Creation Conference. See: http://conlangs.berkeley.edu/about.php it was great fun and I met some amazing people! I will catch up on the Verbotomy news posting tomorrow ~ James
ziggy41 - 2007-07-10: 00:06:00
Oh, that conference looks really fun, can't wait for the wonderful news. And I loved the cartoon last week (great job!)