Verboticism: Toupeestimation
DEFINITION: v. To assess an individual's current mental state, or identify hidden personality traits, through careful analysis of their hairstyle. n. A method of psychoanalysis based hairdos and don'ts.
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Hairballology
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: hair-bal-ol-a-gee
Sentence: Even though she was highly paid, professional hairballologist, Cynthia often doubted her expertise -- especially in the morning, when she looked in the mirror and saw an airhead.
Etymology: hairball + ology
Hairpinion
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: hair-pin-yun
Sentence: It was everyone's hairpinion that Martha's constant hairstyle changes reflected her moods. If she was having a good day her hair looked well groomed, but if she had a fight with her boyfriend she looked pretty ratty.
Etymology: hair + hairpin: a little metal thing which is used to keep hair out of one's face + opinion: a conclusion that was based on belief instead of concrete facts.
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COMMENTS:
A neat and stylish word. I bet your hair looks good today! - jrogan, 2009-07-30: 09:06:00
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Coiffolgy
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: kwah/off/ol/uh/gy
Sentence: Fortunately, he was a recent graduate of coiffolgy 101 and kept a low profile when she entered the room.
Etymology: coiffure + ology
Coifalyze
Created by: Ahoytheship
Pronunciation: cwough-a-lize
Sentence: They were able coifalyze the afro-headed chick from across the room.
Etymology: Coif+Analyze
Prostyling
Created by: kdhills
Pronunciation: Pro-Stie-ling
Sentence: The TSA has come under fire in recent weeks for the supposedly prostyling travelers and administering unnecessary secondary screenings.
Etymology: Profiling + Styling
Strandalyze
Created by: riflesandkids74
Pronunciation: strand-uh-lyz
Sentence: When riding the subway each morning, I sometimes strandalyze some of the passengers (Even those wearing hats).
Etymology: strand + analyze
Hairathought
Created by: exmugger
Pronunciation: hair-ra-thought
Sentence: Can you guys please hairathought for her? she isnt feeling too well today! cant you see?
Etymology: Spare a thought. now, Hairathought!
Tresstology
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: tress/tol/ogy
Sentence: Having completed his course in tresstology, Bertie Ditherinton knew a bad hair day when he saw one!
Etymology: tress: a lock of hair + ology: the study of
Frizzometer
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: frizz-oh-meet-er
Sentence: Jack looked at Alice and his frizzometer told him that based upon her wildly mused hair she was having a very bad day.
Etymology: frizz (frizzy hair) + o (all inventions from the 50's had o in their title) + meter (to gauge)
Barnetologist
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: bar net olo gist
Sentence: he was a true barnetologist, able to read right through the hair line.
Etymology: barnet, an English colloquialism of a hair do.
