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Frockle
Top verboticism of the day created by wordmeister
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.
Pronunciation: fraw-kull
Sentence: Samantha's habit of frockling herself in a revealing dirndl came to an abrupt end when she realized that it exposed the spare attire around her waist.
Etymology: frock +sparkle
Created by: wordmeister.
Comments:
So now she's reattired from being attired! Good word - Nosila, 2008-06-03: 23:06:00
A good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-04: 18:31:00
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Attiresome: /at-iya-sum/ 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 Created by: Rutilus.
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
Garbener: /garb en er/ Greta loved to match her outfits to her activities and/or venues. She especially loved to dress the part while doing the gardening. That is why they called her Greta Garbener. Etymology: Garb (clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion) & Gardner (someone who takes care of a garden) Created by: Nosila.
Fashionabelle: /fash-en-a-bell/ 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) Created by: petaj.
Comments:
love it - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-03: 14:31:00
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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