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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.
Verboticisms
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Clobbersnob
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Klob-err-snob
Sentence: Jayne had always been a Clobbersnob, even at school she had to look her best just in case the modelling scouts happened to drop in looking for the next Kate Moss!!
Etymology: Clobber(Brit informal Clothing or personal belongings) + Snob(Person with an exaggerated respect for high social standing, looks down on those regarded as socially inferior. = Clobbersnob.
Apparechichi
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ah - pare - uh - CHE- CHE
Sentence: Gabriela was a dedicated apparechichi with an extensive wardrobe consisting of fashions for any and all possibilities including the unlikely prospect of encountering celebs, big business moguls, politicians or even royalty.
Etymology: Blend of apparel and chichi (pompous, pretentious)
Chicrity
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: sheek/ri/tee
Sentence: Jenny is always out shopping for new, wonderful and different fashion because she approaches life with a great deal of chicrity. She loves to wear her best clothes every day for every occasion.
Etymology: CHICRITY - noun - from CHIC(fashionable; stylish; style and elegance in dress) + ALACRITY (cheerful readiness; willingness)
Chicrity
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: sheek/ri/tee
Sentence: Abby is always out shopping for new, wonderful and different fashion because she approaches life with a great deal of chicrity. She loves to wear her best clothes every day for every occasion.
Etymology: CHICRITY - noun - from CHIC (fashionable; stylish; style and elegance in dress) + ALACRITY (cheerful readiness; willingness)
Fashionabelle
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: fash-en-a-bell
Sentence: 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)
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COMMENTS:
love it - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-03: 14:31:00
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Clotheswhorese
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: cloze/horse
Sentence: Cammy Leon was such a clotheswhorese that she had a stable full of every imaginable kind of outfit.
Etymology: clotheshorse + well you know (sort of a sequel to wordmeister's shoohoh)
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COMMENTS:
She gives me nightmares... - Nosila, 2008-06-03: 23:03:00
Sounds good also as "cloze-SWOR-ese" - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-04: 18:29:00
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Shoutdress
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: shout dress
Sentence: Shanel always shoutdressed everyone for every occasion with her expensive, fashionably loud garments that shouted, “I’m the best!” and "Like me!". In her world appearances were everything: eventually she forgot how to speak with spoken language and relied exclusively on her trusty loud outfits to do her talking. Thinking was no longer necessary for Shanel - all she had to do was wearaste.
Etymology: From: outdress and shout - to use clothing for communication.
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COMMENTS:
Glad Shanel has channelled herself! - Nosila, 2009-07-21: 19:16:00
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Allegance
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: Awl-egg-gunce
Sentence: She dressed elegantly for every possible occasion, as she prided herself on being an allegant person.
Etymology: All + elegance
Primpetual
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: prim-PECH-oo-uhl
Sentence: This was going to be Cleowulf's greatest challenge. Despite all his research in women's magazines, Miss Primpetual remained a mystery to him. He thought of resorting to dresspionage and blingshui was not out of the question. Finally she became feed up with his strange behaviour, and suggested that he should do something about his sybilitarianism. He thought, amongst other things, that she was imeldaranged, and decided to headed to Manila to see if he could find some answers there.
Etymology: PRIMP: to groom oneself with meticuluous or excessive care and attention PerPETUAL: continuing or continued without interruption, ceaseless. "Stars Primp For 'Sex And The City' Premiere. Sarah Jessica Parker sparkles at the Sex and the City" www.okmagazine.com/blog/post/6983/Stars-Primp-For-'Sex-And-The-City'-
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COMMENTS:
interesting sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-03: 15:10:00
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Fashioninstabile
Created by: ampruteanu
Pronunciation: fa-schon-een-stah-bee-lay
Sentence:
Etymology:
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