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DEFINITION: v. To tease, ridicule or twitter about someone who has made a fashion mistake. n. A materialistic twit who feels it's their duty to inform others when fashion standards have not been met.
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Disdress
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: dis-dress
Sentence: Mercedes would disdress every women she saw on the street, ruthlessly tearing apart their shabby wardrobes. Her boyfriend, Chad, took it even further. In fact, he mentally disrobed every woman he saw.
Etymology: dis+ dress
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COMMENTS:
simple and funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-06: 16:08:00
Thanks Jabberwocky! - wordmeister, 2008-06-06: 17:17:00
Good one, wm! - Nosila, 2008-06-06: 20:14:00
Nice word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-08: 19:10:00
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Grooch
Created by: thecza
Pronunciation: "Gr/ue/ch"
Sentence: Two less than desirable scalawags had no business grooching upon another woman who felt she was fashionably correct.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Good word. Is the etymology: Gucchi and grouch? - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-08: 19:05:00
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Garbastardry
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: gahr-bas-TERD-ree
Sentence: Roxie's garbastardry was ruthless and relentless.
Etymology: GARB: clothing in general, costume, fashion, looks; BASTARDRY: attitude, of unpleasantness and meanness, held by a disagreeable person. (slang)
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COMMENTS:
I think I know her! - Mustang, 2008-06-06: 08:02:00
Roxie doesn't sound like a very nice person - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-06: 16:08:00
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Sartoricist
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sar tori sist
Sentence: ChiChi & Fadima set themselves up as the two fashionistas in the accounting office. They set the trends and mocked those who did not. They were so vicious about it that the wags in the office dubbed them the Dresstapo. Fadima went too far when she ridiculed the new girl, Mensa, in payables. Mensa did not even try to compete in the office fashion Olympics and satoricist that she was, Fadima made fun of her at every opportunity. Wasn't she surprised when Mensa was promoted over her and ChiChi and made their new boss. Yes, accounting can be accrual world, even when you are trendy!
Etymology: Sartorial (of or relating to a tailor or to tailoring, clothing, appearance) & Satiricist (someone who ridicules with satire)
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COMMENTS:
Mensa's got intelligent style! What will she do as their boss? -rise above? (Dresstapo - love it!) - splendiction, 2009-07-24: 16:33:00
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Fadger
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: fad/ger
Sentence: Jenny was a stuck up fashion bitch who loved to fadger anyone not wearing the latest coloured co-oridinated style.
Etymology: FADGER - verb - from FAD (a temporary fashion) + BADGER (to harass, pester, nag)
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COMMENTS:
Sounds like they had the latest in fadaggery! - wordmeister, 2008-06-06: 17:13:00
Good word. "Fadger-badger" also sounds good. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-08: 19:10:00
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Dresstapo
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: dress stappo
Sentence: Moda and Styla were the fashionistas in the office. They not only competed with themselves to capture the latest designs and trends, they were critical of everyone else's attire and appearance. They were the dreaded Dresstapo and loved nothing better than to terrorize the couturely clueless. Their Bible was Vogue Magazine (September Issue is the largest)and they were judge and jury to the unadorned. When they openly snickered at the new girl for her lack of elan, they were horrified to learn that she was their new boss. The Mode Squad started dusting off their resumes!
Etymology: Dress (clothing in general, attire,arrange attractively) & Gestapo (the secret state police in Nazi Germany; known for its terrorist methods)
Ragtagteam
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ragtagtēm
Sentence: Doris was delighted when a couple of the girls from accounting invited her to lunch on her first day at her new job. What she couldn’t have known was they were going to ragtagteam her about her outfit. They took turns belittling her in every way. By the end of the meal she was in tears. Like a couple of K&G double agents the duo of fashionistas had disappeared into the crowd leaving Doris with a crushed spirit and the bill.
Etymology: rag (fashion) rag (rebuke severely) ragtag (untidy, disorganized) tagteam (a pair of wrestlers who fight as a team)
Fashun
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: fashən
Sentence: Jesse was all too quick to fashun anybody she felt wasn\'t trying hard enough to keep up with the latest trends. And then it happened. She made a mistake. She was in a hurry one morning and grabbed last year\'s baseball cap. She spent the day being liliculed by the very folks she loved to razz.
Etymology: fashion (a popular trend, esp. in styles of dress) + shun (persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution)
Meanolice
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: mean-oh-leece
Sentence: Jinxette Whitchy and Axie Smutt, felt it was their fashionista duty to constantly meanolice poor lil Annatet Trailoret's fashion choices on a daily basis. Picking on Annatet, was the only way they were able to feel superior in their printed polyester Pawmart frocks.
Etymology: Mean- Selfish in a petty way; unkind. Cruel, spiteful, or malicious,Miserly; stingy. olice- taken in part of the word Police-To regulate, control, or keep in order with or as if with a law or (Fashion) enforcement agency.
Fauxpasderise
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Foe-par-der-ize
Sentence: Although her peers would often Fauxpasderise her, Giselle insisted on not shaving her underarm hair. Despite being frowned upon in the UK, where she came from it was perfectly acceptable.
Etymology: Faux Pas(a social blunder)Origin French 'False step'+ Derision(contemptuous ridicule or mockery) Origin Latin from deridere 'scoff at' = Fauxpasderise
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COMMENTS:
Great word. I'll use it. - green, 2008-06-06: 12:38:00
very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-06: 16:11:00
Useful word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-08: 19:07:00
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Comments:
Today's definition is inspired by Dana Stevens's movies review of Sex and the City on Slate where she says that, "I honestly believe, as I wrote when the series finale aired in 2004*, that Sex and the City is singlehandedly responsible for a measurable uptick in the number of materialistic twits in New York City and perhaps the world." Now that something to twitter about ~ James
splendiction - 2009-07-24: 16:36:00
- excellent word!