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DEFINITION: n. A person in deep denial who crams into their old clothing which is now somewhat unflattering, and perhaps several sizes too small. v. To wear clothing from your "younger days" just to prove that you still got it.
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Crammedma
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: crammed/ma
Sentence: Her crammedma and crammeddad came to visit both wearing clothes several sizes too small.
Etymology: cram + Grandma
Boomshakacracka
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: boom-shack-a-crack-a
Sentence: In her heyday, the beach bunny once made the boys cry "boomshackalacka" when she sashayed by in her thong bikini. Now the saggy, baggy, aging boomer draws hoots, giggles and cries of "boomshackacracka" from the beach crowd as she shuffles by in her orthopedic thong.
Etymology: boomshackalacka -- from the bridge of Tina Turner's hit "I Want to Take You Higher," it has become an urban expression in reference to the jiggling of a woman's derriere. Tina Turner is undoubtedly one of the greatest rock divas of all time whose career soared in the 1960s and 70s with her husband Ike Turner. Born in 1939, she still records and her concerts continue to electrify people as she tears up the stage with her music, still looking amazing in short skirts and heels. + cracka -- you figure it out
Muttonflaunt
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: mutt-n-floor-nt
Sentence: Once more, Esme, an incorrigible muttonflaunt, was rummaging in the bottom of the trunk for the midriff top and hotpants from her youth. When Ken walked in all he could see was her saggy derriere clad in a g-string wobbling about on top of her thigh-high-booted legs, with clothing being tossed in the air.
Etymology: mutton dressed as lamb (an older person wearing youthful clothes) + flaunt (to show off)
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COMMENTS:
what an image - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-11: 13:40:00
I think I know her...good word! - Nosila, 2009-05-11: 17:57:00
That Esme... Not at all sheepish... - emdeejay, 2009-05-11: 19:45:00
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Shuizeld
Created by: flameymarshey
Pronunciation: (Shu-weez-ulld_
Sentence: "Honey, are you still schuziled??"
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
YOY - flameymarshey, 2018-09-30: 15:12:00
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Retrohoh
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: rhett oh oh
Sentence: the sixties hotpants look had gone from retro to retrohoh in the intervening years
Etymology: retro ohoh
Retrohno
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: rhett roh noh
Sentence: He had a body that turned the retro look into the retrohno look, but not the eyesight to notice it.
Etymology: retro oh no
Fashuntweesta
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: feh-shuhn-twees-tah
Sentence: In the year 2025, down at Maliboobie Beach, old Pamela A. in her bikini was known as a fashuntweesta, a real screampuff. My how the years fly by!
Etymology: Blending contemporary term "fashionista" with "shun," meaning to keep away from + "twist," a distortion in form or meaning
Apparelhell
Created by: emdeejay
Pronunciation: a parallel
Sentence: Jimmy smiled as he recalled his pleasant dreams of the night before, of the sweet supple skin of his beloved as they bathed in the sandy sunshine on their honeymoon. He wondered if they were still there together, in a parallel universe. Suddenly, the sound of Irena's voice bought him back to reality. When he saw the image of her before him he was struck by a profound thought: Was this apparelhell universe?
Etymology: Apparel: clothing. Hell: A very bad place, or so I'm told. Parallel: consistent property of two events separated by time.
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COMMENTS:
terrific - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-11: 13:37:00
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Fashiononsense
Created by: ahwinters
Pronunciation: fa-shen-non-cents
Sentence: Grandma's fashiononsense often times found her in acid wash jeans which were too snug.
Etymology:
Cramolded
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: cra-mol-did
Sentence: Marvin says to Anne, "Honey, you know you should not cramolded that old bikini on your body...it accentuates your extra curves and lines."
Etymology: Cram-To force, press, or squeeze into an insufficient space; stuff. Old- and added (ed) - Having lived or existed for a relatively long time; far advanced in years or life.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx Thank you metrohumanx ~ James
abrakadeborah - 2009-05-11: 03:46:00
I loved making up this word & sentence/story...Metro! YOU ARE GRRRREAT and the cartoon made me LAUGH so hard! Thanks! I needed that ~ STILL LOL! :)
Hey abrakadeborah, Thank you for the winkles and crinkles. Our verbotomists are certainly putting on their most creative verbdrobes today. And everyone is wearing their words well. ~ James
And in other news, Jabberwocky has won our Dylan Verbotomies Contest with the top score last week. I will post the official announcement later today in the blog. Congrats to Jabberwocky ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James