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DEFINITION: n. The feeling of anxiety created by the realization that you've arrived at a social event "wearing the wrong thing". v. To arrive at a social function and suddenly realize that you are you are completely over-dressed or worse -- under-dressed!
Verboticisms
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Fashunable
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: fah - shun - uh - bl
Sentence: Standing alone with others avoiding him entirely Mervin realized that having misunderstood the invitation and showing up at a formal party in his Hawaiian shirt and Bermuda shorts made him fashunable.
Etymology: blend of shun and fashionable
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COMMENTS:
Simply sensashunal! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-25: 13:05:00
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Clothesbasketcase
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: close - bas - ket - case
Sentence: Tom, master in dressing, wore a feather in his cap. Tom went skinny dipping. Undressed down to his bare bones, he felt a bit disarmed. Tom wanted to spice things up with his finely-feathered girlfrhend, so he tried dressing sagely. Alas! Tom was not sage enough, to avoid a turkey trot down the aisle. In tux and tails, he felt a bit awfowl. He was a tad wedding disdressed. No matter! Whatever he wore, he'd feel like a clothes basket case.
Etymology: Clothes - dress/attire. Basket Case: anyone suffering severe nervous strain
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COMMENTS:
Fowl play indeed, silveryaspen! He'll be hen-pecked for sure for plucking this girl...with a drumstick. Poultry in motion. - Nosila, 2008-02-25: 00:57:00
Wow, with that feather in his cap - makes me think of Yankee Doodle! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-25: 19:19:00
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Miskit
Created by: Banky
Pronunciation: miss-kit
Sentence: Buttons looked around the conference room at the 234 perfectly identical faces and bodies, dressed all in charcoal grey suits. In eerie unison they all turned to look at him with cold dead eyes. Feeling quite miskit, he adjusted his rainbow wig, performed an awkward three-point-turn in his size 37 red patent leather shoes, and exited through the door he'd entered. He realized his mistake when he re-read the sign posted by the door, which in bold block letters announced, "Welcome clones!"
Etymology: misfit + kit (British slang for clothes)
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COMMENTS:
I like this one. - ErWenn, 2008-02-25: 10:11:00
clever - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-25: 13:31:00
Erupted in laughter picturing your clone-some miskit! Kit-catchy Creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-25: 13:44:00
Short & sweet! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-25: 19:21:00
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Fiasclothes
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: fee/as/klohz
Sentence: It was embarrassing and a total fiasclothes when I showed up to my boss' daughter's Baptism in shorts, T-shirt, bathing suit, towel and a case of beer. I didn't quite read the invitation past the address 2206 Sunnyside Beach. Unfortunately, it was Sunnyside Beach United Church.
Etymology: fiasco + clothes
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COMMENTS:
perfect fit! - galwaywegian, 2008-02-25: 07:35:00
excellent! - ErWenn, 2008-02-25: 10:11:00
I love it! - libertybelle, 2008-02-25: 10:58:00
Pairfection! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-25: 13:21:00
Nice word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-25: 19:12:00
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Couturishorriblis
Created by: CanadianAndyCapp
Pronunciation: Coo-tuu-ris-hore-ib-lis
Sentence: The Recent Academy Awards present the finest example of Couturishorriblis known to exist
Etymology: Couture- General fashion creativity or knowledge / horriblis- Royal term for a total C&%k Up.
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COMMENTS:
hear hear - but they are interesting to see - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-25: 13:37:00
So True! Triple grand slam! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-25: 14:21:00
Very topical - and so true! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-25: 19:22:00
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Flawdrobe
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: flaw-drohb
Sentence: turning up to the party in leopard print lycra was a flawdrobe disaster
Etymology: flaw, wardrobe
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COMMENTS:
leopard print lycra is never a disaster! - galwaywegian, 2008-02-25: 07:36:00
Even the sound of it fits the definition ... something about saying flawdroooooobes ... just draaaaaaaaaahws me to it! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-25: 14:15:00
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Dumbarassment
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: dum-bare-es-ment
Sentence: Jane felt a strange sense of dumbarassment when she showed up to the Fright Night Halloween Party dressed up like the Easter Bunny.
Etymology: dumb + embarassment
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COMMENTS:
Dumbfoundingly clever! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-25: 13:24:00
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Illbirthdaysuited
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ill/burthday/sooted
Sentence: Owing to an inner ear infection, he thought his girlfriend told him that her parents were nudists when she really said they were prudish - hence the illbirthdaysuited entrance.
Etymology: ill suited + birthday suit
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COMMENTS:
Smiled awhile over your clever sentence and word. - silveryaspen, 2008-12-08: 12:30:00
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Briefgrief
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: breef - greef
Sentence: Polly was not happy with Roger when he showed up to her art gallery opening wearing short shorts and a tee. Roger started to feel a bit of briefgrief as he realized that he should have donned a bit more formal apparel.....
Etymology: Brief - Close fitting, knitted undergarment with an elastic waistband, with or without an overlapping fly front, concise and succint + grief - mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends, misconduct of one's self or others, etc
Disaraiment
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: dis aray ment
Sentence: Calvin D. Klein specialized in disaraiment. He always wore the wrong attire to whatever function. Not that it mattered, of Kors, because he looked aDiorable in anything. His Missoni in life was to Chanel his inner Worth and Givenchy all his Lagerfeld energy to Balenciaga the best he could be. He always said his ancestors had been Dolce & Gabbana Boys and sailed to Perry Ellis Island in a Spanish Galiano and danced the Pucci Gucci on Balmain Street, USA. They were poor and could not afford the De La Renta, because it cost them an Armani and a leg to be Vuitton very poor food and living in a Cole apartment. Lauren behold, young Calvin had Herrara about a great job on New Years Yves and had Gautier himself hired in a design house. As a result he could wear a Cardingan and Valentino shorts to the opera Cavalli-ero Rusticana and still look like he was a Wangster. For better or for Versaci.
Etymology: Disarray (a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior)& Raiment (especially fine or decorative clothing;provide with clothes or put clothes on)
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COMMENTS:
You are the Boss of punnery in this fabulous story! - dochanne, 2008-12-08: 04:16:00
Gucci Good! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-08: 12:22:00
Love how you dance through the puns with the grace of Bolle - emdeejay, 2008-12-08: 19:21:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James