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'You're wearing that to the dance?'

DEFINITION: n. A fashion accessory, or an approach to personal hygiene, which is designed, not to attract others, but rather to repel them. v. To dress for protection.

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Apparelrage

Created by: chercherlalun

Pronunciation: apparel rage

Sentence: Overalls are an overt expression of apparelrage.

Etymology:

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Wardwear

Created by: NohWoman

Pronunciation: Ward- Wér

Sentence: Wardah scanned her wardrobe for the perfect hagrag: wardwear that would ward off all the weirdos of who she was weary and all the wicked of whom she was wary. (I think Wardah may end up in a ward of her own...)

Etymology: Ward: from "ward off", to avert, turn away, repel + Wear: clothing.

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Antisheek

Created by: TrJoshB

Pronunciation: an-ti-sh-eee-k

Sentence: Her wardrobe was very antisheek,

Etymology: anti sheek

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Getoutfit

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Created by: karenanne

Pronunciation: get out\' fit

Sentence: She had a perpetual scowl, and her getoutfit, a mixture of metal chains and leather covering almost every inch of her body, made her seem unapproachable.

Etymology: get out + outfit

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Trashion

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: TRAH-shun

Sentence: Myrna's sense of fashion was actually a self styled sense of trashion, wherein she always seemed to intentionally dress and groom herself in ways that were sure to cause others to avoid her and especially to avoid being seen with her.

Etymology: Blend of trash and fashion

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Dressgusting

Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: dress - gust - ting

Sentence: It was dressgusting how Irma put herself together before she met a new client. One would think that even if she was a great saleswomen, her clients would still leave her.

Etymology: dress, disgusting

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Opposuit

Created by: kellin

Pronunciation: op-uh-soot

Sentence: Legend has it that a pair of incredible breasts are kept imprisoned underneath Margo's opposuit.

Etymology:

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Repelth

Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: re-pelth

Sentence: Before leaving for the night out, Alice adorned herself with her best repelth gear including a fake wedding ring, a stained sweatshirt, and pants that were too big.

Etymology: repel + stealth

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Cloozing

Created by: lilty4422

Pronunciation: cloo-zang

Sentence: She went to the dance cloozing so no one would dance with her.

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Negatractor

Created by: NYSofMind

Pronunciation: NE-ga-trAC-tor

Sentence: She knew the club would be filled with sleazy guys, so picked out a negatractor or two that would repel the slimeballs.

Etymology: negative and attractor

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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-23: 00:01:41
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-23: 00:01:41
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-23: 00:01:41
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-23: 00:01:41
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-23: 00:02:18
Hey Verbotomists, take a look at our first Verbotomy e-book "Word Games & Mind Games". You can download it as a PDF from our News page. ~ James.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-23: 00:02:18
Hey Verbotomists, take a look at our first Verbotomy e-book "Word Games & Mind Games". You can download it as a PDF from our News page. ~ James.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-23: 00:02:18
Hey Verbotomists, take a look at our first Verbotomy e-book "Word Games & Mind Games". You can download it as a PDF from our News page. ~ James.

adbern - 2007-02-23: 14:20:00
i'm curious about those panties...

adbern - 2007-02-23: 14:24:00
oepssss...I'm sorry

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-09-17: 12:55:00
Hey Verbotomists, I am running a little contest next week starring my favorite author, Jasper Fforde. He is a fabulous writer with an extremely fertile imagination. He loves playing with words, so he is perfect for us! We will giving a away copy of his first Thursday Next Book, The Eyre Affair, to the top player next week. So get ready to crank up your creative brain power. It's going to be fun. ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2011-01-20: 00:07:00
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus. Thank you erasmus. ~ James