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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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Fashun

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: fas/shun

Sentence: She wore the most hideous outfit to the club to keep the men away. It was definitely a fashun statement. Not even a pompass, a chickmagnot, or a casanoway would think of approaching her.

Etymology: fashion + shun

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COMMENTS:

Imagine being a club full of fashunistas... What would you wear? - wordmeister, 2007-02-23: 02:24:00

petaj A fashmina? - petaj, 2007-02-23: 02:50:00

How about a barka? - allwise, 2007-02-23: 03:26:00

erasmus Use those verbotomisms! great sentence. - erasmus, 2007-02-23: 04:11:00

a sa-wrong? - galwaywegian, 2007-02-23: 04:33:00

Good one, galwaywegian! Me, I'd wear a tuxedon't. - Osomatic, 2007-02-23: 04:45:00

A tuxedon't or a wastecoat? - Discoveria, 2007-02-23: 05:26:00

Well in any case it certainly seems to be a block tie affair. - Osomatic, 2007-02-23: 05:37:00

Wow! Some great cloathes here! - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-23: 07:01:00

Where's me stop hat, guv? - Alchemist, 2007-02-23: 07:09:00

Thank goodness, I'm wearing my pushoff bra. - wordmeister, 2007-02-23: 08:59:00

Do these queerings match this fecklace? - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-23: 09:55:00

nothing's a match for my armoredtanktop - it can fire two missiles simultaneously - Jabberwocky, 2007-02-23: 11:24:00

A simoncowlneck or detertleneck are also effective spacemakers. - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-23: 11:56:00

these are better words than we originally submitted - Jabberwocky, 2007-02-23: 12:32:00

Look, there's Sally in her culoffs! - Alchemist, 2007-02-23: 13:55:00

and Jim in his stranglerjeans - Jabberwocky, 2007-02-23: 14:50:00

And Bob decked out in his ascnot and donaldtrumphairel. - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-23: 15:51:00

Don't forget those classy shoos! - Discoveria, 2007-02-23: 16:41:00

and the no siree hosiery and the ebola tie - porsche, 2007-02-23: 16:48:00

We seem to have the appropriate acootiements. Where shall we go? The dance clubbed? Better apply some PMSence first. - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-23: 20:16:00

petaj Let's go to the Snitz, or the Shockadero. Those go-awaiters on your boots and appallettes on your shoulders will be admired there. - petaj, 2007-02-23: 23:54:00

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Socialisolator

Created by: toralora

Pronunciation: so/sial/ice/oh/lait/or

Sentence: My scarf is a great socialisolator, I always manage to be by myself when I wear it.

Etymology: social + isolator/isolation

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Pushoff

Created by: wordmeister

Pronunciation: push-off

Sentence: Even though it was a bit uncomfortable, Jenny was thrilled with her pushoff bra. But, she did worry about the legal implications. However, she rationialized it saying -- if those idiots made the first move, it was their own fault if their fingers we're broken. Besides it wasn't that bad, especially when you considered what her pushoff panties would do...

Etymology: push-off, the opposite of push-up

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COMMENTS:

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

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Reparal

Created by: JakeStephens3

Pronunciation: Combining the words repel and appearal to

Sentence:

Etymology:

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Haltsirtop

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: halt/sur/top

Sentence: The amazing haltsirtop will instantly repel roving hands by stunning them and leaving them numb for several hours - John Cleese's voice saying Halt Sir available at an additional cost.

Etymology: halt + sir + halter top

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My armoredbracelet would go well with your haltsirtop - porsche, 2007-02-23: 10:18:00

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Thugrepellant

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: θəgripelənt

Sentence: The last time Brittney went to the club, she spent much of her time warding off various gangsta types who*s **You know you want it** attitude made it hard for her to enjoy much of anything. Tonight she is wearing her best thugrepellant. Her outfit displays barely a single curve. She is determined to be as rethugnant as possible. Her new attitude; **Don*t thug me!**.

Etymology: thug (a violent person, esp. a criminal) + repellant (causing disgust or distaste) A play on bug repellant

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Apparelrage

Created by: chercherlalun

Pronunciation: apparel rage

Sentence: Overalls are an overt expression of apparelrage.

Etymology:

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Scareolone

Mrgoodtimes

Created by: Mrgoodtimes

Pronunciation: Skair - uh - lohn

Sentence: Death to Infidels T-shirt, check. Porcupine trousers, check. Blood red contacts, check. My scareolone outfit is complete, now to try out my anteater mating ritual dance.

Etymology: Scare - alone, tastes like pheromone

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Chicfreak

Created by: BMott

Pronunciation: Sheek-Freek

Sentence: It's no wonder Justin dumped her! Her Chicfreak attitude ran him off.

Etymology: Chic - a faddishly popular quality or appeal; stylish, elegant. Freak - to behave irrationally or unconventionally

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Chapeaurone

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: shap o rone

Sentence: When Wendy goes out to dances at her Youth Group, she always wearsone of her baseball hats. Her best friend Melba, asked her why she wore those "hoser" hats that have different slogans on them. Wendy told her that she used them each as a chapeaurone, to keep the boys at bay and make her seem less feminine and unavailable.

Etymology: Chapeau (Fr. for hat, head covering) & Chaperone (one who accompanies, guards and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people)

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Comments:

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