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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.
Verboticisms
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Aparrial
Created by: catgrin
Pronunciation: uh-par-ee-uhl
Sentence: Some people believe the black worn by "goth" kids to be aparrial designed to protect them from a harsh world.
Etymology: combination of apparel and parry
Halternative
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: hole-tur-nit-iv
Sentence: he wanted to approach her but she was looking so halternative that he decided against it
Etymology: halt, alternative
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COMMENTS:
That's what your get when you lead an halternative lifestyle. - wordmeister, 2007-02-23: 09:26:00
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Repullsiveness
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: re + pull + sieve + ness
Sentence: I didn't want to be hit on in the gay bar, so I didn't take a shower for 3 days to get my repullsiveness to full strength.
Etymology: repulsive + the British sense of "pull"
Bloatcouture
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: blote koot yoor
Sentence: When Gail saw what Maisie was wearing to the dance club, she was horrified. Maisie wore a blue coverall dress that added 30 pounds to her frame, particularily at the waist. She matched it with a pink top, green knee socks, those red chunky plastic crocs and a scowl. She told Gail it was her bloatcouture, designed to repel the guys that might hit on her, by making them think she was fat or pregnant. It worked!
Etymology: Bloat (become bloated or swollen or puff up) & Couture(high fashion designing and dressmaking) & Wordplay on Haute Couture (trend-setting fashions)
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)
Apparepel
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: a-parra-pel
Sentence: Apparently her apparepel was apropos at the "Single and Loving It" club. As it was the most unappealing it won the nonpareil award. (and that's enough alliteration)
Etymology: apparel (clothing) + repel (send away)
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COMMENTS:
whoah you're alliteration king! - erasmus, 2007-02-23: 04:09:00
praise and applause is a pleasant reply - thanks erasmus - petaj, 2007-02-23: 23:59:00
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Scareolone
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
Delooking
Created by: adbern
Pronunciation: dee-looking
Sentence: it's away of life
Etymology: speak for itself
Vamoosehide
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: va-moose-hide
Sentence: Jean knew that she would need to wear her vamoosehide jacket to protect herself from creeps, geeks, lechers, perverts and losers; however, it could be easily removed in case a hottie showed up.
Etymology: vamoose: scram; go-away + hide: skin of an animal that has been tanned and made into clothing

Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James
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.
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.
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
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Today's definition was suggested by erasmus. Thank you erasmus. ~ James