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DEFINITION: v. To purchase a low-cost product and cover it with the label, or put it inside the packaging of a premium brand. n. A cheap product, which has been repackaged, or relabeled, by the consumer to make it look like an expensive brand.
Verboticisms
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Stickerlift
Created by: stache
Pronunciation: STIK er lift
Sentence: With one bottle of Boisseire Cabernet Savignon and a 55-gallon drum of Sam's Club red, Dudley was able to stickerlift all the wine he used in a year, and his friends were none the wiser.
Etymology: sticker, label; lift, raise or elevate
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COMMENTS:
in French this would be pronounced Steeker leeft - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-03: 08:47:00
I like the double menaing of lift for it can also mean steal ... as in steal the label! It sound so right ... fits the definition to a T ... very meaningfull! Great create! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-03: 08:56:00
Clever and creative! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-03: 18:36:00
A verbotomy for "n.: A tune that becomes lodged in one's consciousness and repeated ad nauseum, until replaced by one equally or more irritating, or until the victim suffers a psychotic break." About six months ago, we verbotomized on above definition. I'm pretty certain that Purpleartichokes got the nod for "Tunestruck." I'm also stumbled upon "reperditty" and "abbamatically ". - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-03: 18:53:00
Thanks, OB. Kind of an obvious candidate. - stache, 2008-03-03: 19:20:00
Shucks! I missed it. Could have been before I discovered this neat site! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-03: 22:45:00
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Brandfakes
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: brand fayks
Sentence: Brandon Phakes was a great marketing man except for one bad habit. Although he was paid to tout them, he did not believe in paying for brand recognition. He was famous for switching branded items with those of dubious origin. In this way he could pretend to own famous brands but actually pay discount prices for the fakes. Yes, when Brandon wanted to end consumer constipation, he just served himself some Brand Fakes and he would soften up the bowels of the economy and the market would loosen up.
Etymology: Bran Flakes (laxative cereal) & Brand (a name given to a product or service) & Fakes (not real, imitation, not genuine).
Liabel
Created by: tbAG84
Pronunciation: ly-bel
Sentence: Jennifer could spot a fake Fendi from a mile away but this was worse. a plastic bag with Fendi scrwled across it is magic marker was the most heinous case of liabel she had ever witnessed.
Etymology: Libel- to misrepresent damagingly Label- a strip of cloth indicating a the manufacturer of a garment.
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COMMENTS:
pleese ignre thse typpos everywun. - tbAG84, 2008-03-03: 23:43:00
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Uplabel
Created by: freiflug
Pronunciation: /ʌpˈleɪbəl/
Sentence: "Your shirt looks kind of uplabeled. Are you sure it's really designer wear?" "Jamie's shoes aren't Prada ones. When I was alone in his room, I saw the corresponding shoe box. Those hooves are an uplabel."
Etymology: up-label; label: (transitive) to put a label (a ticket or sign) on (something); uplabel therefore is to label something up, as in "to upgrade sth." antonym: downlabel
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COMMENTS:
Up-roarious - Nosila, 2010-05-13: 00:34:00
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Changeaname
Created by: alybliss
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Henry had every intention of carrying out his changeaname scam, as he knew his high maintainance wife would not approve of a primark bed spread
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Do you think his wife will discover Henry's alias when she busts his changeaname scam? Interesting! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-03: 22:48:00
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Recyfaux
Created by: gelsomina17
Pronunciation: ree-sigh-foh
Sentence: Allison suspected that the Tiffany necklace she received from her normally cheap boyfriend was just recyfaux.
Etymology: recycle + faux
Playbel
Created by: hyperborean
Pronunciation: plā' bul
Sentence: Paul knew he would have to playbel the necklace into the distinctive blue box because "Breakfast at Walgreens" just didn't sound right.
Etymology: PLAY, to pretend to be: play cowboys + (LA)BEL
Trendior
Created by: sharktrager
Pronunciation: TREND-eeyore
Sentence: She knew how to make her handbag trendior just by adding diamonte stickers and removing the Pound Shop receipt.
Etymology: From trendy and Dior
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COMMENTS:
Wonderful choice of words, wonderful blendfit, too! eeyore in the pronounciation got me chuckling and seeing donkeys ... then your sentence polished the chuckles into a laughing fit. Fun! Exceptional! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-03: 22:43:00
Thanks silvery - very happy to have made you laugh. - sharktrager, 2008-03-04: 16:07:00
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Pseudsomat
Created by: 711235
Pronunciation: sued-so-mat
Sentence: The man bought his pseudsomat car in another country
Etymology: Pseud - fake Somat - body
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by ddove60. Thank you ddove60. ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-03-03: 10:00:00
Your definition, ddove60, along with your cartoon, James, inspired so many witty, clever verboticisms today, a wonderful slate of fun words here today!
Tigger - 2008-03-03: 22:16:00
The cartoon is hilarious, by the way. I bet that 'convertible' handles great!
Thanks silveryaspen and Tigger! ~ James
Ilan - 2008-12-30: 20:25:00
Spirit of the stairwell strikes again! Missed my chance to submit "abbrandizement".
Today's definition was suggested by ddove60. Thank you ddove60. ~ James
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