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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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Chanot
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: Sha-not
Sentence: With a few drops of Chanot behind her ears, and a fauxcoat over her Cardont gown she plastered a brilliant smile on her face and prayed that the red carpet crowd would not spot she was faking it.
Etymology: Chanel + Not
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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Shittertransversal
Created by: janefitzsimmons
Pronunciation: shit-er-trans-ver-sal
Sentence: That orphan eating that soapy shirt and stamped with a maytag logo sure is a shittertransversal.
Etymology: Shitter-something that is made of shit or lacks value. Transversal-an intersecting system of lines, because that makes perfect sense in this situation.
Adcumbous
Created by: BIANCAGRAY1
Pronunciation: ad-come-bus
Sentence: You are adcumbous.
Etymology: ad-to cumb-to lie ous
Logoflage
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈloʊgəˌflaʒ/ /LOH-guh-Flahzh/
Sentence: If you can't tell the difference between the logoflaged version and the name brand one, you probably shouldn't spend the extra money on the original.
Etymology: from (camou)flage + logo
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COMMENTS:
Agree with your perspective on this one! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-03: 09:44:00
Top word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-03: 18:31:00
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Christmiss
Created by: idavecook
Pronunciation: Chris Miss
Sentence: I was so excited when I unwrapped my gift from Charles. The blue bag could only mean one thing! It was high fashion jewelry! I peeked inside and to my surprise, there was a price tag from a different store and CZ sticker on the ring, I just hate Christmiss!
Etymology: Christmas + Dumb people
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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Crapsimile
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: crap/sim/i/lee
Sentence: Most products from that particular country are a crapsimile of the original brand-name product.
Etymology: CRAPSIMILE noun - from - CRAP (rubbish; junk) + FACSIMILE (a copy, or reproduction)
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COMMENTS:
Terrific sentence! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-26: 14:48:00
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Lamborweenie
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: lam bowr wee neee
Sentence: he put hios foot down and it immediately became obvious that the only horses under the hood of his lamborweenie were on the way to the knackers yard
Etymology: lamborghini, weenie
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COMMENTS:
Jolly good word! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-26: 10:17:00
It's a weener! - Nosila, 2008-12-26: 18:50:00
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Relogoated
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ree low gow ay ted
Sentence: His relogoated hyundai coupe with the dancing horse on the bonnet drew lots of attention, but for all the wrong reasons.
Etymology: relocate, logo
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COMMENTS:
Choice words, logistical blending! Very nice word! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-03: 08:52:00
great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-03: 12:17:00
Excellent. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-03: 18:34:00
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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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