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DEFINITION: v. To compulsively shop for and buy shoes that are stylish, sexy and extremely uncomfortable. n. A person who has an uncontrolled, psychological dependency on impractical shoes.
Verboticisms
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Heeliotropism
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: hee/leo/trow/pizm
Sentence: Sally had an advanced case of heeliotropism and could not restrain herself from purchasing shoes with higher and higher heels.
Etymology: heliotropism (an involuntary response to the sun's rays) + heel
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COMMENTS:
She's a heeliotramp! - Nosila, 2009-07-20: 12:14:00
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Highheel
Created by: cosmo
Pronunciation: hahy-heel
Sentence: a person who prefer secondary thing over primary & basic necessities of life.
Etymology: English USA
Pedebtriment
Created by: focusteacher
Pronunciation: Puh deh truh ment
Sentence: Angela's awkward gait and excessive shoe store charges told Paul he'd hitched his wagon to a pedebtriment.
Etymology: From the Latin pes=foot + Latin debitum=thing owed + Latin detere=to weaken or impair
Shoeoloigest
Created by: elliskiana
Pronunciation: shoe - oloi - gest
Sentence: study of shoe's, and how they're mad .... so yeah ahhaaaa :) sorry if my spelling sucks ... !! How there designe from the beging ..
Etymology: unknown ...
Whore
Created by: xMelody
Pronunciation: hor
Sentence: 1. The dozy bitch spent all her money on stupid and impractical shoes again; what a whore! 2. Guess those starving, AIDS-ridden African children will just have to die; and to think of the huge difference the money spent on those stupid f***ing shoes could've made to their lives - only a WHORE would do such a thing.
Etymology: whore, 'nuff said. Synonyms see: skank, hooker, harlot, fucking retarded bitch who never learned the value of money, etc.
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COMMENTS:
I just have so much...rage. - xMelody, 2009-07-20: 15:44:00
Easy on the attitude. This is just a fun little word game. Not much melody in your sentence. - artr, 2009-07-21: 13:30:00
Just kiddin', brah. - xMelody, 2009-07-22: 16:09:00
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Kilochore
Created by: Squee
Pronunciation:
Sentence: My kilochore friend went on a shopping spree and is dead broke.
Etymology: kilo-one thousand, chore-dance
Pumpulsive
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: pum/pul/sive
Sentence: She is somewhat pumpulsive with 248 pairs of shoes in her closet.
Etymology: pump + compulsive
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COMMENTS:
excellent! - splendiction, 2009-07-20: 20:56:00
my favorite of the day! - mweinmann, 2009-07-21: 08:25:00
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Oochigucci
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: oōchēgoōchē
Sentence: Yes, there is a recession and she can\\\'t really afford them. Yes, they make her feet scream in pain and she can\\\'t wait to kick them off when she gets home but Susan is an oochiGucci girl. She would rather give up eating than her high-fashion shoes. On occasion she has.
Etymology: oochi (a variation on ouch, an expression of pain) + Gucci (an iconic Florentine and Italian fashion and leather goods label) also a play off of hoochie coochie
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COMMENTS:
Hysterical! Terrific word. - mrskellyscl, 2009-07-20: 06:20:00
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Impedicunious
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: im/pedi/kew/nee/us
Sentence: Sally was so impedicunious that when she finally found herself homeless she was able to build a shelter made entirely of shoes. She even landscaped with shoe trees.
Etymology: impecunious (having little or no money) + pedi (to do with the foot)
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COMMENTS:
Love the shoe trees! I'm going to put them in my yard - wordmeister, 2008-06-02: 13:54:00
I remember her tootin' on her shoe horn and her 'shoe' fly pie is the best there is. - Mustang, 2008-06-02: 20:46:00
At least she had some shubbbery - funny sentence and good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-02: 22:50:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James