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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.
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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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Pumptilious
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: pump/till/ius
Sentence: Jenny is so pumptilious about owning every new pump that comes on the market that she surreptitiously takes pictures on the subway with her blackberry to help her with her shopping.
Etymology: punctilious + pump
Sandalous
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: san dal us
Sentence: Penny Loafer had no sole. She bought every pair of shoe in sight, whether she could afford them or not. She could not toe the line until she was strapped. Her boyfriend, Spike Oxford, thought she talked with a brogue and was about to give her the boot, as her behaviour became more sandalous. But Penny realized that if she pumped herself up, became less of a sneaker and held her tongue, she could over come this disease that Dr. Scholl specialized in. She was moved by the good doctor's words..."When you leave your footsteps in the sand, make sure they are not the mark of a heel!"
Etymology: Scandalous (giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation) & Sandals (a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot)
Shoptishist
Created by: mikeysfbay
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I'd have a riding lawnmower, but my wife is such a shoptishist, that all I can afford is this scythe.
Etymology: "Shop" + "fetishist"
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COMMENTS:
One has to be mighty careful saying that....could sound like something else. - Mustang, 2008-06-02: 20:48:00
Especially if they've had too much to drink :) - mikeysfbay, 2008-06-03: 01:53:00
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Pederlater
Created by: DerienRenee
Pronunciation: (Ped-er-lauht-er)
Sentence: AYE PEDERLATER. WATCHU DOIN GIR'
Etymology: Ped- Foot Lat- To be devoted to Er- Love
Imeldaranged
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Ih - MEL - duh - ranjd
Sentence: Gracielda was absolutely imeldaranged, caught up in a compulsion to buy any and every pair of shoes or other footwear that caught her eye.
Etymology: Blend of Imelda - well known shoe nut Imelda Marcos, and deranged
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COMMENTS:
I like how it rolls off the tongue - and makes me chuckle. Nice one! - mikeysfbay, 2008-06-02: 09:03:00
funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-02: 13:18:00
such Imeldacity! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-02: 22:47:00
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Kicksessive
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kiksesiv
Sentence: Tommy used to give his girlfriend grief about her penchant for buying shoes. That was before she discovered his trove of sneakers that occupies the better part of his guest room. Apparently he is more kicksessive than she is.
Etymology: kicks (shoes) obsessive (preoccupy or fill the mind of someone continually, intrusively, and to a troubling extent)
Fetishoe
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: feh - TISH- oo
Sentence: Fetishoe. Gesundheit. her shoe shopping penchant was an illness.
Etymology: fetish + shoe + atishoo (sneeze)
Obshoesive
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: əbshoōsiv
Sentence: Joanne loves shoes. She has so many that her guest room has no room for any visitors. She is so obshoesive that she will wear ones that hurt her feet so much that she has to shop at the grocery in an electronic cart.
Etymology: obsessive (to be preoccupied) + shoe (a covering for the foot, typically made of leather, with a sturdy sole and not reaching above the ankle) + abusive (engaging in or characterized by habitual violence and cruelty)
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