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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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Monolomanic
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: man olo man ik
Sentence: Carrie had become a Manolomanic. Although she had already blown thousands on her collection of the flimsy, expensive Manolo Blahnik spikes, she could not get enough. She had run off with her boyfriend Cleat, who was a loafer with a cute brogue who had created a sandal when he did a sneaker and became a runner the day of their wedding. He did a flip-flop and decided to go through with the wedding even though he had no sole, was a heel with a loose tongue and had a permanent wedgie. Luckily Carrie was not too Jimmy Choo-sey and they lived happily on a shoestring ever after!
Etymology: Manolo Blahnik (Expensive,Designer shoe name, made more famous on Sex In The City) & Manic (affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason).
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COMMENTS:
roflmao - mrskellyscl, 2009-07-20: 07:07:00
:-) - Mustang, 2009-07-21: 07:50:00
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Pradaddiction
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /pra-duh-DIK-shun/
Sentence: In order to combat her Pradaddiction, Carrie was sent to a rehab center where the patients were only allowed to wear Crocs, those cheap, ugly, plastic shoes. Luckily for her, after a few days, her co-dependant shopping buddies came up with a plan. They borrowed a utility van, smuggled her out of the rehab center and brought her straight to the mall downtown. 'No woman could ask for better friends,' thought Carrie, as rifled through her credit cards to find one that wasn't maxed-out.
Etymology: Prada - a well-known Italian fashion company; designer of clothing and shoes, commonly mentioned in S&TC (originally "Prada Brothers", founded in 1913 by Mario Prada in Milan) + Addiction - complusive need characterized by obsessive behavior (from Latin, addictus "assigned, surrendered")
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COMMENTS:
BTW, I'm not in the 'fashion police' but I think those Crocs shoes are just about ugly enough to be banned in public... (check out: http://ihatecrocs.com/) - Tigger, 2008-06-02: 03:27:00
I agree...they make everyone's fett look twice their size, in juicy colours! - Nosila, 2008-06-02: 23:28:00
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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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Twersectomy
Created by: 584642
Pronunciation: twur. sect. amy
Sentence: I had to get a twersectomy by my weave wearing friend Watermelondrea. Now I won't have the urge to get my eagle on everywhere I go.
Etymology: twer- to twerk sect- to cut, divide omy- removal of
Exorbootance
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: EXORbitANCE+BOOT
Sentence: Her exorbootance is killing our budget, but they are always happy to see her at the shoe store.
Etymology: EXORbitANCE+BOOT. exorbitance: n. 1. Excessiveness, as of price or amount. 2. Behavior or an action that exceeds what is right or proper.
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COMMENTS:
Very amusing. I bet she lUggs her boots around with her, wherever she goes. - Tigger, 2008-06-03: 00:27:00
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Shoohoh
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: shoo-hoh
Sentence: It started innocently enough at her high school prom, when Melissa's mother loaned her a pair of pink pumps. Two inches may not seem like much, but the height was exhilarating, and immediately addictive. Before too long she couldn’t even go to the beach without wearing platform sandals. And then she jumped up to hardcore. Now she’s a total shoehoh, wobbling around the shopping mall in six-inch stilettos, begging for her next fix.
Etymology: shoe + ho (whore)
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COMMENTS:
I wonder if she can even shoewhoren in to those old pumps. - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-02: 13:17:00
I've done a bit of shoewhoren myself, and it is a bit tricky when you've got six inchers on... - wordmeister, 2008-06-02: 13:57:00
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Lameshui
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: Leym-SHOO-ee or la-mey shwee
Sentence: Despite her claim that she had imelded the best traditionals of East and West, in the end Roxie's fascination with style, rather than comfort, led to an expensive and painful case of lameshui. However, all was not lost, she insisted, didn't lame always come with gold and silver?
Etymology: LAME: Impaired or disabled through defect or injury, esp in the foot or legs so as to walk with difficulty. LAME: an ornamental fabric in which metallic threads, as of gold or silver are woven with silk or wool etc., SHUI:Chinese system of spiritual influences the way in which one does things in life. SHU: homophone of shoe: footwear.
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COMMENTS:
nice twist - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-02: 13:22:00
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Glyphomania
Created by: BIANCAGRAY1
Pronunciation: Gli-fo-mane-ee-ah
Sentence: The doctor diagnosed the kid with the knife and crazy eyes with glyphomania.
Etymology: Glyph- to carve Mania- obsession
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