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'I'm in love with these shoes.'

DEFINITION: To have a favorite article of clothing with which you develop a personal, and even a deeply fulfilling, relationship.

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Pashion

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: pash-un

Sentence: Her pashion for her fur shawl had the neighbors talking. It had an uncanny resemblance to her dog that had recently died.

Etymology: fashion, passion

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Fashifinitize

Created by: Dboozer

Pronunciation: (fash-uh-fin-uh-tize)

Sentence: Bob began to wonder about Alice when she fashifinitized her new sweater, especially when she began insisting that he call it "Bob, Jr."

Etymology: fashion+affinity+ize (verb)

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Straplessciviousness

Created by: Kyoti

Pronunciation: Strap-luh-siv-ee-us-ness

Sentence: Monica and the formal evening gown she discovered at Macy's drew each other inexorably from the sales rack to the changing room in a straplesscivious way that could only be described as destiny.

Etymology: Strapless+lasciviousness

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COMMENTS:

can I see you in a strapless number? LMBO gmv - amysmiles2000, 2007-07-11: 15:58:00

Simple answer... no! ;D - Kyoti, 2007-07-11: 17:17:00

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Suitimacy

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: soot/tuh/muh/see

Sentence: He had such a strong suitimacy with his Hugo Boss that his wife bought one for herself to wear around the house to get some attention.

Etymology: suit + intimacy

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Inavestment

Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: ihn-uh-VEHST-muhnt

Sentence: Alex's girlfriend dumped him because of his inavestment with the old T-shirt he always wore and refused to wash.

Etymology: "in a vest" + (emotional) investment + vestment [article of clothing]

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Enamfit

Lapper

Created by: Lapper

Pronunciation: en-AM-fit

Sentence: Jeremy was enamfitted with Lisa's dress that she had left threre the previous day; it reminded him of her.

Etymology: Enamor and outfit

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Choohorn

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: chooo hawrn

Sentence: she had a permanent choohorn, a one track mind. Any pair of Jimmy Choo's creations had her ogling and wolf-whistling as loudly as any bum-cleavaged builder.

Etymology: shoe horn, horn, Jimmy choo.

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COMMENTS:

very funny as usual Galway - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-09: 11:06:00

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Enwraptured

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: en/rap/tured

Sentence: She was so enwraptured with her grandmother's old mink stole that she named it and carried it with her everywhere.

Etymology: enraptured + wrap

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COMMENTS:

I read this word and instantly knew it was the right one. - jadenguy, 2007-07-09: 13:10:00

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Obsessodrobia

Created by: debsro

Pronunciation:

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Fashiopassion

Created by: Kiki1234

Pronunciation: fashi-o-pash-un

Sentence: she was a fashiopassion type of person, she had a great passion for her high-heeled shoes..

Etymology: fashion-passion

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Comments:

ziggy41 - 2007-07-09: 14:04:00
I miss the Verbotonews. :(

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-07-09: 22:54:00
I was at UC Berkeley last week, as one of the speakers the Language Creation Conference. See: http://conlangs.berkeley.edu/about.php it was great fun and I met some amazing people! I will catch up on the Verbotomy news posting tomorrow ~ James

ziggy41 - 2007-07-10: 00:06:00
Oh, that conference looks really fun, can't wait for the wonderful news. And I loved the cartoon last week (great job!)