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DEFINITION: To have a favorite article of clothing with which you develop a personal, and even a deeply fulfilling, relationship.
Verboticisms
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Devoteeshirt
Created by: HALibut
Pronunciation: Dev-uh-tee-shurt
Sentence: Although his wife repeatedly urged him to get rid of his tattered oil-soaked duds, he was such a devoteeshirt he could not bring himself to.
Etymology: devotee + tee-shirt
Accessorelationship
Created by: loofarama
Pronunciation: access-or-eel-ation-ship
Sentence: she developed a strong accessorelationship with her earrings
Etymology: accessory + relationship
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
Pokira
Created by: rahullotli
Pronunciation: po-ki-ra
Sentence: I am in pokira after ookin at those shoes
Etymology: konkani
Clothfriend
Created by: nchilliest
Pronunciation: k-l-u-fr-end
Sentence: These shoes are my new clothfriend because I am so obsessed with them.
Etymology:
Pashionmina
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: pashun/meena
Sentence: She wore her pashionmina 24/7
Etymology: passion + pashmina
Solemate
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: sole-mate
Sentence: Tony attributed his success in Prime Minister's question time to the support he received over 18 years from his solemate, a pair of lucky brogues.
Etymology: soulmate + sole (of the shoe) -- http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/the_blair_years/article1969242.ece
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COMMENTS:
Oh sole mio.... - galwaywegian, 2007-07-09: 07:51:00
if he ever lost them, he'd have to do some serious solesearching - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-09: 13:00:00
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Lovject
Created by: gonzo
Pronunciation:
Sentence: She had a platonic lovject and it was a drama.
Etymology: love-object
Comments:
ziggy41 - 2007-07-09: 14:04:00
I miss the Verbotonews. :(
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!)