Vote for the best verboticism.
DEFINITION: To have a favorite article of clothing with which you develop a personal, and even a deeply fulfilling, relationship.
Verboticisms
Click on each verboticism to read the sentences created by the Verbotomy writers, and to see your voting options...
You have two votes. Click on the words to read the details, then vote your favorite.
Lovject
Created by: gonzo
Pronunciation:
Sentence: She had a platonic lovject and it was a drama.
Etymology: love-object
Leaver
Created by: weareallbeautiful
Pronunciation: l-eh-v-er
Sentence: Bobby never took of his leaver shoes because they reminded him of his dead pet cow which incidentally was sold to a leather shop...which Bobby just realized...
Etymology: leather+lover
Clouthadora
Created by: callie17
Pronunciation: Cloth-a-dora
Sentence: Emily had a spasm of clouthadora as she relized her favorite sweatshirt was getting too small...
Etymology: originating from the english word "cloth" and a form of "adore"
----------------------------
COMMENTS:
hope you like it... - callie17, 2007-07-09: 20:06:00
----------------------------
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)
Engearment
Created by: ziggy41
Pronunciation: En-geer-ment
Sentence: It was a surprising and awkward situation, watching her propose to her one-of-a-kind opossum skin scarf.
Etymology: endear[ment] (to love; love for something) + gear/garment (clothing)
----------------------------
COMMENTS:
One person's roadkill...great word - galwaywegian, 2007-07-09: 07:52:00
Yes, but if you shop at Neiman-Marcus, you have to pay on 90-day terms of engearment. - Kyoti, 2007-07-09: 15:18:00
----------------------------
Adoredrobe
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: ah-door-drohwb
Sentence: her career had stalled and her love life was non existant, but no-one could stop her from adoredrobing like a wild woman
Etymology: adore, wardrobe
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
----------------------------
COMMENTS:
I read this word and instantly knew it was the right one. - jadenguy, 2007-07-09: 13:10:00
----------------------------
Wearfettish
Created by: blondibabi121692
Pronunciation: where fet ish
Sentence:
Etymology:
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!)