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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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Pokira

Created by: rahullotli

Pronunciation: po-ki-ra

Sentence: I am in pokira after ookin at those shoes

Etymology: konkani

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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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Accessorelationship

Created by: loofarama

Pronunciation: access-or-eel-ation-ship

Sentence: she developed a strong accessorelationship with her earrings

Etymology: accessory + relationship

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Wearfettish

Created by: blondibabi121692

Pronunciation: where fet ish

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Shoemeful

Created by: fefefeha7

Pronunciation: Shoe-me-full

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Hitanigger

Created by: jnine29

Pronunciation:

Sentence: hitanigger is to hurt a black person

Etymology:

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Lovject

Created by: gonzo

Pronunciation:

Sentence: She had a platonic lovject and it was a drama.

Etymology: love-object

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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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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

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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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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!)