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DEFINITION: v. To carefully shave your facial hair into a style which advertises your political allegiance, sexual orientation, or taste in music. n. Stylized facial hair.
Verboticisms
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Affiliachin
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: ah-fill-ee-a-chin
Sentence: Matt's gentle manner belied his affiliachin; his shavement screamed he was one of those whackos from Montana.
Etymology: affiliation, chin
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COMMENTS:
damn, you're good! - galwaywegian, 2007-05-02: 04:44:00
really good. - ohwtepph, 2007-05-02: 05:51:00
(verblushing) - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-02: 12:49:00
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Moustrash
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: MUS-trash
Sentence: Lenny has a very low self esteem and for reasons only he might explain he carefully cultivates a moustrash, a long, and seemingly unkempt growth on his upper lip with the intent to make the statement that he is 'low rent'.
Etymology: Blend of 'moustache' and 'trash'.
Follitics
Created by: verysimplegame
Pronunciation: fall-i-tics
Sentence: She marveled at his ability to play follitics - she'd never seen a goatee shaped like a hand throwing the horns...
Etymology: follicles + politics
Razorshade
Created by: Bulletchewer
Pronunciation: ray-ser-shaydd
Sentence: He would ritually razorshade subliminal messages into each of his cheeks, especially an elephant on the right and a fish with horns on the left.
Etymology: From "razor" meaning "depressive's best friend" and "shade" meaning "shelter from the sun/to only just win/hue".
Gaytee
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: gātē
Sentence: After Billy came out of the closet he decided that he wanted to make a statement to that effect. What better place to show his orientation than on his face. This week he started sporting a rainbow-tinted gaytee. He may or may not opt for the same treatment to his guybrows.
Etymology: gay (homosexual) + goatee (a small pointed beard)
Vincentvangoghtee
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: vin/cent/van/goa/tee
Sentence: The commune of artists all sported vincentvangoghtees out of reverence for their muse.
Etymology: Vincent Van Gogh + goatee
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COMMENTS:
I won't ear of it. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-17: 06:48:00
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Phairomonize
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: fair - oh - mone - iz
Sentence: John was careful to phairomonize his facial hair so that he gave off the right "vibes".
Etymology: pheromone (a chemical substance that convey information to and produce specific responses in certain animals, Chemicals that act as sexual attractants) hair, harmonize
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COMMENTS:
Phair enough! - Nosila, 2009-11-18: 23:34:00
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Pubelickface
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: pew blik fay ss
Sentence: you could tell from his oversized tonsure that he was the pubelickface of naughty but nice magazine.
Etymology: public face, errr....
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Bulletchewer.
Thank you Bulletchewer! ~ James
Another Verbotomy Splinterview: Jedijawa's Right-Brain Read about it in the Verbotomy Blog.
mplsbohemian - 2007-05-02: 10:58:00
That picture is so disturbing on so many levels.
mplsbohemian - 2007-05-02: 11:01:00
Um, oy, that must have come off so transphobic. :\
About the picture... I have received a suggestion that this young lady's allegiances are less than clear, so I have prepared an alternative portrait. Please see: Being Clear About our Allegiances. Thanks ~ James
Jabberwocky - 2007-05-02: 12:59:00
Yikes!! the options are even more disturbing - pretty soon she'll look like Chewbacca
purpleartichokes - 2007-05-02: 13:26:00
OMG! It's an American Hairwolf in Toondon! (Or perhaps she has a hairmone problem.)
wordmeister - 2007-05-02: 16:30:00
Chewytobacca? I wonder what JediJawa thinks of that?
Bulletchewer - 2007-05-02: 16:45:00
Always love stirring up debate, but credit's due the artist. For some strange reason forgotten in a dream, I only ever thought of this definition applying to the male of the species...
wordmeister - 2007-05-02: 17:26:00
It appears as if this wampeter definitely needs a waxing!
lumina - 2008-07-17: 00:23:00
OMG! I WON! MY FIRST! EXCITING! Do I get a trophy? ha...what fun. Thanks guys!