DEFINITION: A fashion accessory, or an approach to personal hygiene, which is designed not to attract others, but rather to repel them.

Grapeshotsilk

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: grape-shot-silk

Sentence: Melody's evening gown was made of the finest grapeshotsilk so that she could attract every eye to the shimmering colours, yet ensure that her antipersonnel policy was not breached at the ball by the multitude of dancers. She finished dressing by dabbing a little Shrapnel no.5 behind her ears, and listened to Pachelbel's Canon in D Major on the way there to prepare mentally.

Etymology: grapeshot + shot silk

Points: 635

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