Verboticism: Reingarbnate
DEFINITION: n., A fashion item so old that it has gone out of and come back into style. v., To save outdated clothing hoping that it will come back into style.
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Enssemble
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: on-sem-bul
Sentence: Margaret! You can not dissemble any longer. You have been enssembling for years and the hoardrobe is full of leggings and turbans.
Etymology: ensemble (outfit) + assemble (collect)
Decawear
Created by: thebaron
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The drag queen had a closet full of decawear, hoping someday she could wear her old favorites on stage again.
Etymology:
Neandershawl
Created by: verbony
Pronunciation: knee-ander-shawl
Sentence: To find the right outfit for retro theme party, Sharon went to the neandershawl section of her closet
Etymology: neanterthal+shawl
Whoredrobe
Created by: ericsimmons39
Pronunciation: HOR-drobe
Sentence: I told my wife in the 80's pleather pants were unattractive. I have no idea why she's taking out of the whoredrobe now.
Etymology: Whore + Wardrobe = Whoredrobe
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COMMENTS:
hoardrobe would have been good. - petaj, 2007-10-18: 05:33:00
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Reattire
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: re at tyre
Sentence: After Annie had tired of an outfit, she would reattire it for a while in the hopes that it would come into style again and that no one would remember she wore it. Sounds ideal, except her clothing bills were big and she need 6 closets to house all her potential back to he future outfits.
Etymology: Retire (withdraw from active participation) & Attire (clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion;put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive)
Recrudressence
Created by: milorush
Pronunciation: (n.) rē'krōō-děs'děns; (tr. v.) rē'krōō-děs'
Sentence: Despite Velma's desperate hope that her closetsful of Jonathan Logan polyester pantsuits will one day reenter the vogue, such recrudressence will sadly never see the light of day.
Etymology: recru[desc]ence = breaking out afresh + dress
Dustbunnydiva
Created by: svnfsvn
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I gave into my dustbunnydiva and went thriftin
Etymology:
Hautepants
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: haw-te - pants
Sentence: I can't believe that Marlene thans that she can hautepants herself back into that Nehru jacket. she's gained atleast 100 pounds saince it was in fashion.
Etymology: haute -pertaining to fashion + pants; a play on the word hot pants
