Verboticism: Shoptimist

'That skirt is way too short!'

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 v., To save outdated clothing hoping that it will come back into style.

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Memorylanebryant

Created by: Lolagrrl

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Nostalchic

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: nah/stal/sheek

Sentence: Jenny's closet is full of nostalchic items from the '60's and '70's which she wears every day.

Etymology: NOSTALCHIC - from NOSTALGIC (a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former time) + CHIC (attractive and fashionable; stylish)

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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

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Garbaged

Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Garb-ayjed

Sentence: Carol had saved all her clothes from the eighties in the hope that huge shoulder pads would one day come back into fashion. Her husband would often laugh at her collection, telling her that they were garbaged and she didn't have a hope. But Carol stood her ground knowing, that the day would come when she would have the last laugh.

Etymology: Garb(clothing) ORIGIN French from Italian garbo 'elegance' + Aged(having been subjected to ageing) = Garbaged

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COMMENTS:

I can identify....I have lots of aged garb. Garbage? - Mustang, 2008-09-15: 08:45:00

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Retrothrift

youmustvotenato

Created by: youmustvotenato

Pronunciation: retro thrift

Sentence: What to wear to the indie concert? Lemme dig into the bottom of my dad's t-shirt drawer and find a retrothrifty shirt.

Etymology: Retro and thrift

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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

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Revesture

Created by: Kevcom

Pronunciation: Ree-vesch-terr

Sentence: Mary of Palamino practises the art of revesture every day. Too poor to afford new clothes, Mary revests her 1970's garments - and although old, they are perfectly in style...

Etymology: re (to do something again) / vesture (piece of garment)

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Dejavogue

Created by: kabloozie

Pronunciation: day-jah-vOg

Sentence: Mom, I don't think that Dynasty era jacket and those massive shoulder pads are in dejavogue just yet.

Etymology: deja vu + vogue

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COMMENTS:

...getting out my Dolphin shorts any day now... - kabloozie, 2007-10-17: 02:51:00

MrDave2176 You and I seem to be on the same channel...(or is that Chanel?) - MrDave2176, 2007-10-17: 17:22:00

Excellent! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-17: 17:45:00

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Nostalchic

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: nah/stal/sheek

Sentence: Jenny's closet is full of nostalchic items from the '60's and '70's which she wears every day.

Etymology: NOSTALCHIC - from NOSTALGIC (a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former time) + CHIC (attractive and fashionable; stylish)

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COMMENTS:

Very good - TJayzz, 2008-09-15: 07:16:00

vmalcolm That's a lovely word! - vmalcolm, 2008-09-15: 07:48:00

metrohumanx Good one, S.O. I wanted to use "chic" but your combo surpasses whatever i tried to fuse. - metrohumanx, 2008-09-15: 15:22:00

Love it! - lumina, 2008-09-16: 10:42:00

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Enssemble

petaj

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)

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