Verboticism: Clairvogueance
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 v., To save outdated clothing hoping that it will come back into style.
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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:
Retrostyling
Created by: aigle101
Pronunciation: retro-sty-ling
Sentence: retrostyling:verb ; Janice's daughter is retrostyling her mother's clothing.
Etymology: retro:something from the past styling:creating something
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COMMENTS:
perfect!! - aigle101, 2007-10-17: 10:04:00
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Boomerangarment
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: boom + er + ang + garment
Sentence: I knew this ironic old t-shirt would be a boomerangarment - good thing I never throw anything away!
Etymology: boomerang + garment
Misetyle
Created by: mandapanda
Pronunciation: miz-eh-tyle
Sentence:
Etymology: comes from misery style..or style that causes misery
Reingarbnate
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: re-in-garb-nate
Sentence: Though they were from the 70's, and gave her torso the look of a muffin top, Jenny would occasionally reingarbnate one of her favorite miniskirts.
Etymology: reincarnate, garb
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COMMENTS:
like it - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-17: 13:57:00
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Reattire
Created by: vmalcolm
Pronunciation: /ri:ə'taɪə/
Sentence: The girl tried to explain her father that the skirt she was wearing was one of her mother's reattires.
Etymology: REATTIRE. n. From Re (Pref. Again; anew. Backward; back) + Attire (Clothing or array; apparel)
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COMMENTS:
Everything old is new again.... - Nosila, 2008-09-15: 21:37:00
Good one. - lumina, 2008-09-16: 10:43:00
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Demoderlode
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: dee mode er lode
Sentence: When Wendy started wearing her Mom's bell bottom pants, mini skirts and Indian guru patterned shirts, she realized she had hit the Demoderlode of high fashion. What worked for her Mom thirty to forty years before had all of a sudden become trendy, de riguer and happening now. Luckily they were the same size and even her cool folks thought she suited the swinging sixty looks. Thank Goodness, her Mom never threw anything out!
Etymology: demode (out of fashion;outmoded) & Motherlode (the main vein of ore in a deposit;the Bonanza;the main prize)
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COMMENTS:
TrendyWendy cracks me up! Nice ento, too. :) - metrohumanx, 2008-09-15: 02:19:00
I meant etymology, Nosila.
main vein....good name for a band. - metrohumanx, 2008-09-15: 02:24:00
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Retrodont
Created by: NeuroGlyph
Pronunciation: Just like it sounds.
Sentence: My dad totally pulled a retrodont and wore this ugly Christmas sweater from the 70s to a family affair.
Etymology: RETRO ~ backwards, bringing it back DONT ~ do not engage in
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
