Verboticism: Fashionicle
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 v., To save outdated clothing hoping that it will come back into style.
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Rofashtation
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: roh-fash-tey-shuhn
Sentence: His mustard puke colored polyester jumpsuit was a tight fit but he was certain that it had become a much needed item of his rofashtation closet along with his white clem-kah-diddle-hoppers.
Etymology: rotation (circle or cycle) + fashion
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
Moldfashioned
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: mōldfashənd
Sentence: Gloria insisted on hanging onto her moldfashioned clothes, sure that they would come back into style. Unfortunately, when they did, she was in no shape to wear them. She tells people that the clothes shrunk but nobody really believes that.
Etymology: mold (a furry growth of minute fungal hyphae occurring typically in moist warm conditions) old-fashioned (not modern)
Zombitogs
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: ZZZOM-bee-tawgz (pronounced slowly, with an spooky inflection)
Sentence: Jean-Luc was reluctant to discard his old cabana wear, elephant bells, Lazarus jeans or Nehru jacket because he was SURE they would complete the great "Circle of Life" and be trendy once again. His daughter considered them ZOMBITOGS and looked askance when he asked her if she'd seen his dickie. Undaunted, Jean-Luc donned his tie-dyed t-shirt, slipped on his Earth shoes and denim jacket, then stumbled down to the wharfside beer garden where he pounded down a few bottles of fine Dominican rum and lamented the sartorial treasures which lay unappreciated in his fungi-filled basement. ZOMBITOGS INDEED !
Etymology: ZOMBIE+TOGS=ZOMBITOGS.....Zombie: Haitian Creole term meaning a supernatural power or ectoplasm able to enter and re-animate a dead person or fashion accessory.....Togs: colloquial term meaning "clothing"
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COMMENTS:
http://www.aperfectworld.org/sears.htm - metrohumanx, 2008-09-15: 02:15:00
Ha! "Dickie!" My dad had a few AND a couple times in the winter my mom would shove one of them in my white uniform school blouse...you know when I seemed to be coming down with a cold? Wow...talk about flashback...ha - lumina, 2008-09-15: 05:45:00
I presume you survived Catholic school? - metrohumanx, 2008-09-15: 15:25:00
PS- I never wore a "dickie"....I preferred the cold war look- white turtleneck and sports jacket. - metrohumanx, 2008-09-15: 15:27:00
Zombitogs...need zombitogs, must have zombitogs...I am getting sleepy. Just kidding and I too love the word dickie...who the heck thought of that idea? I mean it's not as if a full turtleneck is called a Richard, is it? - Nosila, 2008-09-15: 21:41:00
I know...it's embarrassing to even say "dickie"....My misguided friend once bought a pair of BAN-LON socks whick were kinda filmy and had florescent green pinstripes, too...they actually BURNED away from his foot when he tried to stomp out flaming newspaper. His name was Fast Eddie. - metrohumanx, 2008-09-16: 03:44:00
Yes, I survived eight years of Catholic school AND?????????? Your "cold war" style was my brother's Confirmation "get up." ha - lumina, 2008-09-16: 10:48:00
Dominic- Go frisk 'em..... - metrohumanx, 2008-09-17: 11:35:00
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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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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
Retrousseau
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: reh tro ooh SO
Sentence: My mother bribed me to help her clean out her basement by saying that I could take whatever I wanted. I found what amounted to a retrousseau of the 80's clothes that she wore in college. Although I wasn't interested in wearing any of them, I knew they would be valuable to someone. Sure enough, the vintage clothing store gave me $300!
Etymology: retro + trousseau (collection of clothing)
Shoptimist
Created by: pungineer
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Shoptimist, noun. Rosemary was a born shoptimist, she loved nothing more than rooting around in bargain bins to get ahead of the nu retro trends. When she saw the reversible mauve mohair batwing cardy her eyes gleamed as she raced to the till truimphantly, with her post/pre fashion item clutched in her sweaty palms.
Etymology: shop·per: a person who frequents the shops op·ti·mist: someone who holds a profoundly naive/positive world view depending on the standpoint of the reader
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COMMENTS:
good one - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-17: 13:56:00
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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)
