Verboticism: Lamborweenie
DEFINITION: v. To purchase a low-cost product and cover it with the label, or put it inside the packaging of a premium brand. n. A cheap product, which has been repackaged, or relabeled, by the consumer to make it look like an expensive brand.
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Crapsimile
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: crap/sim/i/lee
Sentence: Most products from that particular country are a crapsimile of the original brand-name product.
Etymology: CRAPSIMILE noun - from - CRAP (rubbish; junk) + FACSIMILE (a copy, or reproduction)
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COMMENTS:
Terrific sentence! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-26: 14:48:00
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Egofrippery
Created by: CanadianAndyCapp
Pronunciation: Eego-frip-per-ree
Sentence: The old forms of Macaroniism, Foppery, Self-promotion, Beggar thy neighbour, One-upmanship and Self-aggrandising house names, have now been superceded by the use of falsified consumer goods and status products in a blatent case of Egofrippery.
Etymology: Ego- I'm better than You! / Frippery - Empty or meaningless showing -off.
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COMMENTS:
Strong word choices ... Strong creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-03: 09:18:00
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Logorigem
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: log/oh/rig/em
Sentence: Stanley was a master at logorigems. He would slap a fake logo on anything.
Etymology: logo + rig (arrange dishonestly for one's own advantage)+ logarithm (math term)
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COMMENTS:
There's even a rhythm in saying logorigem. In more ways than one, it's music to our ears! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-03: 09:23:00
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Hankyspanky
Created by: 737865
Pronunciation: (Hank-kee-spank-kee)
Sentence: If you do not go and by me a car, i will give you a hankyspanky.
Etymology: A forward and Backward slap agianst the head
Trendior
Created by: sharktrager
Pronunciation: TREND-eeyore
Sentence: She knew how to make her handbag trendior just by adding diamonte stickers and removing the Pound Shop receipt.
Etymology: From trendy and Dior
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COMMENTS:
Wonderful choice of words, wonderful blendfit, too! eeyore in the pronounciation got me chuckling and seeing donkeys ... then your sentence polished the chuckles into a laughing fit. Fun! Exceptional! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-03: 22:43:00
Thanks silvery - very happy to have made you laugh. - sharktrager, 2008-03-04: 16:07:00
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Liabel
Created by: tbAG84
Pronunciation: ly-bel
Sentence: Jennifer could spot a fake Fendi from a mile away but this was worse. a plastic bag with Fendi scrwled across it is magic marker was the most heinous case of liabel she had ever witnessed.
Etymology: Libel- to misrepresent damagingly Label- a strip of cloth indicating a the manufacturer of a garment.
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COMMENTS:
pleese ignre thse typpos everywun. - tbAG84, 2008-03-03: 23:43:00
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Pretendtious
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: pre tend chuss
Sentence: Hyacinth tried to be a grand lady of fashion but considered the prices of designer clothing grand larceny. She bought less expensive copies with just slight differences in the labels. Her copy of a Dior dress was a Door dress. Her Giorgio was a Gorgio. Her Givenchy was a Givenshy. Hyacinth always felt she was dressed like Cinderella at the ball, but then she always was a bit pretendtious.
Etymology: PRETEND - act as if something were true or real. PRETENTIOUS - made to look or sound important.
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COMMENTS:
Love Mrs Bucket, too. :) - metrohumanx, 2008-12-29: 19:10:00
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Chanot
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: Sha-not
Sentence: With a few drops of Chanot behind her ears, and a fauxcoat over her Cardont gown she plastered a brilliant smile on her face and prayed that the red carpet crowd would not spot she was faking it.
Etymology: Chanel + Not
Deprustle
Created by: amigamark
Pronunciation: dee-pruss-el
Sentence: Chav Scally used the classic deprustle at car boot sales to defraud punters, by filling empty Mandate aftershave bottles with cold tea.
Etymology: Originally a chav slang word made up for "Brand Piracy" and evolved from shortening Russell Brand and Johnny Depp.
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COMMENTS:
In the know and in the know! Your creation is right-up-to-date great! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-03: 09:30:00
First 3 words should be "In the NOW" ... I can't type today! 40 lashes for me ... but only with a wet noodle, please! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-03: 09:32:00
I like this word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-03: 18:40:00
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