Verboticism: Counterfeet
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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Passpimpage
Created by: Bewildertrix
Pronunciation:
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COMMENTS:
Very interesting. Wish you had given us a sentence and etymology. You get points for each item you complete! Sometimes more is better! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-03: 22:59:00
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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Foppery, Self-promotion, Beggar thy neighbour, One-upmanship and Self-aggrandising house names, have now been superceded by the use of falsified consumer goods and status products in a blatent case of Egofrippery.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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Playbel
Created by: hyperborean
Pronunciation: plā' bul
Sentence: Paul knew he would have to playbel the necklace into the distinctive blue box because "Breakfast at Walgreens" just didn't sound right.
Etymology: PLAY, to pretend to be: play cowboys + (LA)BEL
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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Tacksimile
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: tak sim il lee
Sentence: Wayne's BMW-stickered wheel barrow was a cheap tacksimile and although he was dumb to think of it, his girlfriend Monica was even dumber to think it was the branded real thing!
Etymology: Tacky (tastelessly showy) & Facsimile (a copy;reproduction)
Liebrand
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: LAHY-brand
Sentence: Everyone thought that Bob was a logo-lackey, refusing to buy only the most expensive,premium brand goods, from ouji boards to whisky. And little did his friends suspect that he was a liebrand, and that the premium-labelled whisky that they thought they were drinking was nothing more than moonshine rebottled.
Etymology: Conflation of LIE: convey a false impression & BRAND: a trademark or distinctive name identifying a product or a manufacturer.
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COMMENTS:
If Whiskey can be liebrand ... then can Brandy (drink/gal-take your pick) be brandlahyd? Incorporating lie and its tenses with liquor was ingenious ... brings many funny things to mind! From pronounciation to etymology! Witty! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-03: 09:11:00
If Whiskey can be liebrand ... then can Brandy (drink/gal-take your pick) be brandlahyd? Incorporating lie and its tenses with liquor was ingenious ... brings many funny things to mind! From pronounciation to etymology! Witty! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-03: 09:11:00
Apologies to you and all, when my computer does an enter stall, it enters twice, on this website, with just one send. I know it's not nice, I just don't know how to make my computer behave. Or could it be my ISP's server. Please forgive the repitions that like a bad virus have plagued me this past week or so. I hope soon it's on the outgo! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-03: 09:16:00
Excellent verbotocism! - Mustang, 2008-03-03: 18:43:00
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Econolies
Created by: Jamagra
Pronunciation: i/kon'/e/lize
Sentence: As a way to econolies, Sarah often mixed no name honey nut O's half and half with generic "regular" O's and then poured them back into the Honey Nut Cheerios box.
Etymology: economize (to avoid waste or extravagance) + lies (untruths)
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COMMENTS:
Clever blend! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-03: 18:44:00
Econolies and your sentence cheapscathes those cheapskates! Superbly innovative! Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-03: 22:57:00
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Fakemaker
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: fayk-mayk-ur
Sentence: Jon went to the car lot and bought the cheapest piece of junk he could find. He then went to the junkyard and picked up a Mercedes Benz hood ornament for two bucks. He dolled the car up and tried to pass it off as a Benz. His friends saw the car and said among themselves, "...Jon...what a fakemaker..."
Etymology: fake + maker
Twentyfourcarrot
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: 24 carat
Sentence: Merle's twentyfourcarrot was placed in an authentic Givenchy paper bag and carefully placed, though casually arranged, where her visitors would not miss it. Inside the bag sat a tangerine k-mart scarf.
Etymology: 24 carat (pure gold) + carrot (golden coloured, garden variety vegetable)
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COMMENTS:
Love the pun. Sentence great nonsense fun! You get a special ( its 24Carrots) medal for this creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-03: 09:41:00
great - galwaywegian, 2008-03-03: 13:29:00
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Improperganda
Created by: Banky
Pronunciation: im-prawp-ur-gan-duh
Sentence: John's "Hung Like John Holmes" t-shirt was revealed to be a clear case of improperganda, when Denise found that he actually was packing about a half roll of Certs where it counted.
Etymology: improper + propaganda
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COMMENTS:
Good one, Banky...must be where they got the word "incerts" from... - Nosila, 2008-03-03: 01:16:00
Great words that you fit together like a glove. Incorporating propaganda gave it such meaninggull twist! Exceptional! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-03: 09:21:00
Meant to type meaningfull ... have no idea where that freudian fingerslip came from! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-03: 09:21:00
Rolls of the tongue - amigamark, 2008-03-03: 14:42:00
Nice word and 'uplifting' sentence. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-03: 18:33:00
This is cert'ainly an amusing submission! I didn't know who John Holmes was until I looked him up... Ya' learn something new every day. Very funny blend. - Tigger, 2008-03-03: 22:09:00
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