Verboticism: Rofashtation
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 v., To save outdated clothing hoping that it will come back into style.
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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
Corsetdoes
Created by: brimuth
Pronunciation: coarse - it -does
Sentence: Jenny's granny's corestdoes came in handy when the latest trends were announced, saving a small fortune in retro-gear.
Etymology: Of course it does.
Refab
Created by: wordslikevenom
Pronunciation: re-fab
Sentence: Lily's dash for the last bus home left her standing red faced with her skirt around her ankles in the middle of the high street. Original it may have been but the trouble with refab's is that, over time, the elastic tends to perish.
Etymology: recycle - to produce useful materials which can be used again. Fabric - cloth or woven material
Recyclothing
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: rēˈsīk-ˈklōði ng
Sentence: Jenny was so proud of her recyclothing. She had carefully packed away some of the stuff her mother had wanted to give to charity because it was so out of date. Now the style was hip again and she had a new wardrobe that cost her nothing. What she didn't count on was that this new version featured a whole different color scheme and fabric choices. She also found that thirty-year-old food stains that seemed minor when she squirreled them away were now beacons of cheap.
Etymology: recycle (convert (waste) into reusable material) + clothing (clothes collectively)
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COMMENTS:
I like it! :) - lumina, 2008-09-15: 05:40:00
Beacons of cheap! Great.How do you get all those fancy fonts to work? - metrohumanx, 2008-09-15: 15:23:00
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Investiment
Created by: Ashbolte
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Its too small now, but I'll leave it in my wardrobe as an investiment for when I join a gym
Etymology: investment and 'verstire'-to dress
Nostalchic
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: nah/stal/chic
Sentence: Her closet is full of nostalchic items from the '60's and '70's which she wears every day.
Etymology: nostalgic + chic
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COMMENTS:
excellent! - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-17: 09:51:00
Oops you beat me to it :) - deepbluenpurple, 2007-10-17: 13:55:00
Great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-17: 17:43:00
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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:
Restycle
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: ree-STYE-kuhl
Sentence: Alex finally got round to restycling his stone-washed jeans and Members Only jacket, but his date was not impressed.
Etymology: recycle + style
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COMMENTS:
And oy, of course, now I think of a better word. - mplsbohemian, 2007-10-17: 20:53:00
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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
Dinochic
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: die-NO-sheek
Sentence: Bob had a fashback when he saw his daughter, Emily, in a pair of Roxie's bellbottoms -1970s vintage- and suggested that they must have come from pantiquity. But Roxie and Emily, ignoring Bob's sarcasm, agreed that her comeback clobber looked dinochic.
Etymology: Blend of "dino" (meaning old - not terrible) & 'chic" : style, elegance.
