Verboticism: Misetyle
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 v., To save outdated clothing hoping that it will come back into style.
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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
Recyclotogy
Created by: maryamwebster
Pronunciation: re-CYC-lo-tog-ee with "tog" rhyming with "cog"
Sentence: "I might expect this kind of recyclotogy from you Mavis, you've saved every skirt you've worn since the '70's."
Etymology: From the word "Recycle" meaning to repurpose, reuse, the word "tog" meaning item or article of clothing and the "y" ending indicating the active verb form.
Fadshion
Created by: pendraghon
Pronunciation: fad-shun
Sentence: The fadshion wear of the 60's has made a come back.
Etymology: fad- trendy, the rage of the day 'shion- derived from fashion
Retrocloseting
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ret-ro-cloz-ett-ing
Sentence: Eunice had a spare closet built for the sole purpose of keeping outdated fashions and she devoted it entirely to retrocloseting.
Etymology: retro - from the past, + closet
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.
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
Fadcache
Created by: tdhall56
Pronunciation: fad kash
Sentence: She finallly gave up on getting skinny and gave all her fadcached clothing to Goodwill.
Etymology: fad cache
