Verboticism: Recrudressence
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 v., To save outdated clothing hoping that it will come back into style.
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Estiduds
Created by: Mistergoodtimes
Pronunciation: S-T-Duds
Sentence: Though dormant for nearly 20 years, her husband stood appalled as the "estiduds" reemerged from the closet for the annual work party.
Etymology: late sexual revolution, from American STD
Reattire
Created by: vmalcolm
Pronunciation: /ri:ə'taɪə/
Sentence: The girl tried to explain her father that the skirt she was wearing was one of her mother's reattires.
Etymology: REATTIRE. n. From Re (Pref. Again; anew. Backward; back) + Attire (Clothing or array; apparel)
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COMMENTS:
Everything old is new again.... - Nosila, 2008-09-15: 21:37:00
Good one. - lumina, 2008-09-16: 10:43:00
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Revogue
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ree voeg
Sentence: It is true that if you hang onto something long enough, it will come back into style. Sally was delighted to find a trunk of her Mom's swinging sixties and seventies clothes in the attic. Why pay top dollar for revogue copies, when she could get a whole new, skimpy wardrobe for free? That was the only way she could sneak past her father and convince him that she was the height of fashion, not out on the game. In the old days, he'd been so busy trying to get her Mom out of her clothes that he did not recognize them...EEWWWW!
Etymology: Re (to do again;repeat) & Vogue ( the popular taste at a given time) also sounds like revoke (annul by recalling or rescinding)
Nostalchic
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: nah/stal/sheek
Sentence: Jenny's closet is full of nostalchic items from the '60's and '70's which she wears every day.
Etymology: NOSTALCHIC - from NOSTALGIC (a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former time) + CHIC (attractive and fashionable; stylish)
Transtrender
Created by: fourgirls
Pronunciation: trans trend er
Sentence: Craig's skinny knit tie was considered a transtrendy disaster at the global migration ball.
Etymology: trans: on the other side of, across, through trend: a vogue, current style
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
Demoderlode
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: dee mode er lode
Sentence: When Wendy started wearing her Mom's bell bottom pants, mini skirts and Indian guru patterned shirts, she realized she had hit the Demoderlode of high fashion. What worked for her Mom thirty to forty years before had all of a sudden become trendy, de riguer and happening now. Luckily they were the same size and even her cool folks thought she suited the swinging sixty looks. Thank Goodness, her Mom never threw anything out!
Etymology: demode (out of fashion;outmoded) & Motherlode (the main vein of ore in a deposit;the Bonanza;the main prize)
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COMMENTS:
TrendyWendy cracks me up! Nice ento, too. :) - metrohumanx, 2008-09-15: 02:19:00
I meant etymology, Nosila.
main vein....good name for a band. - metrohumanx, 2008-09-15: 02:24:00
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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
Pantiques
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: pan/teeks
Sentence: Dad gave Liz two choices: Mom's crocheted pantiques from the 60's or her knee length poodle skirt from the 50's. No crying or threatening to not come home at all was going to convince him to let her wear mom's micro mini from the 70's.
Etymology: pant + antiques
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COMMENTS:
Every time i scroll thru the weekly results, i see PANTIQUES and laugh out loud. I don't know why- it's just such a funny word. - metrohumanx, 2008-09-15: 02:26:00
Pantastic! - galwaywegian, 2008-09-15: 06:03:00
Like it! - TJayzz, 2008-09-15: 07:17:00
Ok, so I thought I left my "acceptance speech" here but I guess I "commented" it somewhere else...oh well... Thanks to all who voted! :) - lumina, 2008-09-18: 02:30:00
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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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