Verboticism: Demoderlode
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 v., To save outdated clothing hoping that it will come back into style.
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Undeadthread
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: un.ded.thred
Sentence: It was the 80s all over again with Rachel prancing around in the undeadthread of baggy shirt and leggings
Etymology: the undead, thread
Clairvogueance
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: clair-VOHG-ance
Sentence: Cindy's clairvogance paid off once again as she was able to war her flares again. She was holding out hope that one day her Jordache jeans would survive the cyclothrend. cyclothrend(cy-CLO-trend): The cyclical nature of fashion.
Etymology: Clair(voy)ance + vogue.
Dejavogue
Created by: kabloozie
Pronunciation: day-jah-vOg
Sentence: Mom, I don't think that Dynasty era jacket and those massive shoulder pads are in dejavogue just yet.
Etymology: deja vu + vogue
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COMMENTS:
...getting out my Dolphin shorts any day now... - kabloozie, 2007-10-17: 02:51:00
You and I seem to be on the same channel...(or is that Chanel?) - MrDave2176, 2007-10-17: 17:22:00
Excellent! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-17: 17:45:00
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Clutureless
Created by: LoftyDreamer
Pronunciation: klu-ture-less
Sentence: Although she'd been a fashion diva in her youth, she was clutureless when it came to current trends.
Etymology: Blended word: "couture" (high fashion) blended with "clueless" (uninformed; ignorant)
Retrousseau
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: reh tro ooh SO
Sentence: My mother bribed me to help her clean out her basement by saying that I could take whatever I wanted. I found what amounted to a retrousseau of the 80's clothes that she wore in college. Although I wasn't interested in wearing any of them, I knew they would be valuable to someone. Sure enough, the vintage clothing store gave me $300!
Etymology: retro + trousseau (collection of clothing)
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.
Reingarbnate
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: re-in-garb-nate
Sentence: Though they were from the 70's, and gave her torso the look of a muffin top, Jenny would occasionally reingarbnate one of her favorite miniskirts.
Etymology: reincarnate, garb
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COMMENTS:
like it - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-17: 13:57:00
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Rethread
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: rēθredz
Sentence: Lewis has saved all of his best clothing from his teens hoping that the fashion will come around again. He even wears these rethreads occasionally. All of his friends say no to the Hammer pants.
Etymology: retread (put a new tread on a worn tire) + threads (clothes)
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.
