Verboticism: Zombitogs
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 v., To save outdated clothing hoping that it will come back into style.
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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.
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
Retroptimism
Created by: Stackd
Pronunciation: ret-trop-tim-iz-uhm
Sentence: Her retroptimism paid off when her bonnet came back into style.
Etymology: Combination of retro and optimism
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:
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
Misetyle
Created by: mandapanda
Pronunciation: miz-eh-tyle
Sentence:
Etymology: comes from misery style..or style that causes misery
Hopeshion
Created by: thesteeles
Pronunciation: hope-shun
Sentence: Sadly, Uncle Lenny still has his bell bottoms hopeshioned in his bureau drawer, waiting on that call from Laverne.
Etymology: hope + 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Sentence: Eunice had a spare closet built for the sole purpose of keeping outdated fashions and she devoted it entirely to retrocloseting.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