Verboticism: Garmentalize

'I'm in love with these shoes.'

DEFINITION: v. To have a favorite article of clothing with which you develop a personal, and even a deeply fulfilling, relationship. n. A much loved article of clothing.

Create | Read

Already Voted

Vote not counted. We have already counted two anonymous votes from your network. If you haven't voted yet, you can login and then we will count your vote.


Garmentalize

You still have one vote left...

Garmentraction

Created by: Javeson1

Pronunciation: gar-ment-TRAK-shun

Sentence: I'm so garmentracted to this shirt, I can't get rid of it even though it's super old and full of holes!

Etymology: garment + attraction

| Comments and Points

Gearpetting

Created by: andystephenson

Pronunciation:

Sentence: She always wears that jacket! I think she's gearpetting...

Etymology: Gear (clothes) petting

| Comments and Points

Clothoniphilate

Created by: krinthox

Pronunciation: kloh-THON-ih-fil-ayt

Sentence: Although my parents tell me that my shirt is too small, and that I must get rid of it, I can not help but keep it as I clothoniphilated with it long ago.

Etymology: cloth [as in clothes, tablecloth, etc...] -phil [loving of something] -ate [forms a verb]

| Comments and Points

Fassionate

Created by: Jonno

Pronunciation:

Sentence: So fassionate was Julie about her Lacroix wedding gown, she left the groom at the altar and eloped with the dress instead.

Etymology: Passionate about fashion.

| Comments and Points

Textilephilia

Created by: artbegotti

Pronunciation: tecks"tIl-fEE'lEE-ah

Sentence: My textilephilia with my blue necktie earned me the nickname of "necker".

Etymology:

| Comments and Points

Coturamour

Created by: Wriiight

Pronunciation:

Sentence:

Etymology: coture (high fashion) and amour (love) like in the word paramour

| Comments and Points

Clothophile

Created by: zephris

Pronunciation: [klohth-uh-fahyl]

Sentence: Psychologists have been studying a clothophile in order to understand the latest trends in fashion.

Etymology: (cloths)+(love of - phile): clothophile

----------------------------
COMMENTS:

- zephris, 2006-12-14: 10:21:00

----------------------------

| Comments and Points

Belkashoes

Created by: kostik

Pronunciation:

Sentence:

Etymology:

| Comments and Points

Amanamentes

Created by: akvoD3

Pronunciation: ah-MANA-mints.

Sentence: Janice has an amanamente: her blouse that she thinks talks to her.

Etymology: From Latin "amantes sunt amentes", meaning "lovers are lunatics."

----------------------------
COMMENTS:

- akvoD3, 2006-12-14: 22:10:00

----------------------------

| Comments and Points

Accoutraffair

Created by: slinky

Pronunciation:

Sentence: She developed an intense accoutraffair with her pearl white blouse.

Etymology:

| Comments and Points

Show All or More...