Verboticism: Hankyspanky
DEFINITION: v. To purchase a low-cost product and cover it with the label, or put it inside the packaging of a premium brand. n. A cheap product, which has been repackaged, or relabeled, by the consumer to make it look like an expensive brand.
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Recyfaux
Created by: gelsomina17
Pronunciation: ree-sigh-foh
Sentence: Allison suspected that the Tiffany necklace she received from her normally cheap boyfriend was just recyfaux.
Etymology: recycle + faux
Crapsimile
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: crap/sim/i/lee
Sentence: Most products from that particular country are a crapsimile of the original product.
Etymology: crap + facsimile
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COMMENTS:
Very good! - Mustang, 2008-03-03: 18:44:00
This one put a 'simile' on my face when I read it. Nice! - Tigger, 2008-03-03: 21:54:00
Great sentence! Great word! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-03: 22:38:00
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Relogoated
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ree low gow ay ted
Sentence: His relogoated hyundai coupe with the dancing horse on the bonnet drew lots of attention, but for all the wrong reasons.
Etymology: relocate, logo
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COMMENTS:
Choice words, logistical blending! Very nice word! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-03: 08:52:00
great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-03: 12:17:00
Excellent. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-03: 18:34:00
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Labellies
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Label-lies
Sentence: When Sam fell on hard times he still managed to keep up a pretence, by buying cheaper fake products and then labellies them by putting them in superior packaging therefore giving the impression that they were the real thing.
Etymology: Label(the name or trademark of a fashion company) + Lies(false imprssions) = Labellies
Clonafide
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: kloana/fide
Sentence: With her Louis Fruiton bag and her Oscar de la rental dress she was a clonafide member of the shampagne set.
Etymology: clone + bona fide
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COMMENTS:
Not bad. Latin pronunciation would be KLONE a FEE day. - stache, 2008-03-03: 07:17:00
Four hysterically funny verboticisims in one short sentence! And all four fit the definition. Your sentence is superbly ingenious ... and superbly funny! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-03: 09:28:00
Really good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-03: 18:37:00
Fantastic blend! I really like 'Oscar de la rental' too. - Tigger, 2008-03-03: 21:38:00
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Pretendtious
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: pre tend chuss
Sentence: Hyacinth tried to be a grand lady of fashion but considered the prices of designer clothing grand larceny. She bought less expensive copies with just slight differences in the labels. Her copy of a Dior dress was a Door dress. Her Giorgio was a Gorgio. Her Givenchy was a Givenshy. Hyacinth always felt she was dressed like Cinderella at the ball, but then she always was a bit pretendtious.
Etymology: PRETEND - act as if something were true or real. PRETENTIOUS - made to look or sound important.
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COMMENTS:
Love Mrs Bucket, too. :) - metrohumanx, 2008-12-29: 19:10:00
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Brandardization
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: BRAN der die ZA shun
Sentence: The brandardization of any product is of course a compliment, as imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Etymology: similar to bastardization, but a copy of a famous brand
Changeaname
Created by: alybliss
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Henry had every intention of carrying out his changeaname scam, as he knew his high maintainance wife would not approve of a primark bed spread
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Do you think his wife will discover Henry's alias when she busts his changeaname scam? Interesting! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-03: 22:48:00
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Liabel
Created by: tbAG84
Pronunciation: ly-bel
Sentence: Jennifer could spot a fake Fendi from a mile away but this was worse. a plastic bag with Fendi scrwled across it is magic marker was the most heinous case of liabel she had ever witnessed.
Etymology: Libel- to misrepresent damagingly Label- a strip of cloth indicating a the manufacturer of a garment.
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COMMENTS:
pleese ignre thse typpos everywun. - tbAG84, 2008-03-03: 23:43:00
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Muttonshop
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: mutt-en-shop
Sentence: E-bay has completely revolutionized the way i muttonshop
Etymology: mutton [as in 'mutton dressed as lamb'], shop, mutton chop
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COMMENTS:
Were you feeling a little sheepish? Fun one! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-03: 23:05:00
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