Verboticism: Bluetie
DEFINITION: n. The feeling of anxiety created by the realization that you've arrived at a social event "wearing the wrong thing". v. To arrive at a social function and suddenly realize that you are you are completely over-dressed or worse -- under-dressed!
Bluetie
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈblu ˈtaɪ/
Sentence: My plaid shorts and tye-dye t-shirt were definitely inappropriate for the formal dance, but then again, they'd probably be blue-tie for just about any situation.
Etymology: indicating the wrong color tie with respect to a "black tie" or "white tie" dress code
Points: 875
Comments: Bluetie
silveryaspen - 2008-02-25: 12:52:00
You collared it!
OZZIEBOB - 2008-02-25: 19:23:00
So very clever!