Verboticism: Impedicunious
DEFINITION: v. To compulsively shop for and buy shoes that are stylish, sexy and extremely uncomfortable. n. A person who has an uncontrolled, psychological dependency on impractical shoes.
Impedicunious
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: im/pedi/kew/nee/us
Sentence: Sally was so impedicunious that when she finally found herself homeless she was able to build a shelter made entirely of shoes. She even landscaped with shoe trees.
Etymology: impecunious (having little or no money) + pedi (to do with the foot)
Points: 770
Comments: Impedicunious
wordmeister - 2008-06-02: 13:54:00
Love the shoe trees! I'm going to put them in my yard
Mustang - 2008-06-02: 20:46:00
I remember her tootin' on her shoe horn and her 'shoe' fly pie is the best there is.
OZZIEBOB - 2008-06-02: 22:50:00
At least she had some shubbbery - funny sentence and good word.