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DEFINITION: To have a favorite article of clothing with which you develop a personal, and even a deeply fulfilling, relationship.
Verboticisms
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Accessorelationship
Created by: loofarama
Pronunciation: access-or-eel-ation-ship
Sentence: she developed a strong accessorelationship with her earrings
Etymology: accessory + relationship
Engearment
Created by: ziggy41
Pronunciation: En-geer-ment
Sentence: It was a surprising and awkward situation, watching her propose to her one-of-a-kind opossum skin scarf.
Etymology: endear[ment] (to love; love for something) + gear/garment (clothing)
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COMMENTS:
One person's roadkill...great word - galwaywegian, 2007-07-09: 07:52:00
Yes, but if you shop at Neiman-Marcus, you have to pay on 90-day terms of engearment. - Kyoti, 2007-07-09: 15:18:00
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Objectsion
Created by: bubbos
Pronunciation: ob-ject-shun
Sentence: Tanya's objectsion with her shoes are starting to make her a sheject.
Etymology: obsessions + object + passion
Enamfit
Created by: Lapper
Pronunciation: en-AM-fit
Sentence: Jeremy was enamfitted with Lisa's dress that she had left threre the previous day; it reminded him of her.
Etymology: Enamor and outfit
Pashionmina
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: pashun/meena
Sentence: She wore her pashionmina 24/7
Etymology: passion + pashmina
Pashion
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: pash-un
Sentence: Her pashion for her fur shawl had the neighbors talking. It had an uncanny resemblance to her dog that had recently died.
Etymology: fashion, passion
Choohorn
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: chooo hawrn
Sentence: she had a permanent choohorn, a one track mind. Any pair of Jimmy Choo's creations had her ogling and wolf-whistling as loudly as any bum-cleavaged builder.
Etymology: shoe horn, horn, Jimmy choo.
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COMMENTS:
very funny as usual Galway - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-09: 11:06:00
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Pokira
Created by: rahullotli
Pronunciation: po-ki-ra
Sentence: I am in pokira after ookin at those shoes
Etymology: konkani
Wearfettish
Created by: blondibabi121692
Pronunciation: where fet ish
Sentence:
Etymology:
Comments:
ziggy41 - 2007-07-09: 14:04:00
I miss the Verbotonews. :(
I was at UC Berkeley last week, as one of the speakers the Language Creation Conference. See: http://conlangs.berkeley.edu/about.php it was great fun and I met some amazing people! I will catch up on the Verbotomy news posting tomorrow ~ James
ziggy41 - 2007-07-10: 00:06:00
Oh, that conference looks really fun, can't wait for the wonderful news. And I loved the cartoon last week (great job!)