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DEFINITION: n. A fashion accessory or style of dress which purports to improve one's appearance and attitude, but actually does the opposite. v. To follow a fashion dictum in an effort to improve your social standing even when it causes physical discomfort.
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Mytieurcorset
Created by: beera
Pronunciation: my-tie-your-corset
Sentence: An early morning John said to his wife that 'Honey!lets dress up mytieurcorset and go to work as we our getting late!'.
Etymology:
Fauxchic
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: fo-SHEEK
Sentence: While Miriam believed she was very stylish and stunning, the styles she chose were invariably fauxchic, either outdated, recommended by people with trashy fashion sense, or just chosen because of her utterly poor taste.
Etymology: Blend of 'faux' (false) and 'chic' (stylish)
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COMMENTS:
Fee Fye Faux Fum! - Nosila, 2009-05-27: 09:22:00
Fuax No Miriam!!! Fun word. - mweinmann, 2009-05-27: 09:53:00
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Fashum
Created by: Softbagel14
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: fash- as in fashion -um as in 'um, why on earth are they wearing that?'
Transvestootight
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: trans/vest/tu/tite
Sentence: Leslie gave up his dream of being a transvestite when he had to wear a tight vest and became instead a transvestootight.
Etymology: transvestite + vest too tight
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COMMENTS:
Love it! - Nosila, 2008-04-09: 19:50:00
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Hautecutyours
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: oat cut yers
Sentence: Vinny was all for dressing to kill in his teddy and heels, but his hautecutyours were so tight he got an atomic wedgie and strap tracts in his shoulders.
Etymology: Haute Coutures (trend-setting fashions) & Cut yours (slice)
Sadofashionistic
Created by: queenjane75
Pronunciation: say-dough-fah-shun-is-tick
Sentence: Sara prefers to wear thongs, which the men at work secretly refer to as clam hammocks, but the hammock comparison is far, far from the truth. Thongs are rather sadofashionistic, and, believe me, the un-hammock-like perma-wedgie is not worth that kind of attention from men.
Etymology: sadistic+fashion
Garbgaffe
Created by: youmustvotenato
Pronunciation: garb-gaffe (rhyme with giraffe)
Sentence: Rico, not realizing the garbgaffe of wearing skinny jeans, was unable to walk nor get enough circulation to his thighs. He would later have them surgically remove aforementioned skinny jeans.
Etymology: From the words garb (clothing) and gaffe (unrealized mistake)
Fadiscomfiture
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: fad-dis-com-fit-ure
Sentence: Jill's sheek thigh boots caused her fadiscomfiture. Her feet became deformed, and she has open lesions on her toes. But hey, it's the coolest trend, and she looks marvelous!
Etymology: fad, as in fasion/discomfiture, as in injury
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COMMENTS:
At least she'sm keeping afoot of the trends! - Nosila, 2008-04-08: 20:36:00
At least she'sm keeping afoot of the trends! - Nosila, 2008-04-08: 20:36:00
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Loopsy
Created by: dennisrussis
Pronunciation: lup-si
Sentence: Being a real loopsy her dress gronded other bobbysockers at the party.
Etymology: loop + fancy
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes. Thank you purpleartichokes. ~ James
stache - 2008-04-08: 18:32:00
clam hammock. heh, heh.
purpleartichokes - 2008-04-08: 19:07:00
Ha!
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes. Thank you purpleartichokes. ~ James
DrWebster111 - 2009-05-31: 12:10:00
EXCELLENT WORD ANOTHER WINNER SOUNDS GREAT SENTENCE TOO, AS USUAL, (AND BRIEF NOT AN ANTHOLOGY LIKE OTHER VERBOTOMISTS
PennonFurl - 2018-06-14: 05:05:00