Verboticism: Tressomancy
DEFINITION: v. To assess an individual's current mental state, or identify hidden personality traits, through careful analysis of their hairstyle. n. A method of psychoanalysis based hairdos and don'ts.
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Coiffuread
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: kwah-fyoor-reed
Sentence: Judging by his greasy comb-over they coiffuread that he was fighting the aging process and his mirrors at home were filthy.
Etymology: coiffure (a style of arranging or combing the hair) + read (to interpret the meaning of by scrutiny or observation)
Cheveaxappeal
Created by: paperpieces
Pronunciation: Sheh-voah-AH-peal
Sentence: "Hey man, look at her! Her body is bumpin'" "Yeah dude...uhhh, but her cheveauxappeal ain't workin' for me..."
Etymology: Cheveaux- French for hair, -appeal meaning attraction
Trichoanalysis
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: try-co-a-nal-a-sis
Sentence: Sven gave up his psychology course for hairdressing, but still liked to analyse his customers. He called it trichoanalysis
Etymology: trich (prefix meaning hair or thread) + psychoanalysis (you know what that is)
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COMMENTS:
Somehow I stumbled over this old one and had to have a go. - petaj, 2007-03-07: 03:28:00
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Barnetologist
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: bar net olo gist
Sentence: he was a true barnetologist, able to read right through the hair line.
Etymology: barnet, an English colloquialism of a hair do.
Psychiatress
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: sigh kai ah tress
Sentence: definately a bad hair day, on so many levels, her psychiatress said in clipped tones
Etymology: psychiatrist tress
Menthairity
Created by: ChrisCarrk
Pronunciation: Ment-hair-it-ee
Sentence: Her menthairity was all wrong today.
Etymology: Mentality+hair
Analyfrizz
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ənaləfriz
Sentence: Harry’s girlfriend can be moody at times. He can easily judge her by the state of her hair. A quick analyfrizz of the time spent managing the locks could tell him how to deal with her. Last Thursday he spotted her stomping down the street with a stocking cap pulled down to her eyebrows. She hadn’t seen him yet so he turned on his heel, ran to his apartment, texted her that he wasn’t feeling well and hid out for the evening.
Etymology: Analysis (short for psychoanalysis - a system of psychological theory and therapy that aims to treat mental disorders) + frizz (hair in a mass of small, tight curls or tufts)
