Verboticism: Reattire
DEFINITION: n., A fashion item so old that it has gone out of and come back into style. v., To save outdated clothing hoping that it will come back into style.
Reattire
Created by: vmalcolm
Pronunciation: /ri:ə'taɪə/
Sentence: The girl tried to explain her father that the skirt she was wearing was one of her mother's reattires.
Etymology: REATTIRE. n. From Re (Pref. Again; anew. Backward; back) + Attire (Clothing or array; apparel)
Points: 734
Comments: Reattire
Nosila - 2008-09-15: 21:37:00
Everything old is new again....
lumina - 2008-09-16: 10:43:00
Good one.