A brief glossary of Vagrant Story Fashion Terms:
antennae (ahn-TENN-ay): Discrete locks of hair that stick up from the head in such a way as to suggest the insectile.
asspants (ASS-pantz): Any pair of pants or shorts that fails to cover the buttocks. Akin to chaps. Often worn with a manhanky (q.v)
ballgown armor (BAHLL-gohwn ar-mor): Any form of armor that comes with a huge, belling, ankle-length skirt. Worn equally by men and women.
bondage armor (BOHND-age ar-mor): 'Armor' that consists of not quite enough spandex, wrapped in far too little metal. Said metal should be in the form of barbed wire for maximum effect. Bondage armor can never be ballgown armor (q.v.).
boobshelf (BOOHB-shelf): Any form of brassiere or shirt that pretends to cover the female breasts, but in reality only lifts them up onto a shelf to be displayed prominently. Often an integral part of women's ballgown armor (q.v.).
buttcape (BUHTT-caype): An abbreviated form of cape that starts at the waist and falls to the calves or ankles. Much like a skirt, but open in front to reveal pants, boots, tights, thong, or whatever else the character is wearing underneath. However, conceals the buttocks; hence the name.
buttskirt (BUHTT-skirt): Not to be confused with buttcape (q.v.), a buttskirt is any miniskirt so short and tight as to just barely roll over the buttocks before ending abruptly.
caterpillar (CAHT-er-pill-er): a narrow mustache. Looks like a furry caterpillar sitting on the top lip, hence the name.
chindirt (CHIHN-dert): any small, unobtrusive beard that does not have a matching mustache.
fiddledeedees (FIH-duhl-dee-deez): Small braids in the hair, which seem to serve a purely decorative purpose.
gladiator toes (GLAH-dee-ay-tohr tohz): Despite the name, a form of armored sandal. The top of the foot and the shin are generally armored, while the toes are bare. Not recommended for damp areas.
lipzit (LIHP-ziht): A form of jewelry, worn pierced through the lower lip. From a distance, in bad lighting, or lower-quality renderings, often looks like a boil, or a zit.
manhanky (MAHN-hank-ee): a form of leotard, only worn by males, that consists of underwear and a thin, useless square of fabric over the belly and lower back. This simple contraption is generally supported by two spaghetti straps over the shoulders. Generally worn with some kind of asspants (q.v.).
roodoodad (rooh-DOOH-dahd): Any form of vaguely cross-shaped accessory. Includes necklaces, swords, and big honking tattoos.
roundemouth (ROWN-de-mowth): A small goatee and mustache that shaped to be all one unit, to form a circular swirl of hair, yes, around the mouth.
slickango (SLIHCK-en-goh): A simple hairstyle that involves the use of grease or hairgel. The hair is all smeared in one particular direction or another, out of the eyes.
squirrelbelt (SQWIRL-behlt): A very wide, loose, and obviously magical belt, capable of holding up to eight weapons of any size, completely concealed from view. The weapons are generally considered to be 'squirreled away', hence the name.
wrongprongs (ROHNG-prohngs): Odd and mostly useless sharpened spikes attached to the finger- or toe-tips, generally on armor. Despite their obvious sharpness and efficiency as a weapon, wrongprongs tend to get in the way of most everyday activities.
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I would like to mention that I am a shameless thief. Some of these words were actually coined by my friends in #oldhagsintoyaoi; I simply borrowed them and added a whole bunch more. I can't take credit for 'asspants' or 'buttcape' or 'bondage armor', for example.
Posted by Mooncalf @ 08/16/2001 04:00 AM EST
HAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA
*rolls flat onto the floor from laughing*
Posted by Laine @ 08/16/2001 05:57 AM EST
Lipzit! ARGH! ! ! That describes the distracting doodad perfectly. Uggh.. having Rosie flashbacks... *shiver*
Posted by Vera @ 08/16/2001 10:20 AM EST
I'd prolly find this more amusing had I played VG....
*sweat drop*
Posted by Wolf @ 08/16/2001 04:11 PM EST
Brilliant!!! Absolutely brilliant. Thank you for such a hilrious entry! xoxoxoxo lauren
Posted by Lauren @ 08/17/2001 03:54 AM EST
Oh my gawd. *Dies Laughing*
Posted by Brie @ 08/19/2001 04:51 PM EST
