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costume-dodging
verb
/kos-tyoom-doj-ing/
Definition
A low-effort social manoeuvre in which a normal outfit is retroactively rebranded as an ironic character choice.
In use
“He turned up in a shirt and jeans, costume-dodging as 'an off-duty spy'.”
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Language
- Language form
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /kos-tyoom-doj-ing/
Classification
- Life domain
- People & society
History
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