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What Not to Wear

A television show on TLC. Stacy London and Clinton Kelly are two fashion-experts that visit people (it seems they are always 21+) who are nominated by someone because of their bad fashion style.

If the person accepts, they get a card with $5000 on it, so they can get a new wardrobe. The catch is, Stacy and Clinton get to throw out any articles of clothing from their wardrobe they want. That means you, scene band shirt.

The person shows their clothing in a 360 degree mirror, and Stacy and Clinton show them everything that's wrong with what they threw on. Now, the wardrobe is critiqued and thrown out. I don't know where the clothes goes, but if it doesn't go to charity, I'll get very upset.

Now, Stacy and London watch the man or woman from a camera on the first shopping day, criticizing and complimenting the articles they pick out.

On the second shopping day, they surprise attack the shopper during their quest to help them out in person. Once all $5000 are spent, they leave, and the man or woman gives a confessional about the days shopping.

The next day, the hairstylist gives them a new (what else?) haircut & style. Then Carmindy, the annoying ("so chic, you look chic, this is CHIC! Chic chic look look!") but know-it-all makeup artist will give a female a new makeup look and a male either nothing or some tips on skin.

Now, Stacy and Clinton wait for the person to arrive and they grade the new fashions, hair and makeup (female). They then go off to meet their friends for the end of the show.

Critics of the show call it "facist" and "selfish", "ruining people's sense of originality". Others say "it's just fashion" and it's "all for fun". In my opinion, I like the show, but some episodes are really destroying someone's sense of style. I think you can be fashionable and still keep the look you want, whereas people like Lexi (a total bitch who likes to dress Lolita) got their fashion quashed.
Person: Did you catch What Not to Wear last night?
O'Person: No way, that show is facist.
Person: Oh, really? I just think it's fun. I like the cool fashions.
O'Person: It doesn't MATTER if they are cool fashions. It's conforming the world, one by one. So, yeah. Screw you.
Person: ?
by Fergie-Luv August 14, 2009
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the stuff with the what not

A technical term used excessively at Autozone to describe automotive parts in excruciating detail.
Customer : Hey, I need a part for my car that has this thing that comes off from the side and kinda wraps around like a "u" shape. You know...?

Autozoner : Yeah, kinda like the stuff with the what not, on the thing with the part on it... I have one in the back.
by Golden Whipping Boy December 6, 2007
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whoop-dee-whoop & what not

a term used in place of describing all the parts of the equasion in ones story.
"i was at this party gettin ill, when i met this fly honey and took her back to my place whoop-dee-whoop & what not next mornin she's makin me eggs son, word" also known as yadda-yadda-yada,or this, that, and the other
by bmsees April 22, 2009
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What not

Used a a way to encompass many items, thoughts, aboslutes that are defined but are too numerous to be listed or the communicator is unsure what they actually are.
The next report will contain facts, figures of the impending impact of sales and what not.
by cateski June 16, 2010
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What Not To Wear

"'What not to Wear' is not good."
by Father Mucker September 7, 2009
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Whatnottery

An action that is entirely random.
"Let's do some of that whatnottery!"
by Mikey to the S May 1, 2008
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A more hip hop way of saying "etc", or a verbal way of expressing "..." It is said by those that have so much poppin' that they don't have the time or energy to explain what the "what not" is. This term should not be used by wannabe gangstas, as this will only serve to slash your street cred. People will know you have no substance behind your "what not."
"What are you doing tonight?"
"I'm gonna meet some people and what not."
by Lil' S, October 21, 2007
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