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DEFINITION: n. Anxiety caused by fear that one's body odor may offend others; often exacerbated when required to remove heavy sweaters, or footwear.v. To worry about the way you smell.
Verboticisms
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Smelfconcious
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: smelf-con-shus
Sentence: when i realised i would be expected to take off my shoes i started to feel very smelfconcious
Etymology: smell, selfconcious
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COMMENTS:
Hehe! Love the sound of it! - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-26: 05:02:00
love it! - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-26: 10:50:00
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Apprescentsive
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ap pre sent siv
Sentence: Wilbur was always apprescentsive about removing his footwear when he visited people. In fact, you could say that people who insisted on footwear removal were his arch enemies. It made him feel like a heel and meant he was socially out of step. One of these days he would pump up his courage and actually remove his boots, but until then he would stay tongue-in-cheek as a loafer by the door. You see, he lived in dread of the smell his feet...they stunk. No amount of washing, foot deodorant or talc could improve the aroma. The unkind would say things like, "Are you from You-Reek-A?" or "Inhale to the Chief!" and even people who spoke with a Brogue, would say, "Who is dat Fetor? Johnny Stench?" Wilbur had tried many cures, but could never find a pedicure for his troubles. Their olfactory assault was not the sole reason for his being apprescentsive: Wilbur had suffered from toe-lio as a child (which also left him with a lingering case of knee-monia.) As a result, he had 8 toes on each foot and it was easier to sneaker into parties with his footwear intact, than to explain his an eight-toe-me to the in-toe-lerant!
Etymology: apprehensive( mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger;fearful,worried or dreading something) & scent (an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced;cause to smell or be smelly)
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COMMENTS:
Wilbur had a world class feetish. It was no doubt an imPEDIment to his cultural development...friend no doubt woudl love to give him the boot. - Mustang, 2008-07-03: 04:41:00
You toe-tally nailed it, Nosila! I see you put your sole into these things... - airlie, 2008-07-03: 21:03:00
The condition Wilbur's in, he should be "toes -up" - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-04: 06:48:00
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Coldorsweat
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: kol - dor - swet
Sentence: Mr. Badd O. Door came over to my house wearing a a leather jacket, leather pants and heavy leather boots during a hot summer's day last year. I complimented them about his boots and he asked me if I wanted to try them. It was kind of a dare actually, since those boots seemed to be heavy. I quickly said, "Yes, take them off." And not missing a beat, he sped off like Flash into the horizon. I guess coldorsweat must have overcome him.
Etymology: cold sweat (figurative language associated with uneasiness) + odor
Ponganoia
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: pong ah noy aah
Sentence: The midnight garlic salami binge only increased her ponganoia
Etymology: paranoia pong
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COMMENTS:
Brilliant! I'm actually going to start using this word in everyday conversation. - jonzerofourteen, 2011-04-02: 00:08:00
With luck it will end up in the OED - piepowder, 2011-06-05: 13:36:00
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Odorboding
Created by: iwasatripwire
Pronunciation: ode-or-bode-ing
Sentence: Hippies have no sense of odorboding.
Etymology: odor + foreboding
Stinkytoesis
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: stinky/toe/sis
Sentence: Barb's acute stinkytoesis caused her to break out in hives whenever she encountered a display of flip flops. She had to order all of her footwear online.
Etymology: stinky toes + psychosis
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COMMENTS:
gymmy choos i suppose - galwaywegian, 2007-04-26: 06:18:00
hehehe. this one made me giggle. - playdohheart, 2007-04-26: 08:41:00
good one jabber! - toadstool57, 2007-04-26: 09:13:00
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Anxietydisodor
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: angs-eye-ity-dis-Odor
Sentence: After a long day in the sun David had anxietydisoder, sniffing his under arm after taking off each layer of clothing.
Etymology: anxiety disorder/ odor
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COMMENTS:
exsmellent! - galwaywegian, 2007-04-26: 07:23:00
I'll return the compliment toadstool57 - very clever - your word is very fun to say!! - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-26: 10:42:00
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Pungiphobia
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: pun-geh-foe-bia
Sentence: Betsy had severe pungiphobia and was afraid that the smell of her feet would clear the room if she took off her shoes.
Etymology: pungent + phobia
Newwdophohbia
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: neww doh fow beeeee ah
Sentence: Her newwdophohbia left a bad taste at the nudist's convention, but nothing as bad as it would have tasted.
Etymology: nude eww phobia oh
Rareairscare
Created by: suzanne
Pronunciation: ray-r- ayr- scayr
Sentence: Realising suddenly that he wasn't alone in the dorm rareairscared Tom was shoved his boots back.
Etymology: rare air- as in the air was rare. scared- to show fear.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by magenta.
Thank you magenta! ~ James
Vonnegut Week's top Verbotomist, Rikboyee, reveals his secret creative strategy! Read The Verobotomy Interview: Rikboyee on the Verbotomy Blog.
Jabberwocky - 2007-04-26: 10:59:00
I really enjoyed reading the Rikboyee interview. Perhaps you could choose random verbotomists to interview from time to time. It adds yet another dimension to an already fabulous game.
Hey Jabberwocky, Excellent idea! Are you, perchance, offering yourself for a splinterview? (Note: Splinterview is word created by Rikboyee to describe the way I spliced together our email exchange to create the "interview" for the blog.) I would love to splinterview the winner each week, and I see you are very near the top of the list... I have also heard rumours, although it is not official yet, that the winner this week will be awarded a Verbotomy Cup (See the sneak preview here) imprinted with the Author's own Verboticism. ~ James
Jabberwocky - 2007-04-26: 14:20:00
While it would be a frabjous (blend of fair, fabulous and joyous, taken from the Lewis Carroll poem about the Jabberwocky)honour to be splinterviewed, I have been close many weeks but have a difficult time maintaining my stamina. I suspect the winner this week will be Petaj who has put in some superlative words. There are also several dark horses moving up as well, along with the indomitable Stevenson0. The cup is tempting though - great idea
OOh that cup looks great. I hope I can hold on to my lead with those dark horses closing in.
Mustang - 2008-07-03: 06:14:00
Psychosis....good one. gmta?
Not to be THAT guy but shouldn\'t the first line be \"You must BE so hot in those boots\"?
Today's definition was suggested by magenta. Thank you magenta. ~ James