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'You must me so hot in those boots.'

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.

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Stankingitis

Created by: lumina

Pronunciation: stank/in/gitus

Sentence: Though it was 98 degrees in the shade, Billy Bob continued to try and convince others his boots really WERE cooler than being barefoot. Something about a mesh lining and gel inserts. Due to the worst case of stankingitis this year, he was forced to keep his feet "indoors" so to speak, the entire summer.

Etymology: stankin: slang for stinkin. gitis: gitis lets us know that we are dealing with inflammation.

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Reekopathy

Created by: verysimplegame

Pronunciation: reek-ah-pa-thee

Sentence: Bonny longed to take her coat off in the stifling room, but her reekopathy held her in check.

Etymology: Reek + opathy

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Phobio

Created by: imcvey

Pronunciation: fo-be-oh

Sentence: Despite suffering in the August heat, Suzanne succumbed to her phobio and would not remove the thick woollen sweater.

Etymology: Phobia - to be disproportionately anxious about something, and B.O. (body odour).

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ohwtepph Oooh, nice. Asian? - ohwtepph, 2007-04-26: 11:07:00

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Odorthroes

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: OH-der-throhs

Sentence: Bob had perpetual pong-pangs and didn't want anymore to catch a whiff of his odorthroes.

Etymology: ODOR or ODOUR: a disagreeable smell & THROES: a sharp attack of emotion; rueful throes; upheaval, tumult, chaos, turmoil.

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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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Eaudoubt

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: oh-dowt

Sentence: You would think that after spending the entire afternoon in the hot sun putting in a stone walkway Mark would have eaudoubt, but to the contrary, he walked in the house and blithely peeled off his shirt, taking out two of my guests in the process.

Etymology: eau, doubt, no doubt

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Nidorfabricosis

Created by: iaincb

Pronunciation: knee door fab ri co sis

Sentence: I suspect that he is suffering from nidorfabricosis nurse..you can tell by that heavy jacket he is wearing.

Etymology: Nidor - Latin for smell Fabric - Material osis - condition or disorder

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Sniffrightened

Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: snif - fryt - nd

Sentence: Waldo felt sniffrightened when he was asked to take off his shoes. Had had taken Maggie to a Japanese restaurant and he couldn't remember if he had washed his feet.

Etymology: sniff, fright

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Stanxiety

Created by: airlie

Pronunciation: stank-ZI-uh-tee

Sentence: Esmerelda stood all at once upon the threshold of Xavier's home, and upon the precipice of overwhelming panic. It was summer, and the world was wilting around her, but she could not bring herself to doff her spectacular boots. No ordinary boots, these were. Made in 1974 from recycled vinyl, the boots were the funkiest things she had ever seen. She had bought them with her last $40 from a woman on the street corner, and never regretted a thing about them. Until now. Her toes sweltered, and the sparkly polish on her nails was surely softening as she stood in front of Xavier. Esmerelda knew that she could not remove the boots, for the fearsome stench that would issue forth from the fancy footwear would ruin any chance of future happiness. Stanxiety overcame her, and she fidgetted nervously. "You must BE so hot in those boots. Take them off and come inside". Xavier stepped back and welcomed her. But Esmerelda was rooted to the spot. "It's okay," she said. "I'll just wait by the door." Xavier turned and walked inside. A small part of Esmerelda melted... and it wasn't her toes.

Etymology: STANK: past tense of STINK: to emit a strong offensive smell + ANXIETY: distress or uneasiness of mind caused by fear of danger or misfortune

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COMMENTS:

Even for bootiful women, love stinks! Good word, airlie. - Nosila, 2008-07-03: 20:13:00

Those boots were made for walking, -away! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-04: 06:52:00

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Olfacprehention

Created by: Pasicheio

Pronunciation: Oal-Fack-Pre-Hen-Shun

Sentence: She was paralyed by olfacprehention and declined an invitation to enter her friend's home

Etymology: Olfaction; Apprehention

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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-26: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by magenta.
Thank you magenta! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-26: 00:56:00
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.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-26: 13:53:00
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

petaj petaj - 2007-04-26: 19:11:00
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?

artr artr - 2009-11-12: 03:41:00
Not to be THAT guy but shouldn\'t the first line be \"You must BE so hot in those boots\"?

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2011-04-01: 00:04:00
Today's definition was suggested by magenta. Thank you magenta. ~ James