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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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Kevinfetidline
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: ke/vin/fet/id/lyne
Sentence: Kevinfetidline disorder has hit many boy bands making their music stink
Etymology: Kevin Federline + fetid
Bromcious
Created by: vermeulenstevos
Pronunciation: Brohm-chis
Sentence: Whenever I meet my in-laws I get bromcious.
Etymology: Bromhidrosis- medical term for stinky feet anxious-feeling nervous about some uncertainty
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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Toejambrosia
Created by: hooterbug
Pronunciation: toe\jam-ˈbrō-zh(ē-)ə\
Sentence: A faint whiff! of toejambrosia puffed like a delicate cloud from Marylou's Pink Tony Lama's as she quickly yanked them off and lassoed her legs around her cowboy Jake. Yee-Hah!
Etymology: Combination of Toe jam and ambrosia-the ointment or perfume of the gods
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COMMENTS:
Love it. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-04: 06:41:00
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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
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
Odorboding
Created by: iwasatripwire
Pronunciation: ode-or-bode-ing
Sentence: Hippies have no sense of odorboding.
Etymology: odor + foreboding
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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Sweatfret
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: SWEHT-freht
Sentence: After the five-mile hike to his girlfriend's house soaked his sweater, Alex was bound to get into a sweatfret.
Etymology: sweat + fret (agitation)
Smellyfriztfootboot
Created by: LogoEggoGurl
Pronunciation: Sme/Lly/Fri/Zt/Foot/Boot
Sentence: u r a smellyfriztfootboot person!
Etymology: i means u hav on boots that smell like frizts!
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COMMENTS:
hahha - LogoEggoGurl, 2007-04-29: 15:19:00
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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