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DEFINITION: n. A person who wears way too much perfume or cologne. v. To reek of perfume or cologne so strongly that it literally makes other people sick.

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Marinauseate

Created by: kateinkorea

Pronunciation: MAR i NAW zee ATE

Sentence: These people who marinate in their perfume, especially those who think they are cleverly covering up a bad smell, marinauseate me. My co-workers think that when they have a cigarette break and then super spray themselves with perfume that they now smell all sweet and lovely. It makes me feel sick. I can barely breath.

Etymology: MARINATE: to soak something in a liquid concoction presumably to prepare it for cooking NAUSEATE: to make somebody feel like they want to vomit

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good sentence and word - silveryaspen, 2009-01-23: 16:41:00

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Revulscent

Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: re vull sent

Sentence: Smelvin believed variety was the spice of life. None of his grooming products were the same brand or scent. Stepping from the shower, drying himself off, Smelvin enjoyed the clingering scent of Irish Spring soap on his skin. After shaving his face and chest, to both, Smelvin liberally applied Brut ever-blasting after-shave. Before putting on his shirt, Smelvin thickly slathered Speedstick 24/7 under his arms. Smelvin combed his hair, then set and scented it, with stupor-strong Suave hairspray. He liberally doused himself with Aramis men's fragrance. As he wafted into work, his co-workers suffered ad nose-eam (ad nauseam), and sped off to their cubicles and offices, for Smelvin was totally revulscent.

Etymology: REVULSION, SCENTS. // Revulsion - feeling such a strong disgust one withdraws. Scents - smells and odors.

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COMMENTS:

potent sentence - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-23: 13:44:00

Great word! - Mustang, 2009-01-23: 17:14:00

Good word - TJayzz, 2009-01-24: 10:29:00

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Youreeka

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: yew-REEK-uh

Sentence: Eureka! thought Jan when she came up with what she thought was the very clever idea of bypassing a shower and simply doubling up on deodorant spray, but her friends and acquaintances silently shouted 'youreeka' whenever they got close to her.

Etymology: Blend of you and reek, word play on the word 'eureka'.

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COMMENTS:

funny - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-23: 13:45:00

Great word - TJayzz, 2009-01-23: 14:16:00

Outstanding! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-23: 16:13:00

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Retrogressifume

Created by: youngin105

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Exorbiscent

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: ex/orb/i/scent

Sentence: Jenny, the newest secretary, wears the $1.49 a gallon eau de toilette which sends nauseous shivers throughout my body because it is just too exorbiscent for any human, or animal to take.

Etymology: EXORBISCENT - from - EXORBITANT (exceeding the bounds of custom, propriety, or reason) + SCENT (odor)

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Perfumigate

Created by: Nuwanda

Pronunciation: per-fume-i-gate

Sentence: I didn't have time to shower. I could mitigate the bed head with enough product--the wet look is in again, right?--but what to do about my gameyness? I decided to perfumigate, but didn't have any of my signature scents available. I ducked into a convenience store, grabbed the latest issue of Vogue and rubbed all the perfume samples all over my dirty jeans and shirt. On the upside, I got a whole section to myself in the movie theater!

Etymology: Perfume combined with fumigate

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COMMENTS:

artr I hate it when someone steals my word before I thought of it. PERFECT! :-) - artr, 2009-01-23: 05:55:00

very good - galwaywegian, 2009-01-23: 08:06:00

Excellent! - Mustang, 2009-01-23: 17:13:00

A witigate no one could litigate! - Nosila, 2009-01-23: 23:35:00

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Odorpowering

Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: ooo - dore - pou - ering

Sentence: Jack's Cologne was always so odorpowering that instead of turning him into the female "HiJack" machine that he believed himself to be, he often found himself alone.

Etymology: Odor + Overpowering >> Odor (Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume; A strong, pervasive quality) Overpowering (overcoming or overwhelming; affect or impress excessively)

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terrific - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-23: 13:46:00

wonderfully witty - silveryaspen, 2009-01-23: 16:36:00

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Tempusfetere

Created by: AllNightWriter

Pronunciation: However you like, I don't speak Latin so your best guess is as good as mine! Something along the lines of tem-pus-feh-tearuh. Or not.

Sentence: "She doesn't have time to shower but she does have tempusfetere - shame it's not Christmas otherwise 'Secret Santa' cold buy her some wet wipes..."

Etymology: Tempus - Time Fetere - To stink

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Scentipede

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: sent a peed

Sentence: Flora was from Cologne and she was the office scentipede. You knew you were in her presence before you even saw her. She wore a strong haze of perfume around her daily and especially so when she returned from overseas trips with duty free shops. She was truly a scentsational worker.

Etymology: Scent (odor, aroma) & Impede (block one's ability (in this case, to breathe properly) & Wordplay on "Centipede" (bug with 100 legs)

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Perfumigate

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: pərfyoōməgāt

Sentence: When Marcy overslept and didn’t have time to shower for fear of missing her bus she would perfumigate. She never understood why she could not keep a cat for very long. They all seemed to want to run away with tears in their eyes.

Etymology: perfume (a fragrant liquid typically made from essential oils extracted from flowers and spices, used to impart a pleasant smell to one’s body or clothes) + fumigate (apply the fumes of certain chemicals to (an area) to disinfect it or to rid it of vermin)

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Nice one - galwaywegian, 2010-08-09: 09:28:00

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-01-23: 00:01:01
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-08-09: 00:08:00
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James