Vote for the best verboticism.
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.
Verboticisms
Click on each verboticism to read the sentences created by the Verbotomy writers, and to see your voting options...
You have two votes. Click on the words to read the details, then vote your favorite.
Offscentsive
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: off sent siv
Sentence: Estee Louder did not do anything by half. Even her perfume was triple applied and you could smell her coming a block away. When she started in the new office, people's attendance started to drop and it was found that they were all allergic to her strong perfume. They found her offscentsive. When management investigated, they asked where she had transferred in from. Cologne, Germany was the reply.
Etymology: Offensive (causing or able to cause nausea) & Scent (odor, perfume, aroma, smell)
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
----------------------------
COMMENTS:
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
----------------------------
Colognicirritation
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Col-own-ik-irr-i-tay-shun
Sentence: Denise suffered from colognicirritation due to the huge amount of perume she sprayed on everyday, she would even, at regular intervals go into the loo and top up with a few more squirts. This would annoy her workmates so much that they all refused to sit at the desk next to hers.
Etymology: Colognic(from cologne) + irritation(to annoy, also inflammation of the skin) = Colognicirritation
Obsessereek
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ob-SESS-her-eek
Sentence: Wilma seemed to not notice that her preoccupation with perfumes, colognes, hair sprays and scented lotions made her a walking, talking 'stink bomb', and her friends would talk behind her back about how she obsessereeked and how offensive she was.
Etymology: Blend of 'obsessed' (To have the mind excessively preoccupied with a single emotion or topic) and 'reek' (have offensive odor - stink)
Perfumigate
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: per-fyoom-mi-geyt
Sentence: After her month-long camping trip, without access to a proper shower, it was necessary to perfumigate Joan just to be allowed on the bus home.
Etymology: perfume (a substance, extract, or preparation for diffusing or imparting an agreeable or attractive smell, especially a fluid containing fragrant natural oils extracted from flowers, woods, etc., or similar synthetic oils. ) + fumigate (to expose to smoke or fumes, as in disinfecting or exterminating roaches, ants, etc.)
Fragransmog
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: frāgrənsmäg
Sentence: Nobody was fooled when Trudy showed up at work in a fragransmog. Yeah, she had a different outfit but they knew she had had an "overnighter". She never felt comfortable showering anywhere but at home so she would douse herself with far too much perfume.
Etymology: fragrance (a pleasant, sweet smell) + smog (fog or haze combined with smoke and other atmospheric pollutants)
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.
----------------------------
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
----------------------------
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'.
----------------------------
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
----------------------------
Perfumigate
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)
----------------------------
COMMENTS:
Nice one - galwaywegian, 2010-08-09: 09:28:00
----------------------------
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James