Verboticisms

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: dis stink shun

Sentence: Des had an air of distinkshun about him.His Dad had started the manufacturing plant and gave it to Des. He reeked of old money and the stench of entitlement. He knew he would be a great catch and acted like he was a scentsation and coming up roses. In fact, he was coming up noses and his lack of personal hygiene coupled with his lunchtime run made others fume. His abundant money did not make him scentsible...he just made the olfactory smell!

Etymology: Distinction (high status importance owing to marked superiority;a distinguishing quality) & Stink (reek, bad smell) & Shun (avoid, censure)

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Created by: bookowl

Pronunciation: smelf/ass/ured

Sentence: To be smellfassured requires confidence and a strong manly smell.

Etymology: smell + self-assured

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COMMENTS:

Funny ! We want to read more.... - metrohumanx, 2008-09-02: 12:26:00

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Created by: hooterbug

Pronunciation: man-fyüm

Sentence: Lori detected an overwhelming blend of her husband Ron's manfume and her dog Spiffy's sweat on the newly re apholstered sofa cushion. Damn their morning jogs! DAMN THEM!!!!!

Etymology: Man + Perfume

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COMMENTS:

Hahahaha! Thank you for this one. It sonds strangely Japanese for some reason. - metrohumanx, 2008-09-02: 12:22:00

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Created by: wordslikevenom

Pronunciation: smug-smog

Sentence: It was 5:29PM and close to clocking out time as Milly reached into her desk draw and grabbed the plastic carrier bag from inside, flapping it into the air. The bag ballooned open as she rushed to place it over her head, wrapping it tightly around her neck. Bang on 5:30PM, like clockwork, Lenny raised his arms to the back of his head, lent back into his chair and took a big sniff of his shirt armpit. Milly could hear him taking in the air but despite the plastic protection the smugsmog very nearly knocked Jenny out cold. "Ah", he said, "You couldn't buy that in a bottle, eh?"

Etymology: Smug - too pleased or satisfied about something you have achieved or something you know. Smog - air pollution

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: SWET-brag

Sentence: Always after a good, insudated workout, Bob's sweatbrag left a bad smell throughout the office.

Etymology: Conflation of SWEAT: to perspire & BRAG: brisk; full of spirits; flaunt.

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COMMENTS:

simple but right on - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-02: 05:59:00

on the money! - galwaywegian, 2008-09-02: 07:11:00

Sweatbrag gulag onrag ratbag.... - metrohumanx, 2008-09-02: 12:24:00

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Created by: astorey

Pronunciation: a/noy/sum

Sentence: After his divorce, Brian was back on the market and ready to let everyone in the office know it. Not that they had any doubt, as you could smell his Drakkar Noir from several offices away. No one was brave enough to confront Brian and his annoysome grooming habits, for fear that he would lapse back into his self-pitying wallow.

Etymology: Combination of annoy and noisome: offensively malodorous

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COMMENTS:

Wow. You pull no punches. I like it, astorey! - metrohumanx, 2008-09-02: 12:17:00

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Created by: Hiiamahuskey

Pronunciation: Con-stink-i-dous

Sentence: Bill hadn't showered after working out, and he was so confident! I guess you could call it constinkidous.

Etymology: Con(fident)+Stnk+dous (suffix)

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Created by: Batavier

Pronunciation: Smell-fident

Sentence: Jim was a smellfident guy. You could smell him from miles away, but he was very self-assured

Etymology: Smell + Confident

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: dis stinkt

Sentence: When Rodney returned from his lunch run each noon, Hazel found him to be distinkt,not distinct. He absolutely reeked of overconfidence and exuded a stench of airogance.

Etymology: Distinct ( recognizable; marked) & Stink (smell badly and offensively)

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: igg no rank

Sentence: he was so ignorank, he mistook the receptionist's shortness of breath for interest. Otherwise he wouldn't have leant over her desk at the precious time she lost her lunch.

Etymology: ignorant, rank

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COMMENTS:

Ha! Great word and sentence! - purpleartichokes, 2007-10-02: 04:35:00

Maybe if she had ignited a match, his ignoble odour might not have precipitated her nausea - petaj, 2007-10-02: 08:28:00

Excellent! - Scrumpy, 2007-10-02: 08:53:00

funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-02: 12:48:00

Excellent and a great sentence! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-02: 18:05:00

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