Verboticisms

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: kon fa sens

Sentence: Adam Reek was no ordinary salesman. Every lunch he went for a run and came back to stink up the whole office. He was so delusional he thought that the ladies in the office were envious of his confiscents and mistook their attention for attraction. The receptionist, Rose Aroma, particularly objected to his stench, as it permeated the entire office and she was afraid people might think it emanated from her. She complained, but the boss reminded her that Adam somehow sold more than anyone else in the office (obviously by phone and Internet)and was a valued employee of distinktion. Yes, thought Rose, rank has it's privileges.

Etymology: Confidence (freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities) & Scents (smell, stench, aroma,odor,olfactory senses)

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COMMENTS:

"Rank" has its privileges! Ha! - karenanne, 2010-02-02: 17:20:00

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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: uh-bliv-ee-oh-der-ig-nuh-rey-muhs

Sentence: Ken thought he looked really buff today, buff enough to waltz around the office in his sweaty work-out rags, his stained wife-beater and tight biking shorts which left nothing to the imagination. When he sat down at his desk, he noticed a sticky note on his computer screen that read, "you are an obliviodorignoramus!"

Etymology: oblivious + odor + ignoramus

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈfɪləˌstɪŋk/

Sentence: The culture in the U.S. is such that we've become quite sensitive to body odors, so it takes a true philistink to blissfully remain odorous in the face of wrinkled noses, backpedaling, and flat-out insults.

Etymology: From philistine (a person who is lacking in or smugly indifferent to cultural values, intellectual pursuits, aesthetic refinement, etc.) + stink (a strong, offensive smell)

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COMMENTS:

I'm not actually sure how many people are familiar with the word "philistine," and it's just not as funny if you have to look up the definition. - ErWenn, 2007-10-02: 01:40:00

I got it straight off. Good one. - petaj, 2007-10-02: 08:29:00

great word ErWenn - it conveys the appropriate attitude as well - gets my vote - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-02: 12:48:00

There's a strong sense about it. Sentence so true. Excellent - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-02: 18:45:00

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Created by: ajnemajrje

Pronunciation: Pronounced exactly as you woudl arrogant but with the a hand gesture of waving a smell away

Sentence: That John sure is airogant

Etymology: replace the arr in the word arrogant with AIR

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Created by: khiller32

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Created by: logarithm

Pronunciation: faul-faek-shEn

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Etymology: Foul - offensively malodorous. Olfaction - the faculty of smell

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Created by: ericsimmons39

Pronunciation: Pun-jeh-jolly

Sentence: When Steve came back from the gym, with a big smile on his face and lots of self confidence, we knew he was just punjejolly.

Etymology: Pungent + Jolly

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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: Osomatic

Pronunciation: sten + chee + kee

Sentence: He's so damned stencheeky that he keeps getting the girls, as long as they don't have to be in an elevator with him.

Etymology: stench + cheeky

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Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /fungk-on-shuss/

Sentence: Carlos thought of himself as the office 'Romeo,' stopping to try to speak to all the young ladies who worked there. Unfortunately, he was completely funkonscious — totally unaware of his strong body odor, not to mention his bad breath. None of his conversations lasted very long, but he was blissfully ignorant of why.

Etymology: Funk - a strong smell; stench (from dial. French, funkière "smoke") + Unconscious - without awareness, sensation, or cognition (from Latin, un- "not" & conscius "knowing, aware")

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