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DEFINITION: To systematically sniff your clothing as you remove it, in order to determine whether or not any of it can be "safely" worn again.
Verboticisms
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Nasalaunder
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: naze + ull + on + der
Sentence: I knew I was going to want to wear the shirt on Friday, but I didn't feel like washing it, so I gave it a quick nasalaunder and decided it'd be ok.
Etymology: nasal + launder
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COMMENTS:
well done - chercherlalun, 2007-03-15: 20:46:00
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Stinkulate
Created by: toralora
Pronunciation: stink/u/lait
Sentence: He quickly stinkulated all his socks before he admitted it was time to hit the laundry room.
Etymology: stink + evaluate
Odoriculate
Created by: bettyann9
Pronunciation: Oh-door-i-cue-late
Sentence: Be sure to odoriculate those pants, chief...if they stand up on their own they're probably not safe for the public.
Etymology: Odor-that which is perceived by the sense of smell + articulate-to put into words or an expression
Sniffngrimace
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: sniff-n-grimace
Sentence: Winnie (the pooh) had become a very efficient sniffngrimacer, after his mother asked him to sort the laundry and he heard "snort the laundry".
Etymology: sniff (smell) + grime (dirt) + grimace (pull a face in disgust)
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COMMENTS:
multi layered - I like that - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-05: 12:21:00
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Olfroulette
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: olf rue let
Sentence: James played the olifroulette game most evenings checking if his pants could get away with being turned inside out again.
Etymology: from olfactory and roulette
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COMMENTS:
good one - porsche, 2007-03-08: 12:10:00
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Debrief
Created by: swallowedbyafish
Pronunciation:
Sentence: As he debriefed, he realized that the pair would have to be burned.
Etymology: debrief (to probe or examine) + briefs (underwear)
Sniffeling
Created by: allwise
Pronunciation: sniff-E-ling
Sentence: He was sniffeling his week-old socks and woke up the next morning with a humongous headache!
Etymology: It has association with sniffing, and it sounds a little painful, so I thought it fitted the description ;)
Olscan
Created by: w5lf9s
Pronunciation: ohl.scan
Sentence: He was very diligent about subjecting each individual piece of clothing to a triple olscan after he took it off, the first one at arm's length, the second, closenosier to determine the type of deodorant that would cover up whatever the particular odour of the day and the third to make sure he would remember the smell for later comparison.
Etymology: olfactory+scan
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COMMENTS:
closnosier and closnosier, the funk did creep...great sentence! - Alchemist, 2007-03-05: 08:38:00
Very creative, loved this! - BMott, 2007-03-09: 00:07:00
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Pudread
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: pyoo-dred
Sentence: With a huge sense of pudread Josh sniffed his socks to see if they could go another day or not. The fact that they walked to the hamper on their own when he took them off should have been enough of a clue.
Etymology: putrid (having the odor of decaying flesh) + P.U. (Used to indicate a bad or offensive smell, from "phew")+ dread (to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of)
Olfactorganization
Created by: redrockmullet
Pronunciation: Ole-fact-ore-gan-e-za-she-on
Sentence: His olfactorganization skill helped him determine that his 501s were far too soiled for further use.
Etymology:
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James
There are some wonderful words today. several have made me laugh lots!