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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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Olfileactory
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ole fyel actor ee
Sentence: by his olfileactory system, he categorised his t shirt had a two day shelf life, while his jocks had already passed their sell by date. he threw them against the thong retaining wall.
Etymology: olfactory, file
Olfactorize
Created by: sonic101
Pronunciation: ol-fac-tor-ize
Sentence: Roger is so lazy he olfactorizes his clothes.
Etymology: olfactory nerve=what you smell with
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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Gearomanalysis
Created by: catgrin
Pronunciation: geer-roh-muh-nal-uh-sis
Sentence: Instead of the washing machine, most teen boys use gearomanalysis to get dressed every day.
Etymology: gear + aroma + analysis
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)
Stinquisition
Created by: urbanwookie
Pronunciation: stin-kwizi-shun
Sentence: Bob subjected each item to a thorough stinquisition before sentencing the worst offenders to the laundry basket...
Etymology: stink + inquisition
Smellcheck
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: Smell-chek
Sentence: Rob smellchecked every item of clothing he wore. It was a small price to pay to avoid doing laundry until the mouldy patches became noticeable.
Etymology: Smell + check + spellcheck. Spellcheck: that thing on Microsoft Word that tells you if your spelling could use some correction.
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COMMENTS:
simple and defining ;) good word - allwise, 2007-03-05: 04:03:00
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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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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
Highjeanstest
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: hi-jeens-test
Sentence: half way into the first date he realised he'd failed to conduct a highjeanstest..
Etymology: hygene test, jeans
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COMMENTS:
I do like what you've done with that. I just don't have enough votes to go round! have a HooRAH instead. - erasmus, 2007-03-05: 09:04:00
good one! - toadstool57, 2007-03-05: 09:12:00
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Smellscan
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: smellscan
Sentence: I did a quick smellscan on my stuff and decided that it can go for another year ;)
Etymology: smell + scan = smellscan
Whiffwear
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: whif/ware
Sentence: As William Hogjaw Twaddle, (a tight end for the Purple Panthers), performed the whiffwear test after the game, he soon realized that the fetid fragrance would neither entice nor endear him to anyone including his pet iguana named "Lulubelle".
Etymology: whiff+wear
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)
Removalfunkometer
Created by: subakamoo
Pronunciation: Remove-al-funk-o-meter
Sentence: Jeff is such a removalfunkometer.
Etymology:
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 ;)
Sniffchecking
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: snifsjekking
Sentence: Is it safe to worn again, do sniffchecking
Etymology: sniffing and checking
Wardprobe
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: ward/prohb
Sentence: On washing day I always do a wardprobe on my shirts to try and cut down on the number of loads I need to do. Wardprobing is now listed in all energy saving pamphlets as a way to cut back on the wasteful use of hot water.
Etymology: wardrobe + probe = ward(p)robe
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COMMENTS:
I like this one too, shame I've ran out of votes. have a woohoo! instead. - erasmus, 2007-03-05: 09:34:00
I'll vote for it - I loved The Lion The Witch and The Wardprobe - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-05: 10:18:00
sometimes I need to rewardprobe, just to make sure... - Alchemist, 2007-03-05: 20:47:00
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Whiffywashy
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: wif-ee-wash-ee
Sentence: Although his clothes always smelled like he'd just been crowned victor in a chili-eating contest, Bob would whiffywashy each article of clothing after removing it, in the hope that it still had some perspirverance left in it.
Etymology: whiff, wash
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COMMENTS:
oh yes. Like this one. - erasmus, 2007-03-05: 05:12:00
great one! you get a vote from me - toadstool57, 2007-03-05: 09:13:00
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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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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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Secodayprecaution
Created by: chercherlalun
Pronunciation: seco day precaution
Sentence: I had to stay up all night to write a paper and forgot to do the laundry. I did the secodayprecaution on yesterday's jeans. It was doable.
Etymology:
Distinkuish
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /dɪˈstɪŋkwɪʃ/
Sentence: Some allergy sufferers find it difficult to distinkuish whether a garment is reusable during the spring and should therefore rely upon other methods, such as smudgspecting or dampvestigation.
Etymology: From stink + distinguish
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COMMENTS:
excellent! - galwaywegian, 2007-03-05: 06:34:00
I like the referencing to other verbotomisims. Makes it more feasable and its a great word too. - erasmus, 2007-03-05: 09:05:00
Thanks to you both. What would be even better is if I could reference previously submitted verboticisms...I'll have to think about that. - ErWenn, 2007-03-05: 17:06:00
you got my vote! - Alchemist, 2007-03-05: 20:49:00
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Putritest
Created by: BMott
Pronunciation: pu-tri-test
Sentence: He gave his shirt the putritest before putting it on. It failed miserably and his eyes watered from the smell.
Etymology: Putri: From Putrid, meaning foul odor. -- Test: judge suitability.
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
Sniffandgo
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Gotta do a sniffandgo before I wear this again.
Etymology: sniff and go
Odorometer
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: o/dor/ah/met/er
Sentence: An odorometer is a device which indicates how long a piece of clothing has travelled on a body.
Etymology: odometer + odor
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COMMENTS:
How do you use it? Stick it up your nose? - petaj, 2007-03-06: 02:21:00
I think it's more like a wand - it would be embarassing if they used it at the airport to detect dirty clothes - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-06: 13:40:00
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Sweatsmellofexcess
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: SWET/smell/of/EK/sess
Sentence: Bill's gym clothes failed the sweatsmellofexcess test because he could smell them from 3 feet away, he would have to break down and wash his clothes.
Etymology: sweat + smell + excess
Sniffspect
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: snif spekt
Sentence: Daniel's laundry day routine consisted of keeping his washload size to one basket. This meant carrying on a sniffspect routine each week to determine which clothes just had to cost him a quarter to wash and which others were good for another wearing or two. Gosh, he missed his ex...
Etymology: Sniff (inhale odor) & Inspect (to look over carefully)
Snuffleupadress
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: snuffl/up/ah/dress
Sentence: Part of my daily routine is to make sure I snuffleupadress to determine what clothing is still noseworthy
Etymology: snuffleupagus + dress
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COMMENTS:
Quite creative! Snuffleupundress would have been good as well. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-05: 11:38:00
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Funksnuffle
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: FUNK-snuh-fel
Sentence: Nah, man I can't play X-box, I gotta do laundry. Everything I own has failed the funksnuffle test.
Etymology: funk + snuffle
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COMMENTS:
I love the sound of this one. Can also be used to describe the sniffing of outdated refrigerator items. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-05: 06:37:00
If it smells too bad, you involuntarily do the yuckshuffle. - Alchemist, 2007-03-05: 08:33:00
...and if it gets worse still, you'll be doing the gagmuffle. - w5lf9s, 2007-03-05: 09:07:00
And if it's really, REALLY bad, you could become comanose. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-05: 10:22:00
or get into a stinkscuffle over who cleans up... - Alchemist, 2007-03-05: 20:44:00
hahaha - lalaland6868, 2007-03-06: 18:02:00
*stifles a giggle - paintergrl1313, 2007-03-10: 21:15:00
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Rankorate
Created by: Harlequin
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Hey, how long has that shirt been on the floor? I don't know, but I rankorated it before putting it on.
Etymology: From the adjective rank and a verb form.
Aromanator
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: uh-ROM-un-a-ter
Sentence: Upon his return to the gym, Vince's workout partners quickly learned that the stench of body odor he was giving off made him a particularly repulsive and very unlikeable aromanator.
Etymology: Blend of the words 'aroma' and 'emanate' and is a play on the word 'terminator' from a movie with that title.
Proboscorroboration
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: prO-boss-cO-ob-er-ation
Sentence: David used his simple, yet failproof method of proboscorroboration, to determine if he could squeeze one more day out of his bugs bunny boxers.
Etymology: proboscus, nose/ corroboration, to test
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COMMENTS:
Oh man, crazy word! - subakamoo, 2007-03-05: 16:55:00
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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:
Verbotomy - 2007-03-05: 00:11:01
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James
erasmus - 2007-03-05: 09:35:00
There are some wonderful words today. several have made me laugh lots!