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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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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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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.
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
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 ;)
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
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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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.
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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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
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James
There are some wonderful words today. several have made me laugh lots!