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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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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.
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)
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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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
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 ;)
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
Sniffchecking
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: snifsjekking
Sentence: Is it safe to worn again, do sniffchecking
Etymology: sniffing and checking
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
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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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
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James
There are some wonderful words today. several have made me laugh lots!