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DEFINITION: n., A compulsive need to sniff everything and anything you pick up, even things that typically do not have distinctive odors. v., To habitually sniff everything within your grasp -- just to make sure it's fresh.
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Duressence
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: duress/ence
Sentence: Carlos was driven by an overwhelming duressence to identify every object by it's scent. By thirty, his nostrils were immense.
Etymology: duress + essence
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COMMENTS:
Carlos had King Kong nostrils? - metrohumanx, 2008-10-27: 20:10:00
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Nostrilla
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: nästrilə
Sentence: Nostrilla was attacking Tokyo again. Unlike his cousin Godzilla who could exhale atomic breath and use his laser vision. Nostrilla did damage by inhaling. When he stopped to smell the roses, he also smelled cars, office buildings and the inhabitants therein. It was never clear if he meant to do harm or just had a bad case of the sniffles.
Etymology: nostril: either of two external openings of the nasal cavity in vertebrates that admit air to the lungs and smells to the olfactory nerves. + Godzilla: name of a huge prehistoric monster featured in a series of Japanese films from 1955
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COMMENTS:
Love those giant rubber monsters! Gammera. Rodan.Mozilla. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-28: 02:13:00
http://www.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/godzilla.html - metrohumanx, 2008-10-28: 02:21:00
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Inhailstorm
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: in hayle storm
Sentence: Being with Eddie was like always being in an inhailstorm. This was because he had to compulsively sniff at each and everything, just to ensure it had not gone off. One could easily testify that the only thing that had ever "gone off" was Eddie himself. Once a gifted wine "nose" and then a gifted perfume "nose", Eddie had smelltered himself to the situation where people only called upon him if their carbon monoxide detectors failed or they suspected a gas leak. Yes, Eddie had stuck his nose in one too many places and now was facing a de-scent into madness!
Etymology: hail (precipitate as small ice particles;enthusiastic greeting ) & inhale (to breathe in) & hailstorm (a storm during which hail falls)
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COMMENTS:
PEALS of uproarious laughter, Lady! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-27: 20:03:00
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Nostrail
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: nos/trayl
Sentence: He was famous for his picky nostrail. He could pick up a scent a mile away.
Etymology: nostril + trail
Snifferize
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: snif-er-ize
Sentence: Teddy had a problem as he would always snifferize his cell phone when it rang.
Etymology: Play on the word sniff
Pancompulsniffia
Created by: denise
Pronunciation: Pan-cum-pul-snif'- e-uh
Sentence: I'm worried about him. The intensity of his pancompulsniffia is becoming problematic.
Etymology: pan- all, everything + compulsive/sniff + ia - medical condition
Duressence
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: duress/ence
Sentence: Carlos was driven by an overwhelming duressence to identify every object by it's scent. By thirty, his nostrils were immense.
Etymology: duress + essence
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COMMENTS:
Phew, I hope he doesnt run into a skunk! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-29: 16:31:00
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Whiffappropo
Created by: psi4got
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Janelle looked over to find Dave in a fit of whiffappropo with his phone. "Would you please stop doing that in public!" she said under her breath.
Etymology: To catch a whiff of an odor and breathe in sharply through the nose to identify the 'flavor.' Appropo comes from a deliberate twist of the French word apropos meaning appropriate and in this case does it smell proper at this time.
Nostrilissis
Created by: IrisLLL
Pronunciation: nostrilisis
Sentence: I went by a nice garden today, and my nostilissis has been acting up ever since.
Etymology: (holes in face)nostrils- issis ( alternarte spelling of the Egyption goddess)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie ~ James
Remistram also submitted definition about compulsive sniffing, so I have added her name to the credits for this definition. Thank you again to kabloozie and remistram. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie. ~ James