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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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Nasolepsy
Created by: Poetikat
Pronunciation: nay zo lep see
Sentence: She was baffled when he suddenly had to take a whiff of everything in sight, but he explained it as his nasolepsy affliction.
Etymology: naso - nasal lepsy - attack
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COMMENTS:
Nice takeoff on narcolepsy. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-27: 20:16:00
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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.
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
Nosphonatu
Created by: awesomoshis
Pronunciation: Nose-phone-ah-two
Sentence: I've been experiencing severe nosphonatu every since I dropped my phone in the toilet.
Etymology:
Allfactory
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: ahl-FAKT-uh-ree
Sentence: Alex's allfactory awareness overwhelmed him as soon as he entered his date's apartment--there was no way he could date someone whose television smelt like *that*.
Etymology: all + olfactory
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COMMENTS:
I have been waaaay off my game... - mplsbohemian, 2007-11-29: 20:37:00
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Urgescent
Created by: thegoatisbad
Pronunciation: 'erg-'sent
Sentence: Kimberly had no sense of smell, which served not only as another reason to hate Loretta, but also as cause to deeply distrust her. "It's too primal" Kimberly opined, "maybe if she were a rodent it wouldn't be as strange, but I don't trust anyone who operates like a rat." Meanwhile, in the background Loretta urgescently nosed her way through Kimberly's desk until she found Kimberly's stash of cheese.
Etymology: urge (compel earnestly) + scent (odor)
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
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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Tactonate
Created by: flyingheadlice
Pronunciation: TAK-toh-nate
Sentence: He likes to tactonate his belly button lint.
Etymology: tactile, nasal
Kleptaromatist
Created by: MichaelCampbellUK
Pronunciation: klep - ta - rome - a - tist
Sentence: Kevin was a confirmed kleptaromatist, compelled to plunder new scents uncontrollably.
Etymology: Kleptomaniac + aromatist
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COMMENTS:
I like it! - Tigger, 2007-12-03: 21:27:00
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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