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'What is that awful smell?'

DEFINITION: n. An unpleasant smell caused by the lack of fresh air, and/or stuffy thinking, especially if one has been locked up in a building for a long, long time. v. tr. To exude stale air or ideas.

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Stiltongue

Created by: bookowl

Pronunciation: stil/tong

Sentence: We could never figure out if the rancid breath that escaped as stiltongue was caused by his rotten ideas or due to his fondness for stinky cheese.

Etymology: stilton + tongue

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COMMENTS:

Great choice of words to blend! Your fun, clever creation is the cat's meow! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-29: 10:04:00

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Moldivation

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: mole div ay shun

Sentence: After many years in a job where he worked from home, the air quality in his surroundings was suffering from moldivation. When he retired, George told Laura that he hoped to make millions as a moldivational speaker. He knew his witty banter and intellectual view of the world, along with his open-minded tolerance of diverse cultures, shrewd economics, eco-minded spirit and peace-loving nature would make him a media darling and maybe, just maybe, he might end up on Celebrity Jeopardy or Dancing With The Stars. A boy can dream, can't he?

Etymology: mold (the process of becoming mildewed, rotted)& motivation (the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal)

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COMMENTS:

George is such a character he better be careful he doesn't wind up elected into office for his moldivational thinking! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-29: 10:39:00

Amusing and clever as ever. Good fun one! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-29: 10:40:00

Cheers, silveraspen...you are always kind and encouraging! - Nosila, 2008-02-29: 20:56:00

I reaally like it! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-02: 20:00:00

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Muertoaire

Created by: Biscotti

Pronunciation: moo-air-toe-ay-ray

Sentence: After 3 days and 4 nights locked up in the office, the entire place reaked of muertoaire. Anyone within 10 feet immediately felt the urge to vomit.

Etymology: muerto (spanish for "dead") + aire (spanish for "air") Ultimately spanish for dead air.

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COMMENTS:

petaj I have an olfactorization right now. Like a visualization, only for the sense of smmell. - petaj, 2008-02-29: 04:32:00

Border crossing creation! Has an international flair! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-29: 10:31:00

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Rhetoreek

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: ret-er-eek

Sentence: I would have stayed for the rest of the speech, however, the rhetoreek and eau de cronie was making me nauseous.

Etymology: rhetoric, reek

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COMMENTS:

excellent - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-29: 08:58:00

Your sentence makes you a master of Eau de laughter! Two of the cleverest funny verbotmates in your creates! Both are fun to say! Many Kudos for being the wittiest of the day! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-29: 10:51:00

This word rhetorocks. - Banky, 2008-02-29: 14:20:00

Brilliant! - Tigger, 2008-02-29: 23:47:00

outstanding! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-02: 20:04:00

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Stagnicogitate

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: stag + ni + codge + i +tate

Sentence: The business was going down, because the planning committee was comprised of stagnicogitaters. Not one innovator. With all that funking going on in their minds, they couldn't smell the corruption emanating from the finance section.

Etymology: stagnate (become stale or fouled) + cogitate (think hard)

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COMMENTS:

"Funking" is a great word! Stagnicogitate is a great big word! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-29: 11:02:00

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Brainstain

Created by: alybliss

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Mildeeeww

Created by: idavecook

Pronunciation: Mil-d-ew

Sentence: Dude, Grandpa's room has the worst mildeeeww since we found uncle Jerry tat's up in the bathroom.

Etymology: Mildew + the trible double ew.

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COMMENTS:

Fun to say! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-29: 23:09:00

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Cryptacogitation

Created by: CanadianAndyCapp

Pronunciation: Kript-a-kodj-i-tay-shun

Sentence: The newly graduated office designer, far from creating an environment conducive to creativity, produced a prime example of Cryptacogitation. Dead air, Dead Thought.

Etymology: Crypt- the dead centre of town./ Cogitation- Fancy thought

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COMMENTS:

Interesting choice of words and definitions in your etymology, that made for a most apt creation, right on the definition! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-29: 11:43:00

Interesting choice of words and definitions in your etymology, that made for a most apt creation, right on the definition! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-29: 11:46:00

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Jargonmonoxide

Created by: Jamagra

Pronunciation: (jar/gon/mon/ok'/sid)

Sentence: By the time the jargon monoxide detectors interrupted the CEO's annual report, Nancy, a "think outside the box" kind of employee, had already crawled to the conference room exit.

Etymology: jargon monoxide (n.) from "jargon" (vocabulary peculiar to a particular trade or group) + "carbon monoxide" (a poisonous gas); opp. - jargon monoxidize (to infuse with oxygen)

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COMMENTS:

brilliant - galwaywegian, 2008-02-29: 10:27:00

Wow! Escape from deadly words ... is something we'd all love to do! Great choice of words. Meaning is immediately apparent! Exceptionally excellent creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-29: 10:59:00

great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-29: 11:57:00

Supoib! - Banky, 2008-02-29: 14:20:00

Good one, Jamagra...it's like politcolution. We're ruining the planet with it! The Greenhouse Effect from all the hot air rising daily in boardrooms! - Nosila, 2008-02-29: 20:56:00

Ding-ding-ding! We have a winnah! - ErWenn, 2008-02-29: 22:31:00

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Flatuthink

Created by: Niktionary

Pronunciation: flat-chew-think

Sentence: The committee couldn't come up with any ideas, it seemed that all anyone in the room could do was flatuthink

Etymology: Flatuate+think

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-02-29: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by an anonymous donor. Thank you! ~ James