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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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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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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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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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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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Farticulate

Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /fahrt-tik-yuh-leyt/

Sentence: Since his retirement, on most days, Walter would just sit on the porch in his rocking chair, smoke cigars and farticulate, saying things like, "Maybe only half of them A-rabs are terrorists, but so what? Just bomb the whole lot of 'em, is what I says, and let God sort 'em out." He was obviously suffering from farteriosclerosis.

Etymology: Fart - v. to break wind; n. the odorous result of breaking wind; [as in "Old Fart"] (from Middle English, ferten, of imitative origin) + Articulate - to voice or clearly describe ideas (from Latin, articulāre "divide into distinct parts")

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what a gas! - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-29: 09:01:00

I'm lovin' "farteriosclerosis"! - Jamagra, 2008-02-29: 10:10:00

Wonderfully witty! Double kudos for two vebotomated creations! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-29: 10:47:00

Outstanding - Banky, 2008-02-29: 14:19:00

Great words; funny sentence! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-02: 19:57:00

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Rancidosis

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: ran - sid - OSE - iss

Sentence: Entering the long abandoned library in the vacant house he was appraising, Hector thought to himself that the room had a bad case of rancidosis.....a disgusting fragrance that he thought was likely similar to a bear's breath at the end of a long hibernation.

Etymology: Blend of rancid and halitosis

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COMMENTS:

Innovative powerful sentence simile! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-29: 10:56:00

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Bushstink

cateswell

Created by: cateswell

Pronunciation: bush-stink

Sentence: That Simon overthere from HR. He wants to change things for his own selfish reasons. I been stuck in the office with him for an hour now and can hardly breath because of his bushstink.

Etymology:

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Adds new meaning to office politics. Your sentence and verbote display great bravado! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-29: 14:05:00

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Malodork

Created by: queenjane75

Pronunciation: mal-o-dork

Sentence: The malodork emanating from my director's mouth during our 9AM Monday morning meeting caused me to hide in the file room for the rest of the day.

Etymology:

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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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Stagnicogitate

petaj

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

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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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Fartypoliticalbroadcast

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: fart ee pol it ik el br awd kast

Sentence: He wasn't sure whether the fartypoliticalbroadcast was on behalf of the repooblicans or the democraps.

Etymology: party political broadcast, fart

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COMMENTS:

Repooblicans and democraps are Terrific ... suits our politicians in their capitol T! Your verbot decribes the politcal commentators better than my usual pompous old bully goats! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-29: 11:16:00

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