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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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Rancideate

Created by: stache

Pronunciation: rān sī'dē-āt

Sentence: When George was rancideating, the athmosphere in the oval office became so fetid that it would cake on one's nose hairs. "What a rancidiot," thought Dick, stifling his gag reflex.

Etymology: rancid (rank, unpleasant,stale, offensive, nasty or disagreeable) + ideate (to conceive mental images; think). n: rancidiot, one who rancideates

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COMMENTS:

A clever pair of matching verboticisms! Double Kudos! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-29: 10:14:00

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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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Stagnicogitate

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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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.

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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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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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Stanknation

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈstæŋkˌneɪʃən/

Sentence: The oppressive atmosphere in the room got so bad that in addition to being able to smell the stanknation, it was possible to taste, feel, see, and hear it as well.

Etymology: from stank + (stag)nation

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COMMENTS:

Strong words that fit the definition and fit together exceptionally well! Can feel and smell it. Powerful creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-29: 10:10:00

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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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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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