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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.
Verboticisms
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Rectoric
Created by: tbAG84
Pronunciation: rek-tor-ick
Sentence: Bianca listening to Tomothy speak about his views on foriegn policy and unable to stomach his malodourous rectoric she was forced to light a match.
Etymology: Rectum and rhetoric
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
Unimmaculateconception
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: Un - im - mak - you - lut - cun - sept - shun
Sentence: Peter had been stagnating in prison for years. His mind was filled with unimmaculateconceptions.
Etymology: Un: Not. Immaculate: clean, neat and tidy. Conception: idea, notion, way of thinking.
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COMMENTS:
bit of a mouthful, but clever - petaj, 2008-02-29: 04:35:00
very apt - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-29: 12:17:00
A good mouthful -Like the sentence too! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-02: 20:02:00
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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:
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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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:
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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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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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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Sthink
Created by: happywhenitrains
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: Stink+Think
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COMMENTS:
actually an adjective, but you got my vote anyway. Whatev. - stache, 2008-02-29: 10:00:00
Great create! It would add so much if put a sentence, too. You get 5 points for each sentence you create! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-29: 10:23:00
Adding a pronounciation is worth a point as well. - silveryaspen, 2008-02-29: 10:24:00
love it! - galwaywegian, 2008-02-29: 10:26:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by an anonymous donor. Thank you! ~ James