Verboticism: Fetideate

'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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Fetideate

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: fet/id/dee/eyt

Sentence: As an older leader surrounded by even older advisors, George's solutions fetideate last century's approach to problem solving.

Etymology: fetid (having an offensive ordour, stinking) + ideate (to form ideas)

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Comments: Fetideate

Jabberwocky - 2008-02-29: 09:01:00
very nice

stache - 2008-02-29: 09:56:00
Beat me to it, with 'ideate.' I swear, I didn't look first.

silveryaspen - 2008-02-29: 10:20:00
I'm as red as can be, from trying to say fee-titty-ate! Laughing so hard over trying to pronounce it, I just have to declare it the funnest to say! Fun One!

OZZIEBOB - 2008-03-02: 19:55:00
Very Good.