DEFINITION: n. A person who wears way too much perfume or cologne. v. To reek of perfume or cologne so strongly that it literally makes other people sick.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Eauvercologne: /ˈəʊvÉ™ : kəˈləʊn/ Francis loved a freebee and cologne samples were top of his hitlist. This, coupled with a hectic lifestyle and penchant for polluting, made him a tad heavy handed with his perfume and likely to eauvercologne whenever the going got tough/opportunity a-rose. Etymology: Over : Extending above and beyond – sandwiched between – Eau de cologne : scented water Created by: scrabbelicious.
Scentipede: /sent a peed/ Flora was from Cologne and she was the office scentipede. You knew you were in her presence before you even saw her. She wore a strong haze of perfume around her daily and especially so when she returned from overseas trips with duty free shops. She was truly a scentsational worker. Etymology: Scent (odor, aroma) & Impede (block one’s ability (in this case, to breathe properly) & Wordplay on “Centipede” (bug with 100 legs) Created by: Nosila.
Perfumiogate: /pÉ™rfyoÅmÉ™gÄt/ Trudy was once told by a less-than-discreet boss that she might want to use a stronger deodorant. Her response was to perfumigate her body. If you were to visit her workplace you’d think that most of her coworkers were ill with all of the coughing and runny, red eyes. Strangely none of this occurs when she is absent. Etymology: perfume (a fragrant liquid typically made from essential oils extracted from flowers and spices, used to impart a pleasant smell to one’s body or clothes) + fumigate (apply the fumes of certain chemicals to (an area) to disinfect it or to rid it of vermin) Created by: artr2.
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