DEFINITION: n., A compulsive need to sniff everything and anything you pick up, even things that typically do not have distinctive odors. v., To habitually sniff everything within your grasp — just to make sure it’s fresh.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Obscensitive: /ob-SENT-seh-tiv/ Waldo is thoroughly obscentsitive with his disgusting habit of sniffing everything from his food to his cell phone and even his discarded clothing. Etymology: Blend of obsessive, scent, and sensitive Created by: Mustang.
Scentimental: /sent i men tal/ Jill hated when Harvey went into his scentimental mode and sniffed everything in sight and imagined the worst of all things he smelled. Etymology: Scent (smell, aroma) & Mental (affected by a disorder of the mind) & Wordplay on Sentimental (effusively or insincerely emotional) Created by: Nosila.
Pancompulsniffia: /Pan-cum-pul-snif’- e-uh/ I’m worried about him. The intensity of his pancompulsniffia is becoming problematic. Etymology: pan- all, everything + compulsive/sniff +
ia – medical condition Created by: denise.
Nosphonatu: /Nose-phone-ah-two/ I’ve been experiencing severe nosphonatu every since I dropped my phone in the toilet. Etymology: Created by: awesomoshis.
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