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DEFINITION: n. Anxiety caused by fear that one's body odor may offend others; often exacerbated when required to remove heavy sweaters, or footwear.v. To worry about the way you smell.
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Stanxiety
Created by: airlie
Pronunciation: stank-ZI-uh-tee
Sentence: Esmerelda stood all at once upon the threshold of Xavier's home, and upon the precipice of overwhelming panic. It was summer, and the world was wilting around her, but she could not bring herself to doff her spectacular boots. No ordinary boots, these were. Made in 1974 from recycled vinyl, the boots were the funkiest things she had ever seen. She had bought them with her last $40 from a woman on the street corner, and never regretted a thing about them. Until now. Her toes sweltered, and the sparkly polish on her nails was surely softening as she stood in front of Xavier. Esmerelda knew that she could not remove the boots, for the fearsome stench that would issue forth from the fancy footwear would ruin any chance of future happiness. Stanxiety overcame her, and she fidgetted nervously. "You must BE so hot in those boots. Take them off and come inside". Xavier stepped back and welcomed her. But Esmerelda was rooted to the spot. "It's okay," she said. "I'll just wait by the door." Xavier turned and walked inside. A small part of Esmerelda melted... and it wasn't her toes.
Etymology: STANK: past tense of STINK: to emit a strong offensive smell + ANXIETY: distress or uneasiness of mind caused by fear of danger or misfortune
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COMMENTS:
Even for bootiful women, love stinks! Good word, airlie. - Nosila, 2008-07-03: 20:13:00
Those boots were made for walking, -away! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-04: 06:52:00
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Stinkonciousness
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: stink + on + shuss + ness
Sentence: I get sweaty when I work out, it leaves me in a state of stinkonciousness until I can shower.
Etymology: stink + conciousness
Phobio
Created by: imcvey
Pronunciation: fo-be-oh
Sentence: Despite suffering in the August heat, Suzanne succumbed to her phobio and would not remove the thick woollen sweater.
Etymology: Phobia - to be disproportionately anxious about something, and B.O. (body odour).
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COMMENTS:
Oooh, nice. Asian? - ohwtepph, 2007-04-26: 11:07:00
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Pheretfulness
Created by: ekath
Pronunciation: fer-et-ful-ness
Sentence: Until the inverntion of deoderant, athletes and pubescents alike carried with them (literally) a looming pheretfulness that also inspired the development of ugg boots.
Etymology: from pheromones and fretfulness
Eaudoubt
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: oh-dowt
Sentence: You would think that after spending the entire afternoon in the hot sun putting in a stone walkway Mark would have eaudoubt, but to the contrary, he walked in the house and blithely peeled off his shirt, taking out two of my guests in the process.
Etymology: eau, doubt, no doubt
Appreekhension
Created by: ziggy41
Pronunciation: ap-reek-hen-shen
Sentence: She was swelled with appreekhension when her boyfriend asked if she wanted a foot message because she just did a five mile run in leather shoes.
Etymology: Apprehension (anxiety that something bad will come) reek (smell foul or disgusting)
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COMMENTS:
like it! - toadstool57, 2007-04-26: 07:08:00
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Footophobia
Created by: daisy
Pronunciation: foot-o-fo-bi-ah
Sentence: Sam's footophobia kept him out of the podiatrist's office long enough, he was going to get those corns taken care of come hell or high water.
Etymology:
Whiffsteria
Created by: jonzerofourteen
Pronunciation: wif-ster-ee-uh
Sentence: Tom usually suffered terribly from whiffsteria. His anxiety about people smelling his body odor forced him to seek therapy. And what a change! Thanks to his therapist, he still stunk to high heaven, but he didn't worry about it anymore. His whiffsteria was cured.
Etymology: whiff (trace of odor or smell) + hysteria (outburst of emotion or fear)
Rareairscare
Created by: suzanne
Pronunciation: ray-r- ayr- scayr
Sentence: Realising suddenly that he wasn't alone in the dorm rareairscared Tom was shoved his boots back.
Etymology: rare air- as in the air was rare. scared- to show fear.
Odorthroes
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: OH-der-throhs
Sentence: Bob had perpetual pong-pangs and didn't want anymore to catch a whiff of his odorthroes.
Etymology: ODOR or ODOUR: a disagreeable smell & THROES: a sharp attack of emotion; rueful throes; upheaval, tumult, chaos, turmoil.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by magenta.
Thank you magenta! ~ James
Vonnegut Week's top Verbotomist, Rikboyee, reveals his secret creative strategy! Read The Verobotomy Interview: Rikboyee on the Verbotomy Blog.
Jabberwocky - 2007-04-26: 10:59:00
I really enjoyed reading the Rikboyee interview. Perhaps you could choose random verbotomists to interview from time to time. It adds yet another dimension to an already fabulous game.
Hey Jabberwocky, Excellent idea! Are you, perchance, offering yourself for a splinterview? (Note: Splinterview is word created by Rikboyee to describe the way I spliced together our email exchange to create the "interview" for the blog.) I would love to splinterview the winner each week, and I see you are very near the top of the list... I have also heard rumours, although it is not official yet, that the winner this week will be awarded a Verbotomy Cup (See the sneak preview here) imprinted with the Author's own Verboticism. ~ James
Jabberwocky - 2007-04-26: 14:20:00
While it would be a frabjous (blend of fair, fabulous and joyous, taken from the Lewis Carroll poem about the Jabberwocky)honour to be splinterviewed, I have been close many weeks but have a difficult time maintaining my stamina. I suspect the winner this week will be Petaj who has put in some superlative words. There are also several dark horses moving up as well, along with the indomitable Stevenson0. The cup is tempting though - great idea
OOh that cup looks great. I hope I can hold on to my lead with those dark horses closing in.
Mustang - 2008-07-03: 06:14:00
Psychosis....good one. gmta?
Not to be THAT guy but shouldn\'t the first line be \"You must BE so hot in those boots\"?
Today's definition was suggested by magenta. Thank you magenta. ~ James