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'You must me so hot in those boots.'

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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Rancidychosis

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: ran - sid - uh - CO - sis

Sentence: Felix was a real neat freak with a clean fetish and fearing he had multiple kinds of body odors and emanations, he suffered severe bouts of rancidychosis whenever he had to be around other people.

Etymology: Blend of rancid (of an odor or taste- rank, unpleasant, and stale), and psychosis (a mental disorder characterized by symptoms, such as delusions or hallucinations, that indicate impaired contact with reality)

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Fetidread

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Created by: metrohumanx

Pronunciation: FETT-id-RED

Sentence: Like aroma from cheese it’ll rise in your head- The terror of reeking called FETIDREAD!

Etymology: FETID+DREAD= FETIDREAD.....FETID: having a heavy offensive smell; Middle English, from Latin foetidus, from foetēre to stink.....DREAD: extreme uneasiness in the face of a disagreeable prospect, causing fear or awe, great fear especially in the face of impending evil or embarrasment; Middle English dreden from Old English drǣdan (“‘to fear, caution against’”), aphetic form of ādrǣdan, ondrǣdan (“‘to advise or counsel against’”) from and- "against" + rǣdan "to counsel, advise". Akin to Old High German intrātan "to fear".

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COMMENTS:

metrohumanx http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/36787804.html - metrohumanx, 2009-11-12: 06:28:00

metrohumanx November 17: The Leonids Typically the Leonid shower is a weak display, with fewer than a dozen meteors per hour radiating from Leo’s Sickle. But the parent comet, 55P/Tempel-Tuttle, tends to create narrow concentrated streams that can produce brief but prodigious displays. That was the case during the late 1990s, and we might be in for a reprise this year. A predicted pulse of activity on November 17th — with hundreds of meteors per hour — will involve contributions from the comet's spewings in 1102, 1466, and 1533. - metrohumanx, 2009-11-12: 06:31:00

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Whiffxiety

Created by: thinkbolt

Pronunciation: whif-zy-a-tee

Sentence:

Etymology:

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Pungiphobia

Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: pun-geh-foe-bia

Sentence: Betsy had severe pungiphobia and was afraid that the smell of her feet would clear the room if she took off her shoes.

Etymology: pungent + phobia

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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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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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Anxietydisodor

Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: angs-eye-ity-dis-Odor

Sentence: After a long day in the sun David had anxietydisoder, sniffing his under arm after taking off each layer of clothing.

Etymology: anxiety disorder/ odor

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exsmellent! - galwaywegian, 2007-04-26: 07:23:00

I'll return the compliment toadstool57 - very clever - your word is very fun to say!! - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-26: 10:42:00

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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

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Neudeodorosis

playdohheart

Created by: playdohheart

Pronunciation: no-dee-o-door-o-sis

Sentence: A person suffering from neudeodorosis may frequently begin to raise an arm (to hail a cab or wave hello to a friend) but halt midway, put down their arm, and look around the room self consciously.

Etymology: neurosis + no deodorant

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Funkaphobia

Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: funk-uh-FOE-be-ah

Sentence: Bobby's piercing body odor caused him acute funkaphobia whenever he went to the beach.

Etymology: funk, phobia

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Resistench

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: rez iss tench

Sentence: her natural resistench was so powerful, she was the only person who used the spa's sunbed fully clothed.

Etymology: resistance, stench

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-26: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by magenta.
Thank you magenta! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-26: 00:56:00
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.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-26: 13:53:00
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

petaj petaj - 2007-04-26: 19:11:00
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?

artr artr - 2009-11-12: 03:41:00
Not to be THAT guy but shouldn\'t the first line be \"You must BE so hot in those boots\"?

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2011-04-01: 00:04:00
Today's definition was suggested by magenta. Thank you magenta. ~ James