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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.
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Tempusfetere
Created by: AllNightWriter
Pronunciation: However you like, I don't speak Latin so your best guess is as good as mine! Something along the lines of tem-pus-feh-tearuh. Or not.
Sentence: "She doesn't have time to shower but she does have tempusfetere - shame it's not Christmas otherwise 'Secret Santa' cold buy her some wet wipes..."
Etymology: Tempus - Time Fetere - To stink
Perfumigate
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: per-fyoom-mi-geyt
Sentence: After her month-long camping trip, without access to a proper shower, it was necessary to perfumigate Joan just to be allowed on the bus home.
Etymology: perfume (a substance, extract, or preparation for diffusing or imparting an agreeable or attractive smell, especially a fluid containing fragrant natural oils extracted from flowers, woods, etc., or similar synthetic oils. ) + fumigate (to expose to smoke or fumes, as in disinfecting or exterminating roaches, ants, etc.)
Defunkehtize
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: d-funk-eh-tise
Sentence: Reeking Rhonda defunkehtized her stinking pits with a spray called, 'Foulest Le Fluer Pewfume' She said it was made by, Sha'von.
Etymology: de-funk-The word funk basically refers to a strong, generally offensive odor. De-funk would be trying to un-funk a funky odor. :O) Eh- A sound made when nothing else fits the situation. Tized-taken in part from trauma-tized-To subject to trauma of the senses.
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Scentimentalist
Created by: milorush
Pronunciation: (n.) sěn'tə-měn'tl-ĭst' (v.)sěn'tə-měn'tl-īz'
Sentence: Meagan, ever the scentimentalist, manages to shave precious minutes off her morning routine by plying herself with the of the perfume and body spray samples at the bottom of her makeup drawer.
Etymology: scent + [sent]imental + -ist
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COMMENTS:
Nice word. - silveryaspen, 2009-01-23: 16:33:00
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Scentipede
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sent a peed
Sentence: 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)
Exorbiscent
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: ex/orb/i/scent
Sentence: Jenny, the newest secretary, wears the $1.49 a gallon eau de toilette which sends nauseous shivers throughout my body because it is just too exorbiscent for any human, or animal to take.
Etymology: EXORBISCENT - from - EXORBITANT (exceeding the bounds of custom, propriety, or reason) + SCENT (odor)
Youreeka
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: u reek a
Sentence: Her name was Youreeka, she came from Eureka and she doused herself daily in perfume and havoc did wreak-a!
Etymology: WordPlay on "Eureka" ("Eureka" comes from the Ancient Greek word εὕρηκα heúrēka, meaning "I have found (it)") -used by Archimedes to denote discovery of a discovery or invention) & Reek (stink)
Stenchtorian
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: stench/tor/ee/an
Sentence: Sally was a stenchtorian who could bring people to their knees with tears in their eyes with only a raised arm - too bad she was a crossing guard.
Etymology: stentorian (loud and powerful) + stench
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COMMENTS:
a classic! - galwaywegian, 2009-01-23: 08:07:00
Another great word - TJayzz, 2009-01-23: 14:13:00
Super create - silveryaspen, 2009-01-23: 16:11:00
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Youreeka
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: yew-REEK-uh
Sentence: Eureka! thought Jan when she came up with what she thought was the very clever idea of bypassing a shower and simply doubling up on deodorant spray, but her friends and acquaintances silently shouted 'youreeka' whenever they got close to her.
Etymology: Blend of you and reek, word play on the word 'eureka'.
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-23: 13:45:00
Great word - TJayzz, 2009-01-23: 14:16:00
Outstanding! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-23: 16:13:00
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Ecscentric
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ek sent rik
Sentence: coco was very ecscentric, using chanel no5 to disguise the faxct that she smelt more like canal no5, directly after the fish kill.
Etymology: eccentric, scent
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COMMENTS:
your sentence is a bit fishy but funny - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-23: 13:45:00
Great word ... strong sentence, so strong i can smell coco from here. - silveryaspen, 2009-01-23: 16:27:00
Ah, she wore it just for the halibut... - Nosila, 2009-01-23: 23:28:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James