Verboticisms

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: oh/der/dey/shuhs

Sentence: Her odordacious boss shows up for work every day direct from the gym and doesn't change his workout clothes all day. This odordaciousness exudes not only a strong business sense, but an employee nonsense.

Etymology: odor + audacious (extremely bold, or daring)

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: CON-fi-stench

Sentence: Co-workers' eyes watered. Dogs ran away. Nothing seemed to deter Wesley from one-man effort to show the world that people don't need to shower more than once a week. His confistench was overwelming. Even though he claimed that he was being "green", Wesley's friends were finding him less than eco-friendly.

Etymology: confidence: the state of feeling certain about the truth of something + Stench: a strong and very unpleasant smell

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: reek/in/car/nay/ted

Sentence: Ever since the seance, Chris was convinced his great great great grandfather who had been a hunter and trapper had been reekincarnated in his body. His friends readily agreed that could explain what was the matter whiff him.

Etymology: reek + reincarnated

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Created by: khiller32

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: hi-rank-ing

Sentence: Harvey's highranking led him to believe that his acquaintances were totally in awe of his stature, when in fact they were just rendered speechless by his aughastliness (august + ghastly) that lingered unpleasantly on the olfactory nerve.

Etymology: high (on the nose) + rank (stinky) + high-ranking (a VIP)

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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: ree-kog-nih-shun

Sentence: He was strong in body, mind, and odor - yes, his reekognition could use a little work.

Etymology: reek, recognition

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: in-cog-ni-sent

Sentence: Jeff seemed totally incogniscent of how odorous he was. He believed that the girls thought he was adorable; unfortunately, he was only odorable.

Etymology: incognizant: to lack knowledge of or to be unaware or conscious of + scent: distinctive odor

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Created by: tizher

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Sentence: Because Roger was always upfunky in the afternoon his colleagues used the stairs.

Etymology: "Up" from close up and from (on a)high "funky" - not smelling quite right.

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Created by: karenanne

Pronunciation: un smelf KAHN shus

Sentence: Harry was an unsmelfconscious kind of guy. B.O., bad breath, farting, it didn't matter - he said, "Love me, love my smells. That's what makes me a manly man!" A very lonely man too, as it turned out.

Etymology: unselfconscious + smell

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Created by: LoftyDreamer

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Sentence: Here comes that gagalot! Hand me the Febreze!

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