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DEFINITION: n., A person who exudes confidence and a strong offensive odor. v., To be blithely yet resolutely unaware of one's own odors.
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Annoysome
Created by: astorey
Pronunciation: a/noy/sum
Sentence: After his divorce, Brian was back on the market and ready to let everyone in the office know it. Not that they had any doubt, as you could smell his Drakkar Noir from several offices away. No one was brave enough to confront Brian and his annoysome grooming habits, for fear that he would lapse back into his self-pitying wallow.
Etymology: Combination of annoy and noisome: offensively malodorous
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COMMENTS:
Wow. You pull no punches. I like it, astorey! - metrohumanx, 2008-09-02: 12:17:00
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Spreek
Created by: Rhyme79
Pronunciation: spree-kuh
Sentence: Why is it that spreeks are always men who wear sleeveless t-shirts? They always smell of B.O. or patchouli essential oil. Sometimes, with a master spreek, it's a stenchful mixture of the two.
Etymology: 'S' from smell + 'P' from perspire + reek = spreek
Distinkshun
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: dis stink shun
Sentence: Des had an air of distinkshun about him.His Dad had started the manufacturing plant and gave it to Des. He reeked of old money and the stench of entitlement. He knew he would be a great catch and acted like he was a scentsation and coming up roses. In fact, he was coming up noses and his lack of personal hygiene coupled with his lunchtime run made others fume. His abundant money did not make him scentsible...he just made the olfactory smell!
Etymology: Distinction (high status importance owing to marked superiority;a distinguishing quality) & Stink (reek, bad smell) & Shun (avoid, censure)
Confistench
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
Funkonscious
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /fungk-on-shuss/
Sentence: Carlos thought of himself as the office 'Romeo,' stopping to try to speak to all the young ladies who worked there. Unfortunately, he was completely funkonscious — totally unaware of his strong body odor, not to mention his bad breath. None of his conversations lasted very long, but he was blissfully ignorant of why.
Etymology: Funk - a strong smell; stench (from dial. French, funkière "smoke") + Unconscious - without awareness, sensation, or cognition (from Latin, un- "not" & conscius "knowing, aware")
Egorank
Created by: DrWebsterIII
Pronunciation: ee go rank
Sentence: Larry's egorank was a growing problem wafting around the office. His colleagues would make a stink when he approached the water cooler, which they developed a sense for his proximity to, and surreptitiously say, "quick, scatter, here comes Larry with his pridefunk".
Etymology: EGO: self-conceit, pride, self-love + RANK:, offensive, foul, ripe, malodorous
Olfactassault
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Ol-facta-salt
Sentence: The hideous odors emanating from Horace following his workouts amounted to an olfactassault on his co-workers
Etymology: Olfactory + assault
Camunbearable
Created by: scrabbelicious
Pronunciation: /cam-un-bear-able/
Sentence: Mr. Cowpat-Stinkbombolini stank like a underground gym whine seller, that made him totally camunbearable to anyone with a working rhino saw us and then smelled us.
Etymology: A delicious combination of stinky camembert and unbearable to make camunbearable.
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COMMENTS:
Overcome by vapours! - metrohumanx, 2008-09-03: 09:06:00
funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-04: 12:38:00
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Malodoroblivious
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: mal - OH - dor - oh - BLIV - yis
Sentence: Though Hector thought of himself as an irresistible Adonis he was in fact a malodoroblivious troll and the only heads he turned were those who were attempting to escape the offensive emanations that always accompanied him.
Etymology: Blend of 'malodorous' (having an unpleasant or offensive odor; smelling bad) and 'oblivious' (unmindful; unconscious; unaware)
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COMMENTS:
Succint and sarcastic- nice combo! - metrohumanx, 2008-09-02: 12:19:00
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Punjejolly
Created by: ericsimmons39
Pronunciation: Pun-jeh-jolly
Sentence: When Steve came back from the gym, with a big smile on his face and lots of self confidence, we knew he was just punjejolly.
Etymology: Pungent + Jolly
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by IneffableDawn. Thank you IneffableDawn! ~ James
lumina - 2008-09-04: 00:51:00
Oooooo...I get so excited when I win! I'd like to thank...of course Jesus...my parents...for without them I wouldn't be here...the academy of course...my agent...oh wait, I don't have one...(music starts to play me out)OH! There's that music!!! Um...and...Well, I guess this means...You LIKE me...You really, really LIKE me!
lumina - 2008-09-04: 07:27:00
Hey...hours ago it said "I" won. ? Oops...never mind... *blush*
Today's definition was suggested by OZZIEBOB. Thank you OZZIEBOB. ~ James