Verboticisms

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: flāgrəns

Sentence: Tim has decided to take a stand against the chemicals used in personal grooming products. His flagrance can make a statement for him before he enters a room.

Etymology: flagrant (conspicuously or obviously offensive) + fragrance (a pleasant, sweet smell)

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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: uh-bliv-ee-oh-der-ig-nuh-rey-muhs

Sentence: Ken thought he looked really buff today, buff enough to waltz around the office in his sweaty work-out rags, his stained wife-beater and tight biking shorts which left nothing to the imagination. When he sat down at his desk, he noticed a sticky note on his computer screen that read, "you are an obliviodorignoramus!"

Etymology: oblivious + odor + ignoramus

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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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Created by: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: Un-smel-er

Sentence: Ralph was known as an unsmeller when it came to his reeking body odor after working out.

Etymology: Un-Smeller- To undo, as in to "unsmell" or so he thinks.

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: ignərsent

Sentence: Harold tries to act all ignorscent about his poor hygiene. He has yet to use up the bar of soap he unwrapped last May. At this rate his toothbrush should remain pristine well into the next decade. Secretly, he is just as happy when people recoil in his presence. It means he doesn*t have to deal with them or all those pesky human emotions. He just slinks off to work on his computers. His computers don*t mind his stench at all.

Etymology: ignorant (lacking knowledge or awareness in general) + ignore (refuse to take notice of or acknowledge; disregard intentionally) + scent (a distinctive smell)

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Created by: tizher

Pronunciation:

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: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈfɪləˌstɪŋk/

Sentence: The culture in the U.S. is such that we've become quite sensitive to body odors, so it takes a true philistink to blissfully remain odorous in the face of wrinkled noses, backpedaling, and flat-out insults.

Etymology: From philistine (a person who is lacking in or smugly indifferent to cultural values, intellectual pursuits, aesthetic refinement, etc.) + stink (a strong, offensive smell)

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COMMENTS:

I'm not actually sure how many people are familiar with the word "philistine," and it's just not as funny if you have to look up the definition. - ErWenn, 2007-10-02: 01:40:00

I got it straight off. Good one. - petaj, 2007-10-02: 08:29:00

great word ErWenn - it conveys the appropriate attitude as well - gets my vote - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-02: 12:48:00

There's a strong sense about it. Sentence so true. Excellent - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-02: 18:45:00

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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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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: nohz-zee-ey-ting

Sentence: Harry doesn't believe in deodorant. He says that people should smell like people. People around him tend to disagree. Unless he has just come from a shower, his mere presence can be noseating.

Etymology: nose (the organ of smell) + nauseating (causing sickness of the stomach)

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Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Stin-ka-plom

Sentence: Dave had so much stinkaplomb that he was totally unaware that deodorant was an essential part of everday grooming. He thought that the reason all the females he met stayed as far away from him as possible was that they were too shy to approach such a magnificent male specimen such as himself.

Etymology: Stink( to have a strong unpleasant odour) + Aplomb(self confidence,calm assurance) = Stinkaplomb

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COMMENTS:

good smelly one - Nosila, 2008-09-02: 10:43:00

Stinkaplomb is brilliant. I wish i had more votes to sprinkle around.... - metrohumanx, 2008-09-02: 11:50:00

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