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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.
Verboticisms
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Rotshot
Created by: sunliya
Pronunciation: \'rät-shät\
Sentence: Jeff thinks he's hot stuff when he comes back to the office, glistening after a lunch break spent at the gym, but he's a total rotshot! He reeks! Emily might be the best in yoga class, but she shouldn't have given up deodorant -- she's rotshotting up the joint.
Etymology: Rot: To putrify, often producing a foul smell. Hotshot: One who flaunts his skills.
Highranking
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)
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)
Odordacious
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: ODORDACIOUS - from ODOR (an agreeable, or disagreeable scent, fragrance, or smell) + AUDACIOUS (extremely bold, or daring; recklessly brave; fearless; uninhibited)
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COMMENTS:
reeks havoc - Nosila, 2008-09-02: 10:44:00
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Pongfident
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: pong fidd ent
Sentence: His pongfidence was craptivating.
Etymology: confident, pong
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COMMENTS:
pongilicious! - Nosila, 2010-02-01: 18:01:00
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Abscentminded
Created by: emdeejay
Pronunciation: ab scent mind ed
Sentence: Nobody doubted the sweat Jim was putting into his new health kick. Indeed, they could smell it from one end of the office to the other. He was an abscentminded sole
Etymology: absentminded, punned as scent. I've forgotten precisely what it means
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COMMENTS:
I love what you've done with this... um oh, never mind. - petaj, 2010-02-02: 07:13:00
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Distinkt
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: dis stinkt
Sentence: When Rodney returned from his lunch run each noon, Hazel found him to be distinkt,not distinct. He absolutely reeked of overconfidence and exuded a stench of airogance.
Etymology: Distinct ( recognizable; marked) & Stink (smell badly and offensively)
Unsmeller
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.
Confiscents
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: kon fa sens
Sentence: Adam Reek was no ordinary salesman. Every lunch he went for a run and came back to stink up the whole office. He was so delusional he thought that the ladies in the office were envious of his confiscents and mistook their attention for attraction. The receptionist, Rose Aroma, particularly objected to his stench, as it permeated the entire office and she was afraid people might think it emanated from her. She complained, but the boss reminded her that Adam somehow sold more than anyone else in the office (obviously by phone and Internet)and was a valued employee of distinktion. Yes, thought Rose, rank has it's privileges.
Etymology: Confidence (freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities) & Scents (smell, stench, aroma,odor,olfactory senses)
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COMMENTS:
"Rank" has its privileges! Ha! - karenanne, 2010-02-02: 17:20:00
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Manfume
Created by: hooterbug
Pronunciation: man-fyüm
Sentence: Lori detected an overwhelming blend of her husband Ron's manfume and her dog Spiffy's sweat on the newly re apholstered sofa cushion. Damn their morning jogs! DAMN THEM!!!!!
Etymology: Man + Perfume
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COMMENTS:
Hahahaha! Thank you for this one. It sonds strangely Japanese for some reason. - metrohumanx, 2008-09-02: 12:22:00
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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