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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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Sweatbrag
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: SWET-brag
Sentence: Always after a good, insudated workout, Bob's sweatbrag left a bad smell throughout the office.
Etymology: Conflation of SWEAT: to perspire & BRAG: brisk; full of spirits; flaunt.
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COMMENTS:
simple but right on - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-02: 05:59:00
on the money! - galwaywegian, 2008-09-02: 07:11:00
Sweatbrag gulag onrag ratbag.... - metrohumanx, 2008-09-02: 12:24:00
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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)
Ignorscent
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)
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
Ustinkquitous
Created by: BSqueeze4
Pronunciation: U-stink-quit-us
Sentence: His ustinkquitous stench filled the room, emanating from his ten-year-old sneakers.
Etymology: Ubiquitous and stink
Yopoda
Created by: lalaland
Pronunciation:
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Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
hey this is the creater. sorry i did not put the other stuff needed. ill give it to you here. Pronunciation: Yo-po-duh Sentence: He was very yopoded. Etymology: The word is from spain. It started off meaning to smell unruling. In 1944 the meaning was altered and changed to be unaware of one's odors. - lalaland, 2010-02-01: 16:26:00
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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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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.
Pompoustank
Created by: kerryb
Pronunciation: pom pous stank
Sentence: That dude was a pompoustanking bore who made me nautious physically and emotionally.
Etymology: pompous-narcissistically over confident Stank-Stink or offensive smelling
Ignorank
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: igg no rank
Sentence: he was so ignorank, he mistook the receptionist's shortness of breath for interest. Otherwise he wouldn't have leant over her desk at the precious time she lost her lunch.
Etymology: ignorant, rank
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COMMENTS:
Ha! Great word and sentence! - purpleartichokes, 2007-10-02: 04:35:00
Maybe if she had ignited a match, his ignoble odour might not have precipitated her nausea - petaj, 2007-10-02: 08:28:00
Excellent! - Scrumpy, 2007-10-02: 08:53:00
funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-02: 12:48:00
Excellent and a great sentence! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-02: 18:05:00
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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