Verboticisms

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")

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: al few mayl

Sentence: Al the alphewmale walked past the empty reception area to his office.

Etymology: alpha male phew!

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COMMENTS:

great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-02: 13:55:00

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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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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: Nosila

Pronunciation: bee o b livee us

Sentence: Marco Territorio always worked out at lunch time and came back, on time, daily without having had a shower. He was beeoblivious (B.O.-blivious more like) to the pong he left for his co-workers. They had many names for him: The Aroma from Roma;Smell Gibson;Pong de Leon;Rudy Stench;Acridability Gap;Malodour in the Middle; Scratch & Sniff;and Ghengis Garbage Khan. He could reek havoc on afternoon meetings and caused scentsations among the Ranks. Instinked made people avoid him and the Olfactory was elated when he took vacation. So it was whiff pungent irony that he was snuffed out by the Cosa Nose-tra. I smell a rat...

Etymology: BO (Body Odor; uncleaned, not sanitary or healthful area;not cleaned nor kept up) & oblivious (totally unaware of what happens and unmindful of others)

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COMMENTS:

You are a creative phenomenon....but we knew that already, didn't we? - metrohumanx, 2008-09-02: 12:21:00

Love it! - hooterbug, 2008-09-02: 14:38:00

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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: frenchprof

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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: 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: 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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