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DEFINITION: To systematically sniff your clothing as you remove it, in order to determine whether or not any of it can be "safely" worn again.
Verboticisms
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Stinkulate
Created by: toralora
Pronunciation: stink/u/lait
Sentence: He quickly stinkulated all his socks before he admitted it was time to hit the laundry room.
Etymology: stink + evaluate
Olfactorganization
Created by: redrockmullet
Pronunciation: Ole-fact-ore-gan-e-za-she-on
Sentence: His olfactorganization skill helped him determine that his 501s were far too soiled for further use.
Etymology:
Rankorate
Created by: Harlequin
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Hey, how long has that shirt been on the floor? I don't know, but I rankorated it before putting it on.
Etymology: From the adjective rank and a verb form.
Whiffwear
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: whif/ware
Sentence: As William Hogjaw Twaddle, (a tight end for the Purple Panthers), performed the whiffwear test after the game, he soon realized that the fetid fragrance would neither entice nor endear him to anyone including his pet iguana named "Lulubelle".
Etymology: whiff+wear
Smellcheck
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: Smell-chek
Sentence: Rob smellchecked every item of clothing he wore. It was a small price to pay to avoid doing laundry until the mouldy patches became noticeable.
Etymology: Smell + check + spellcheck. Spellcheck: that thing on Microsoft Word that tells you if your spelling could use some correction.
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COMMENTS:
simple and defining ;) good word - allwise, 2007-03-05: 04:03:00
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Removalfunkometer
Created by: subakamoo
Pronunciation: Remove-al-funk-o-meter
Sentence: Jeff is such a removalfunkometer.
Etymology:
Olfroulette
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: olf rue let
Sentence: James played the olifroulette game most evenings checking if his pants could get away with being turned inside out again.
Etymology: from olfactory and roulette
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COMMENTS:
good one - porsche, 2007-03-08: 12:10:00
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Sniffngrimace
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: sniff-n-grimace
Sentence: Winnie (the pooh) had become a very efficient sniffngrimacer, after his mother asked him to sort the laundry and he heard "snort the laundry".
Etymology: sniff (smell) + grime (dirt) + grimace (pull a face in disgust)
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COMMENTS:
multi layered - I like that - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-05: 12:21:00
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Gearomanalysis
Created by: catgrin
Pronunciation: geer-roh-muh-nal-uh-sis
Sentence: Instead of the washing machine, most teen boys use gearomanalysis to get dressed every day.
Etymology: gear + aroma + analysis
Comments:
Verbotomy - 2007-03-05: 00:11:01
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James
erasmus - 2007-03-05: 09:35:00
There are some wonderful words today. several have made me laugh lots!