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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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Stinquisition
Created by: urbanwookie
Pronunciation: stin-kwizi-shun
Sentence: Bob subjected each item to a thorough stinquisition before sentencing the worst offenders to the laundry basket...
Etymology: stink + inquisition
Sniffchecking
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: snifsjekking
Sentence: Is it safe to worn again, do sniffchecking
Etymology: sniffing and checking
Secodayprecaution
Created by: chercherlalun
Pronunciation: seco day precaution
Sentence: I had to stay up all night to write a paper and forgot to do the laundry. I did the secodayprecaution on yesterday's jeans. It was doable.
Etymology:
Odorometer
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: o/dor/ah/met/er
Sentence: An odorometer is a device which indicates how long a piece of clothing has travelled on a body.
Etymology: odometer + odor
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COMMENTS:
How do you use it? Stick it up your nose? - petaj, 2007-03-06: 02:21:00
I think it's more like a wand - it would be embarassing if they used it at the airport to detect dirty clothes - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-06: 13:40:00
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Olfileactory
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ole fyel actor ee
Sentence: by his olfileactory system, he categorised his t shirt had a two day shelf life, while his jocks had already passed their sell by date. he threw them against the thong retaining wall.
Etymology: olfactory, file
Olfactorize
Created by: sonic101
Pronunciation: ol-fac-tor-ize
Sentence: Roger is so lazy he olfactorizes his clothes.
Etymology: olfactory nerve=what you smell with
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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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.
Sniffspect
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: snif spekt
Sentence: Daniel's laundry day routine consisted of keeping his washload size to one basket. This meant carrying on a sniffspect routine each week to determine which clothes just had to cost him a quarter to wash and which others were good for another wearing or two. Gosh, he missed his ex...
Etymology: Sniff (inhale odor) & Inspect (to look over carefully)
Olscan
Created by: w5lf9s
Pronunciation: ohl.scan
Sentence: He was very diligent about subjecting each individual piece of clothing to a triple olscan after he took it off, the first one at arm's length, the second, closenosier to determine the type of deodorant that would cover up whatever the particular odour of the day and the third to make sure he would remember the smell for later comparison.
Etymology: olfactory+scan
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COMMENTS:
closnosier and closnosier, the funk did creep...great sentence! - Alchemist, 2007-03-05: 08:38:00
Very creative, loved this! - BMott, 2007-03-09: 00:07:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James
There are some wonderful words today. several have made me laugh lots!