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'Eewhh! I should have done a visual inspection first.'

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.

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Odoriculate

Created by: bettyann9

Pronunciation: Oh-door-i-cue-late

Sentence: Be sure to odoriculate those pants, chief...if they stand up on their own they're probably not safe for the public.

Etymology: Odor-that which is perceived by the sense of smell + articulate-to put into words or an expression

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Snuffleupadress

Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: snuffl/up/ah/dress

Sentence: Part of my daily routine is to make sure I snuffleupadress to determine what clothing is still noseworthy

Etymology: snuffleupagus + dress

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COMMENTS:

Quite creative! Snuffleupundress would have been good as well. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-05: 11:38:00

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Nasalaunder

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: naze + ull + on + der

Sentence: I knew I was going to want to wear the shirt on Friday, but I didn't feel like washing it, so I gave it a quick nasalaunder and decided it'd be ok.

Etymology: nasal + launder

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COMMENTS:

well done - chercherlalun, 2007-03-15: 20:46:00

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Pudread

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: pyoo-dred

Sentence: With a huge sense of pudread Josh sniffed his socks to see if they could go another day or not. The fact that they walked to the hamper on their own when he took them off should have been enough of a clue.

Etymology: putrid (having the odor of decaying flesh) + P.U. (Used to indicate a bad or offensive smell, from "phew")+ dread (to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of)

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Olfroulette

erasmus

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

petaj

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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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.

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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

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Removalfunkometer

Created by: subakamoo

Pronunciation: Remove-al-funk-o-meter

Sentence: Jeff is such a removalfunkometer.

Etymology:

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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

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-03-05: 00:11:01
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James

erasmus erasmus - 2007-03-05: 09:35:00
There are some wonderful words today. several have made me laugh lots!