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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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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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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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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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Aromanator
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: uh-ROM-un-a-ter
Sentence: Upon his return to the gym, Vince's workout partners quickly learned that the stench of body odor he was giving off made him a particularly repulsive and very unlikeable aromanator.
Etymology: Blend of the words 'aroma' and 'emanate' and is a play on the word 'terminator' from a movie with that title.
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
Sniffandgo
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Gotta do a sniffandgo before I wear this again.
Etymology: sniff and go
Pudread
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)
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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Proboscorroboration
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: prO-boss-cO-ob-er-ation
Sentence: David used his simple, yet failproof method of proboscorroboration, to determine if he could squeeze one more day out of his bugs bunny boxers.
Etymology: proboscus, nose/ corroboration, to test
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COMMENTS:
Oh man, crazy word! - subakamoo, 2007-03-05: 16:55:00
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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!