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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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Sweatsmellofexcess

Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: SWET/smell/of/EK/sess

Sentence: Bill's gym clothes failed the sweatsmellofexcess test because he could smell them from 3 feet away, he would have to break down and wash his clothes.

Etymology: sweat + smell + excess

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Sniffngrimace

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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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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

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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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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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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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Putritest

Created by: BMott

Pronunciation: pu-tri-test

Sentence: He gave his shirt the putritest before putting it on. It failed miserably and his eyes watered from the smell.

Etymology: Putri: From Putrid, meaning foul odor. -- Test: judge suitability.

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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.

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Sniffeling

Created by: allwise

Pronunciation: sniff-E-ling

Sentence: He was sniffeling his week-old socks and woke up the next morning with a humongous headache!

Etymology: It has association with sniffing, and it sounds a little painful, so I thought it fitted the description ;)

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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:

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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!