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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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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 ;)
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:
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)
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
Debrief
Created by: swallowedbyafish
Pronunciation:
Sentence: As he debriefed, he realized that the pair would have to be burned.
Etymology: debrief (to probe or examine) + briefs (underwear)
Sniffandgo
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Gotta do a sniffandgo before I wear this again.
Etymology: sniff and go
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:
Wardprobe
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: ward/prohb
Sentence: On washing day I always do a wardprobe on my shirts to try and cut down on the number of loads I need to do. Wardprobing is now listed in all energy saving pamphlets as a way to cut back on the wasteful use of hot water.
Etymology: wardrobe + probe = ward(p)robe
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COMMENTS:
I like this one too, shame I've ran out of votes. have a woohoo! instead. - erasmus, 2007-03-05: 09:34:00
I'll vote for it - I loved The Lion The Witch and The Wardprobe - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-05: 10:18:00
sometimes I need to rewardprobe, just to make sure... - Alchemist, 2007-03-05: 20:47:00
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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.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by erasmus.
Thank you erasmus! ~ James
There are some wonderful words today. several have made me laugh lots!