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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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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.

Etymology:

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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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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.

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Distinkuish

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /dɪˈstɪŋkwɪʃ/

Sentence: Some allergy sufferers find it difficult to distinkuish whether a garment is reusable during the spring and should therefore rely upon other methods, such as smudgspecting or dampvestigation.

Etymology: From stink + distinguish

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COMMENTS:

excellent! - galwaywegian, 2007-03-05: 06:34:00

erasmus I like the referencing to other verbotomisims. Makes it more feasable and its a great word too. - erasmus, 2007-03-05: 09:05:00

Thanks to you both. What would be even better is if I could reference previously submitted verboticisms...I'll have to think about that. - ErWenn, 2007-03-05: 17:06:00

you got my vote! - Alchemist, 2007-03-05: 20:49:00

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Funksnuffle

Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: FUNK-snuh-fel

Sentence: Nah, man I can't play X-box, I gotta do laundry. Everything I own has failed the funksnuffle test.

Etymology: funk + snuffle

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I love the sound of this one. Can also be used to describe the sniffing of outdated refrigerator items. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-05: 06:37:00

If it smells too bad, you involuntarily do the yuckshuffle. - Alchemist, 2007-03-05: 08:33:00

...and if it gets worse still, you'll be doing the gagmuffle. - w5lf9s, 2007-03-05: 09:07:00

And if it's really, REALLY bad, you could become comanose. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-05: 10:22:00

or get into a stinkscuffle over who cleans up... - Alchemist, 2007-03-05: 20:44:00

hahaha - lalaland6868, 2007-03-06: 18:02:00

*stifles a giggle - paintergrl1313, 2007-03-10: 21:15:00

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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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good one - porsche, 2007-03-08: 12:10:00

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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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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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Gearomanalysis

Created by: catgrin

Pronunciation: geer-roh-muh-nal-uh-sis

Sentence: Instead of the washing machine, most teen boys use gearomanalysis to get dressed every day.

Etymology: gear + aroma + analysis

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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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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!