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DEFINITION: n., A compulsive need to sniff everything and anything you pick up, even things that typically do not have distinctive odors. v., To habitually sniff everything within your grasp -- just to make sure it's fresh.
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Urgescent
Created by: thegoatisbad
Pronunciation: 'erg-'sent
Sentence: Kimberly had no sense of smell, which served not only as another reason to hate Loretta, but also as cause to deeply distrust her. "It's too primal" Kimberly opined, "maybe if she were a rodent it wouldn't be as strange, but I don't trust anyone who operates like a rat." Meanwhile, in the background Loretta urgescently nosed her way through Kimberly's desk until she found Kimberly's stash of cheese.
Etymology: urge (compel earnestly) + scent (odor)
Funkjunkie
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: funk-junk-ee
Sentence: Fenella's compulsive sniffing had a nasty side-effect whereby she became addicted to strong, even repulsive, odours. She was diagnosed as a funkjunkie.
Etymology: funk (a strong smell) + junkie (addict)
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COMMENTS:
Good one petaj. I like the sound of it. - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-29: 19:08:00
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Snootinize
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: SNOO-tin-ize
Sentence: No one knows why he needs to snootinize everything. Perhaps he has a sick scents.
Etymology: scrutinize, snoot
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COMMENTS:
Shazam! Excellent creativity! - Mustang, 2007-11-29: 07:57:00
Agreed! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-29: 16:36:00
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Compulsniff
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kəmpəlsnif
Sentence: Gerry is obsessed with how things smell. Everything he uses must smell just right. He will compulsniff everything he touches. Last week he returned his new car to the dealership because it didn’t have enough new-car smell.
Etymology: compulsive (resulting from or relating to an irresistible urge) + sniff (draw in air audibly through the nose to detect a smell)
Obsesscent
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: uhb/ses/sent
Sentence: Joe is annoyingly obsesscent to the point of whiffing everything he comes in contact with. This schnozealous behaviour is to say the least neurotic and sniffsessive.
Etymology: OBSESSCENT - verb - from OBSESS (dwell obsessively upon something) + SCENT (to perceive, or identify by the sense of smell)
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COMMENTS:
SCHNOZOZEALOUS? Hahahahaa cough cough.... - metrohumanx, 2008-10-27: 20:12:00
Smells like a new Calvin Klein fragrance... - Nosila, 2008-10-27: 21:01:00
Or a new de-aromarent protective cream! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-28: 02:27:00
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Duressence
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: duress/ence
Sentence: Carlos was driven by an overwhelming duressence to identify every object by it's scent. By thirty, his nostrils were immense.
Etymology: duress + essence
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COMMENTS:
Phew, I hope he doesnt run into a skunk! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-29: 16:31:00
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Whiffappropo
Created by: psi4got
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Janelle looked over to find Dave in a fit of whiffappropo with his phone. "Would you please stop doing that in public!" she said under her breath.
Etymology: To catch a whiff of an odor and breathe in sharply through the nose to identify the 'flavor.' Appropo comes from a deliberate twist of the French word apropos meaning appropriate and in this case does it smell proper at this time.
Snufflebored
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: snuf fel bord
Sentence: Having been dragged by his new wife on a touted cruise, Smell Gibson sniffed everything around him. His bride was embarrassed to find him sniffing cutlery (not just his own) at the dinner table and lifeboats, door handles, really all and everything else on the ship. When asked, he told her he was playing snufflebored. She didn't know whether it was boredom, a manic compulsion or that he had a germ detector built in his nose, but her groom's actions mortified her. It was a pity he had no life preserver to sniff when he mysteriously was thrown overboard on their last day at sea...
Etymology: Snuffle (sniff or smell inquiringly) & Bored (tired of the world;uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence) & Play on Shuffleboard (a game in which players use long sticks to shove wooden disks onto the scoring area marked on a smooth surface; less exertive form of exercise at retirement homes and seniors'cruises)
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COMMENTS:
cute! - mrskellyscl, 2010-03-24: 07:26:00
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Nostrail
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: nos/trayl
Sentence: He was famous for his picky nostrail. He could pick up a scent a mile away.
Etymology: nostril + trail
Snifferize
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: snif-er-ize
Sentence: Teddy had a problem as he would always snifferize his cell phone when it rang.
Etymology: Play on the word sniff
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie ~ James
Remistram also submitted definition about compulsive sniffing, so I have added her name to the credits for this definition. Thank you again to kabloozie and remistram. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie. ~ James