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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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Allfactory
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: ahl-FAKT-uh-ree
Sentence: Alex's allfactory awareness overwhelmed him as soon as he entered his date's apartment--there was no way he could date someone whose television smelt like *that*.
Etymology: all + olfactory
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COMMENTS:
I have been waaaay off my game... - mplsbohemian, 2007-11-29: 20:37:00
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Gaspirate
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: gas pir ayt
Sentence: They called Barney the bloodhound, because he would gaspirate every object that came into his hand. It was embarrassing enough for friends when he did it in restaurants and stores. But when he started doing it to new people he'd meet, they just had to keep a sniff upper lip and hope he would not describe what he smelled.
Etymology: Gasp (a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open) & Aspirate (inhale;suck in air, along with whatever smells accompany said lungful)
Aromamania
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Aro-ma-may-nea
Sentence: Jerry was a compulsive aromamania. He could not resist the urge to sniff everything that he came across, he only agreed to get professional help when, one day he inadvertently sniffed his old trainers and made himself so ill that he had to take the day off work!
Etymology: Aroma(a distinctive smell) + Mania(obsessive enthusiasm) = Aromamania
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COMMENTS:
Aromamania...isn't that the annual smellfest held each year in New Mexico, where everybody brings vials of aromas to swap and sell? - metrohumanx, 2008-10-27: 20:08:00
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Scentimental
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sent i men tal
Sentence: Jill hated when Harvey went into his scentimental mode and sniffed everything in sight and imagined the worst of all things he smelled.
Etymology: Scent (smell, aroma) & Mental (affected by a disorder of the mind) & Wordplay on Sentimental (effusively or insincerely emotional)
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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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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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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Obscensitive
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ob-SENT-seh-tiv
Sentence: Waldo is thoroughly obscentsitive with his disgusting habit of sniffing everything from his food to his cell phone and even his discarded clothing.
Etymology: Blend of obsessive, scent, and sensitive
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)
Unsniffaphobia
Created by: hipposwimming444
Pronunciation: uh-n-sniff-ah-fo-be-ah
Sentence: The poor man suffered from unsniffaphobia.
Etymology: un: -reverse or oppisite sniff: -the act of smelling phobia: -to fear/the fear of
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