Verboticism: Smellcheck
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.
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.
Points: 740
Comments: Smellcheck
allwise - 2007-03-05: 04:03:00
simple and defining ;) good word