Verboticism: Pungentolfactophobia

'You must me so hot in those boots.'

DEFINITION: n. Anxiety caused by fear that one's body odor may offend others; often exacerbated when required to remove heavy sweaters, or footwear.v. To worry about the way you smell.

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Pungentolfactophobia

Created by: kikawong

Pronunciation: pung/gent/toe/ol/fact/toe/foe/bia

Sentence: He's suffers from such extreme pungentofactophobia that he can't even come 100m within the radius of a dustbin.

Etymology: pungent (smelly) + olfactory (sense of smell) + phobia (fear)

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