Verboticism: Sniffasouras
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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Overscentsative
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: Over-sents-ative
Sentence: Horacio often thought he could detect odors on things that no one else could. Objects which most people thought had no odor, he felt most compelled to pick up and smell, just to be sure. Perhaps he was just being overscentsative but he just couldn't stop trying to smell everything he picked up..... Wait, I think that smells pretty good, let me see.
Etymology: "Over" as in beyond some norm or limit + "Scents" or odors + "ative" suffix meaning of, relating to or connecting with.
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COMMENTS:
Like it! - TJayzz, 2008-10-27: 08:54:00
Excellent word! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-27: 20:13:00
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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
Kleptaromatist
Created by: MichaelCampbellUK
Pronunciation: klep - ta - rome - a - tist
Sentence: Kevin was a confirmed kleptaromatist, compelled to plunder new scents uncontrollably.
Etymology: Kleptomaniac + aromatist
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COMMENTS:
I like it! - Tigger, 2007-12-03: 21:27:00
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Sniffmonger
Created by: frankierio
Pronunciation: snif-mong-r
Sentence: Not only did Jeff smell everything on his plate before he ate it, he even sniffed me.He is such a sniffmonger.
Etymology:
Inscentivised
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: in sent iv eye zd
Sentence: his dog was inscentivised around anyone who asspirated
Etymology: incentivise scent
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
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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Ultrascentsitive
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Ul + truh + senss + uh + tiv
Sentence: Morton was ultrascentsitive which caused his compulsive sniffing of any and all objects or foods he picked up.
Etymology: Ultra = very Scentsitive + sensitive
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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