Verboticism: Kingpong
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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Sniffasouras
Created by: Daniel999
Pronunciation: sniff a sor as
Sentence: He was so obsessed with sniffing everything around him, they gave him the nickname "sniffasouras".
Etymology:
Idensniffication
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: eye den sniff ick ay shun
Sentence: His method of idensniffication, combined with a certain shiftiness around the full moon, led to a certain disquiet among the more delicate inhabitants of the apartment block.
Etymology: identification, sniff
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COMMENTS:
very funny! - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-29: 14:21:00
Perhaps he's moonlighting as a "sniffer" dog! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-29: 16:32:00
Great word! - Mustang, 2007-11-29: 21:49:00
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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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Rhinomaniacal
Created by: hendrixius
Pronunciation: /rie-no-muh-nie-uh-kul/
Sentence: This rhinomaniacal freak just sniffed the aluminum foil he borrowed to see if it was fresh.
Etymology: "rhinoplasty" and "egomaniacal"
Addictodor
Created by: Bullwinkle
Pronunciation: addict'o-door
Sentence: He's an addictodor. He even smell dogs' butts.
Etymology:
Snortomatic
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: snor-toh-ma-tik
Sentence: following his dog around with the pooper scooper forced him to resist his snortomatic reflex
Etymology: snort, automatic
Nosphonatu
Created by: awesomoshis
Pronunciation: Nose-phone-ah-two
Sentence: I've been experiencing severe nosphonatu every since I dropped my phone in the toilet.
Etymology:
Nasolepsy
Created by: Poetikat
Pronunciation: nay zo lep see
Sentence: She was baffled when he suddenly had to take a whiff of everything in sight, but he explained it as his nasolepsy affliction.
Etymology: naso - nasal lepsy - attack
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COMMENTS:
Nice takeoff on narcolepsy. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-27: 20:16:00
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