Verboticism: Stagnicogitate

'What is that awful smell?'

DEFINITION: n. An unpleasant smell caused by the lack of fresh air, and/or stuffy thinking, especially if one has been locked up in a building for a long, long time. v. tr. To exude stale air or ideas.

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Stagnicogitate

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: stag + ni + codge + i +tate

Sentence: The business was going down, because the planning committee was comprised of stagnicogitaters. Not one innovator. With all that funking going on in their minds, they couldn't smell the corruption emanating from the finance section.

Etymology: stagnate (become stale or fouled) + cogitate (think hard)

Points: 809

Comments: Stagnicogitate

silveryaspen - 2008-02-29: 11:02:00
"Funking" is a great word! Stagnicogitate is a great big word!