Verboticism: Nasolepsy

'Why are you sniffing your phone?'

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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Nasolepsy

Poetikat

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

Points: 584

Comments: Nasolepsy

metrohumanx - 2008-10-27: 20:16:00
Nice takeoff on narcolepsy.