Verboticism: Distinkuish
DEFINITION: To systematically sniff your clothing as you remove it, in order to determine whether or not any of it can be "safely" worn again.
Distinkuish
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /dɪˈstɪŋkwɪʃ/
Sentence: Some allergy sufferers find it difficult to distinkuish whether a garment is reusable during the spring and should therefore rely upon other methods, such as smudgspecting or dampvestigation.
Etymology: From stink + distinguish
Points: 749
Comments: Distinkuish
galwaywegian - 2007-03-05: 06:34:00
excellent!
erasmus - 2007-03-05: 09:05:00
I like the referencing to other verbotomisims. Makes it more feasable and its a great word too.
ErWenn - 2007-03-05: 17:06:00
Thanks to you both. What would be even better is if I could reference previously submitted verboticisms...I'll have to think about that.
Alchemist - 2007-03-05: 20:49:00
you got my vote!