Verboticism: Odorometer

'Eewhh! I should have done a visual inspection first.'

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.

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Odorometer

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: o/dor/ah/met/er

Sentence: An odorometer is a device which indicates how long a piece of clothing has travelled on a body.

Etymology: odometer + odor

Points: 692

Comments: Odorometer

petaj - 2007-03-06: 02:21:00
How do you use it? Stick it up your nose?

Jabberwocky - 2007-03-06: 13:40:00
I think it's more like a wand - it would be embarassing if they used it at the airport to detect dirty clothes