Verboticism: Stangst

'You must me so hot in those boots.'

DEFINITION: n. Anxiety caused by fear that one's body odor may offend others; often exacerbated when required to remove heavy sweaters, or footwear.v. To worry about the way you smell.

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Stangst

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: stank-st

Sentence: Colin was in a spiral of increasing anxiety. His stangst caused him to never remove an item of clothing, which lead to even more perspiration, causing an even greater stink of body odour and greater levels of stangst.

Etymology: stank + angst

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Comments: Stangst

ohwtepph - 2007-04-26: 06:12:00
nice. you changed angst subtly.

purpleartichokes - 2007-04-26: 08:11:00
No doubt Colin reekgretted his decision to remove his clothes.

Jabberwocky - 2007-04-26: 10:51:00
fabulous word