Verboticisms

Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: uh-bliv-ee-oh-der-ig-nuh-rey-muhs

Sentence: Ken thought he looked really buff today, buff enough to waltz around the office in his sweaty work-out rags, his stained wife-beater and tight biking shorts which left nothing to the imagination. When he sat down at his desk, he noticed a sticky note on his computer screen that read, "you are an obliviodorignoramus!"

Etymology: oblivious + odor + ignoramus

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: kon fa sens

Sentence: Adam Reek was no ordinary salesman. Every lunch he went for a run and came back to stink up the whole office. He was so delusional he thought that the ladies in the office were envious of his confiscents and mistook their attention for attraction. The receptionist, Rose Aroma, particularly objected to his stench, as it permeated the entire office and she was afraid people might think it emanated from her. She complained, but the boss reminded her that Adam somehow sold more than anyone else in the office (obviously by phone and Internet)and was a valued employee of distinktion. Yes, thought Rose, rank has it's privileges.

Etymology: Confidence (freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities) & Scents (smell, stench, aroma,odor,olfactory senses)

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COMMENTS:

"Rank" has its privileges! Ha! - karenanne, 2010-02-02: 17:20:00

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: in-cog-ni-sent

Sentence: Jeff seemed totally incogniscent of how odorous he was. He believed that the girls thought he was adorable; unfortunately, he was only odorable.

Etymology: incognizant: to lack knowledge of or to be unaware or conscious of + scent: distinctive odor

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈfɪləˌstɪŋk/

Sentence: The culture in the U.S. is such that we've become quite sensitive to body odors, so it takes a true philistink to blissfully remain odorous in the face of wrinkled noses, backpedaling, and flat-out insults.

Etymology: From philistine (a person who is lacking in or smugly indifferent to cultural values, intellectual pursuits, aesthetic refinement, etc.) + stink (a strong, offensive smell)

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COMMENTS:

I'm not actually sure how many people are familiar with the word "philistine," and it's just not as funny if you have to look up the definition. - ErWenn, 2007-10-02: 01:40:00

I got it straight off. Good one. - petaj, 2007-10-02: 08:29:00

great word ErWenn - it conveys the appropriate attitude as well - gets my vote - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-02: 12:48:00

There's a strong sense about it. Sentence so true. Excellent - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-02: 18:45:00

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Created by: readerwriter

Pronunciation: bore-pong-er

Sentence: In her daily visits to the gym, Feclicia found nothing harder than to be polite in the presence of a boreponger. These ones, so dull in their enthusiasm for themselves and all they were doing to improve their lives...these ones who left such a foul stench in the midst of their comings and goings, left her no recourse, but to turn up the treadmill and walk faster. On the upside, she was reaching her weight loss goals ahead of time.

Etymology: from bore, an uninspiring person + pong, a stench Rhymes with "whoremonger" so it has that tone of low-life, twisted values, etc

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COMMENTS:

Scathingly realistic. - metrohumanx, 2008-09-03: 09:05:00

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Created by: Hiiamahuskey

Pronunciation: Con-stink-i-dous

Sentence: Bill hadn't showered after working out, and he was so confident! I guess you could call it constinkidous.

Etymology: Con(fident)+Stnk+dous (suffix)

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Created by: BSqueeze4

Pronunciation: U-stink-quit-us

Sentence: His ustinkquitous stench filled the room, emanating from his ten-year-old sneakers.

Etymology: Ubiquitous and stink

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Created by: tizher

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Because Roger was always upfunky in the afternoon his colleagues used the stairs.

Etymology: "Up" from close up and from (on a)high "funky" - not smelling quite right.

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: sten-CHUTZ-pa

Sentence: Bob was a bit of a nidork, blithely unaware of the effect his dyspongnosis had on others. Often he would loudly exclaim: "Here I am again, fragrant as a rose." Frequently office conversations were punctuated by puffs of perfume as this self-assured stenchutzpa sauntered by. Even the suggestion that he should take up "Pong Shui" was meet with the usual response of "no sweat." But when he resolutely declared that he didn't come down in the last shower his fellow workers could take no more.

Etymology: Stench & chutzpa; boldness, brashness, gall, effrontery, Nidork (nidor & dork); Dyspongnosis: condition of bad smell; Pong shui (shoo away the pong)

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COMMENTS:

Anuddergudun! - Scrumpy, 2007-10-02: 08:58:00

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Created by: sunliya

Pronunciation: \'rät-shät\

Sentence: Jeff thinks he's hot stuff when he comes back to the office, glistening after a lunch break spent at the gym, but he's a total rotshot! He reeks! Emily might be the best in yoga class, but she shouldn't have given up deodorant -- she's rotshotting up the joint.

Etymology: Rot: To putrify, often producing a foul smell. Hotshot: One who flaunts his skills.

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