Verboticisms

Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /fungk-on-shuss/

Sentence: Carlos thought of himself as the office 'Romeo,' stopping to try to speak to all the young ladies who worked there. Unfortunately, he was completely funkonscious — totally unaware of his strong body odor, not to mention his bad breath. None of his conversations lasted very long, but he was blissfully ignorant of why.

Etymology: Funk - a strong smell; stench (from dial. French, funkière "smoke") + Unconscious - without awareness, sensation, or cognition (from Latin, un- "not" & conscius "knowing, aware")

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Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Stin-ka-plom

Sentence: Dave had so much stinkaplomb that he was totally unaware that deodorant was an essential part of everday grooming. He thought that the reason all the females he met stayed as far away from him as possible was that they were too shy to approach such a magnificent male specimen such as himself.

Etymology: Stink( to have a strong unpleasant odour) + Aplomb(self confidence,calm assurance) = Stinkaplomb

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COMMENTS:

good smelly one - Nosila, 2008-09-02: 10:43:00

Stinkaplomb is brilliant. I wish i had more votes to sprinkle around.... - metrohumanx, 2008-09-02: 11:50:00

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Created by: kearstin

Pronunciation: stink-mon-grrr

Sentence: Dale is such a stinkmonger, he dances from office to office bragging about his wild night while stale redbull+vodka leaks out from under his stained shirt.

Etymology: stink+monger = a revision on the fish monger once famous for peddling fish.

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Created by: wordslikevenom

Pronunciation: smug-smog

Sentence: It was 5:29PM and close to clocking out time as Milly reached into her desk draw and grabbed the plastic carrier bag from inside, flapping it into the air. The bag ballooned open as she rushed to place it over her head, wrapping it tightly around her neck. Bang on 5:30PM, like clockwork, Lenny raised his arms to the back of his head, lent back into his chair and took a big sniff of his shirt armpit. Milly could hear him taking in the air but despite the plastic protection the smugsmog very nearly knocked Jenny out cold. "Ah", he said, "You couldn't buy that in a bottle, eh?"

Etymology: Smug - too pleased or satisfied about something you have achieved or something you know. Smog - air pollution

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: mal-oh-dor-BLIV-yis

Sentence: Leonard perceived himself to be a real hunk and thoroughly irresistible to women but he was actually malodorblivious, totally unaware of the putrid odor he exuded due to his poor hygiene habits and the only heads that were turned were those who turned away to avoid the unpleasantness of his aroma.

Etymology: Blend of 'malodorous' (having an unpleasant or offensive odor; smelling bad) and 'oblivious' (unmindful; unconscious; unaware)

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: dis stink shun

Sentence: Des had an air of distinkshun about him.His Dad had started the manufacturing plant and gave it to Des. He reeked of old money and the stench of entitlement. He knew he would be a great catch and acted like he was a scentsation and coming up roses. In fact, he was coming up noses and his lack of personal hygiene coupled with his lunchtime run made others fume. His abundant money did not make him scentsible...he just made the olfactory smell!

Etymology: Distinction (high status importance owing to marked superiority;a distinguishing quality) & Stink (reek, bad smell) & Shun (avoid, censure)

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: dis stinkt

Sentence: When Rodney returned from his lunch run each noon, Hazel found him to be distinkt,not distinct. He absolutely reeked of overconfidence and exuded a stench of airogance.

Etymology: Distinct ( recognizable; marked) & Stink (smell badly and offensively)

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: Ol-facta-salt

Sentence: The hideous odors emanating from Horace following his workouts amounted to an olfactassault on his co-workers

Etymology: Olfactory + assault

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Created by: Scrumpy

Pronunciation: slob-iv-ee-oh-der-us

Sentence: Ken was so slobliviodorous that he thought the women who were holding their breath and squinting when near him were just holding in a sigh and winking at him with both eyes. He never did understand that the airsickness bags strategically placed around the office were there because of him.

Etymology: slob + oblivious + odorous

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COMMENTS:

A real mouthful - or should I say noseful! Like the word; good sentence,too. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-02: 18:17:00

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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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