Verboticisms

Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: olf rue let

Sentence: James played the olifroulette game most evenings checking if his pants could get away with being turned inside out again.

Etymology: from olfactory and roulette

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good one - porsche, 2007-03-08: 12:10:00

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Created by: josje

Pronunciation: snifsjekking

Sentence: Is it safe to worn again, do sniffchecking

Etymology: sniffing and checking

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: ward/prohb

Sentence: On washing day I always do a wardprobe on my shirts to try and cut down on the number of loads I need to do. Wardprobing is now listed in all energy saving pamphlets as a way to cut back on the wasteful use of hot water.

Etymology: wardrobe + probe = ward(p)robe

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COMMENTS:

I like this one too, shame I've ran out of votes. have a woohoo! instead. - erasmus, 2007-03-05: 09:34:00

I'll vote for it - I loved The Lion The Witch and The Wardprobe - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-05: 10:18:00

sometimes I need to rewardprobe, just to make sure... - Alchemist, 2007-03-05: 20:47:00

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Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: FUNK-snuh-fel

Sentence: Nah, man I can't play X-box, I gotta do laundry. Everything I own has failed the funksnuffle test.

Etymology: funk + snuffle

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COMMENTS:

I love the sound of this one. Can also be used to describe the sniffing of outdated refrigerator items. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-05: 06:37:00

If it smells too bad, you involuntarily do the yuckshuffle. - Alchemist, 2007-03-05: 08:33:00

...and if it gets worse still, you'll be doing the gagmuffle. - w5lf9s, 2007-03-05: 09:07:00

And if it's really, REALLY bad, you could become comanose. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-05: 10:22:00

or get into a stinkscuffle over who cleans up... - Alchemist, 2007-03-05: 20:44:00

hahaha - lalaland6868, 2007-03-06: 18:02:00

*stifles a giggle - paintergrl1313, 2007-03-10: 21:15:00

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Created by: urbanwookie

Pronunciation: stin-kwizi-shun

Sentence: Bob subjected each item to a thorough stinquisition before sentencing the worst offenders to the laundry basket...

Etymology: stink + inquisition

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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

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COMMENTS:

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

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

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Created by: quippingqueen

Pronunciation: whif/ware

Sentence: As William Hogjaw Twaddle, (a tight end for the Purple Panthers), performed the whiffwear test after the game, he soon realized that the fetid fragrance would neither entice nor endear him to anyone including his pet iguana named "Lulubelle".

Etymology: whiff+wear

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Created by: allwise

Pronunciation: sniff-E-ling

Sentence: He was sniffeling his week-old socks and woke up the next morning with a humongous headache!

Etymology: It has association with sniffing, and it sounds a little painful, so I thought it fitted the description ;)

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Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: SWET/smell/of/EK/sess

Sentence: Bill's gym clothes failed the sweatsmellofexcess test because he could smell them from 3 feet away, he would have to break down and wash his clothes.

Etymology: sweat + smell + excess

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Created by: gamurray121

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