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rhinotillexomaniac

rhinotillexomaniac noun: one who suffers from rhinotillexomania; a compulsive nose-picker.

Noun

rhinotillexomaniac (usually uncountable, plural rhinotillexomaniacs)

  1. (rare, usually) One who suffers from rhinotillexomania; a compulsive nose-picker.
    • If you see someone picking their nose, call them a "rhinotillexomaniac" (ri-no-til-ex-o-MANE-ee-ack).2004, Bart King, Chris Sabatino, The Big Book of Boy Stuff
    • Now you have fancy names for armpit-odor lovers, for those who love mannequins more than people, for biters and the bitten, and seven more. "Massive" must be a filter, with the rhinotillexomaniacs and the apotemnophiliacs laying low these days.2010 November 15, Chuck, “[News of the Weird / Pro Edition] 11/15/2010 08:07:00 AM”, in News of the Weird / Pro Edition (Usenet)

Examples of rhinotillexomaniac in a sentence

  • Larry, as a prolific rhinotillexomaniac, what is your professional opinion about this scholarly study?2013 December 10, Guv Bob, “Petition to Sign -- A Must Do! Sign, Hibbie, JoeVan, Sign!”, in alt.appalachian (Usenet):
  • He was cursing his lousy tendency of aggressive nose-picking, like a Rhinotillexomaniac.2022, Jayaraj.V.Thoppil, The Mask-Gen Chronicles:
  • reading that night writes poems about guerilla warfare and hearts in ribcages, please don't sit down there, the man is a rhinotillexomaniac, I can tell you all about it.2023, Matt Mason, Rock Stars:

Forms of rhinotillexomaniac

pluralrhinotillexomaniacs

Origin of rhinotillexomaniac

From rhinotillexomania + -ac.

Questions about rhinotillexomaniac

What does rhinotillexomaniac mean?
Rhinotillexomaniac means one who suffers from rhinotillexomania; a compulsive nose-picker.
How do you use rhinotillexomaniac in a sentence?
Larry, as a prolific rhinotillexomaniac, what is your professional opinion about this scholarly study?
What part of speech is rhinotillexomaniac?
Rhinotillexomaniac is a noun.
What is the plural of rhinotillexomaniac?
The plural of rhinotillexomaniac is rhinotillexomaniacs.

Words near rhinotillexomaniac in the dictionary

  1. rhinotermitids
  2. rhinotheca
  3. rhinothecal
  4. rhinotillexis
  5. rhinotillexomania
  6. rhinotillexomaniac
  7. rhinotillexomaniacs
  8. rhinotomies
  9. rhinotomy
  10. rhinotopic
  11. rhinotopy

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