rhinotillexomaniac

English

Etymology

From rhinotillexomania +‎ -ac.

Noun

rhinotillexomaniac (usually uncountable, plural rhinotillexomaniacs)

  1. (very rare) One who suffers from rhinotillexomania; a compulsive nose-picker.
    • 2004, Bart King, Chris Sabatino, The Big Book of Boy Stuff:
      If you see someone picking their nose, call them a "rhinotillexomaniac" (ri-no-til-ex-o-MANE-ee-ack).
    • 2010 November 15, Chuck, “[News of the Weird / Pro Edition] 11/15/2010 08:07:00 AM”, in News of the Weird / Pro Edition‎[1] (Usenet):
      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.
    • 2013 December 10, Guv Bob, “Petition to Sign -- A Must Do! Sign, Hibbie, JoeVan, Sign!”, in alt.appalachian‎[2] (Usenet):
      Larry, as a prolific rhinotillexomaniac, what is your professional opinion about this scholarly study? Did you take part in the study and how much did you eat?
    • 2022, Jayaraj.V.Thoppil, The Mask-Gen Chronicles:
      He was cursing his lousy tendency of aggressive nose-picking, like a Rhinotillexomaniac.
    • 2023, Matt Mason, Rock Stars:
      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.
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