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DEFINITION: n. The horrible pain that comes from pulling a bandage off of hairy skin. v. To inflict pain or injure when removing a bandage.
Verboticisms
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Skinjure
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: skin-jure
Sentence: Sara wasn't trying to skinjure Fred when she pulled the bandaid off his arm; however, he still cried like a girl when she touched him. Even though he was 35 years old, he still feared owies so she wisely kept a smiley face sticker in her purse for just such an occasion and rewarded him for being so brave.
Etymology: skin: outer layer of the body + injure: to cause pain or physical harm
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COMMENTS:
Why do we always laugh when grown men act like little girls? - artr, 2009-12-30: 06:40:00
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Ripsting
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: rip-sting
Sentence: even as i was putting the band-aid on, i knew it would be all to soon that i would be enduring the ripsting
Etymology: rip, sting
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COMMENTS:
ripsting sounds like an awesome bandname! - jadenguy, 2007-06-06: 09:33:00
Simple, but elegant. I like it. - ErWenn, 2007-06-06: 23:19:00
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Ouchlessmyass
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: owch-less-my-ass
Sentence: I had heard that ripping a band-aid off quickly was the least painful method, however, when I did it to Mark, judging from his blood-curdling scream, I suspected he just experienced ouchelessmyass. He claimed it was depullofterror and I had committed follikill - I say he was just being a big baby.
Etymology: From Band-Aid's ridiculous claim to be "ouchless"
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COMMENTS:
You have 3 terrific words here - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-06: 11:36:00
i hear water actually helps with the ouchless band-aids. - jadenguy, 2007-06-06: 16:44:00
I'll bet massage oil or lubricant works even better. - Clayton, 2007-06-06: 18:15:00
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Hairrowing
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: hair/row/ing
Sentence: The ripping off of that bandage was a most hairrowing experience.
Etymology: hair + harrow + ing
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COMMENTS:
Hairiffic word! - Nosila, 2009-12-31: 00:18:00
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Bandrage
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: band-rage
Sentence: In a study it was found that 97% of male patients suffered bandrage on removal of dressings and plasters. Typical symptoms include flinching, swearing and crying, followed by flushed cheeks and mumbling.
Etymology: bandage (surgical dressing) + rage (hysterical fury, anger)
Bandageagony
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: band - aydj - AGG - uh - nee
Sentence: Bradley is a major wuss who screams in extreme bandageagoney even over the small discomfort from the removal of an adhesive strip from a part of his body where there is the slightest amount of hair.
Etymology: Blend of 'bandage' and 'agony'.
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COMMENTS:
BANDAGEAGONY- the sure sign of of a bad actor. Major Wuss (retired) revels in the procedure. - metrohumanx, 2008-07-29: 01:58:00
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Yowchafollicle
Created by: texmom
Pronunciation: Yow cha fah licle
Sentence: The nurse warned that a youchafollicle would follow ripping the tape off his IV site.
Etymology: Yowch! - Anamatapia (ok I can't spell) follicle - hair
Agonyandexplasty
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: a/gony/and/ex/plasty
Sentence: Oh the agonyandexplasty of ripping a plaster off a hairy arm
Etymology: agony and ecstacy + plaster
Depilatorture
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /dəˈpɪləˌtoɹtʃɝ/
Sentence: Perhaps the depilatorture of bandage removal could be lessened somewhat if we hired professional bikini-waxers to do the yank-job for us.
Etymology: From depilatory + torture
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COMMENTS:
Yes, "yank-job" sounds like it could be dirty. But it's not. - ErWenn, 2007-06-06: 01:09:00
Oh, it's still dirty, all right. Maybe not in the context you've provided, but rest assured: use of the term predates this discussion by decades. - Clayton, 2007-06-06: 07:15:00
Those yanks were always a bit dodgy! - galwaywegian, 2007-06-06: 07:25:00
(insert the joke about pink and purple here.) - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-06: 07:55:00
(covers virgin ears) - jadenguy, 2007-06-06: 12:24:00
As always, the best word here. - Osomatic, 2007-06-06: 13:22:00
You think my word is always the best? I guess I know who my usual one vote comes from. (Now I'm trying to think of a way of saying "thanks" that doesn't sound sarcastic after that remark.) - ErWenn, 2007-06-07: 01:16:00
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Shearax
Created by: Megsee
Pronunciation: Shear-ax
Sentence: His wife had little patience as he winced from the shearax as she ripped off his bandaid. "try a bikini wax some day!" she scoffed.
Etymology: Shear - shaving of fur/hair Wax - act of having hair ripped off the body
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by texmom. Thank you texmom! ~ James
texmom - 2007-06-07: 12:13:00
They are all cool words!
Today's definition was suggested by texmom. Thank you texmom. ~ James