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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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Ripitys
Created by: Silk01ca
Pronunciation: Rip i tis
Sentence: Jack awaited the pain of the familiar ripitys
Etymology: rip/itis
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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Suffuring
Created by: lauramy
Pronunciation: suh-fer-ing
Sentence: When the bandage was removed, the was no buffering the suffuring.
Etymology: suffering + fur
Feelastoplast
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: fee lasto plast
Sentence: His wife Mary had bravely and quietly undergone 24 hours of painful labor before having a C-section to deliver their 12 pound son. She never cried or let the pain overcome her or distress those around her. The breathing from the Lamaze classes had certainly helped. Her husband Harry, on the other hand, carried on something fierce when the nurse had helped him remove the feelastoplast from his arm, where blood samples had been extracted. His screams were chilling and continued on long after the bandage was gone. This, as Mary's Mother had quickly pointed out, was why the men did not get pregnant and carry on the Human Race.
Etymology: Feel (Sense through touch;examine (a body part) by palpation) & Elastoplast (an elastic adhesive bandage for covering cuts or wounds)
Agonistick
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: A-gon-is-stik
Sentence: Dave was such a big baby, when Lisa offered to rip his plaster off for him he sat down and made such a fuss she had to shout at him to sit still. But he kept on fidgeting as he remembered how agonistick it was the last time he had to do it, he pulled out so much hair it took weeks to grow back.
Etymology: Agony(extreme suffering) ORIGIN Greek agonia from agon 'contest' + Stick (adhere or cause to adhere) = Agonistick
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COMMENTS:
LOVE this one! - lumina, 2008-07-29: 15:13:00
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Adhellsivex
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: ad-hel-see-veks
Sentence: Oh, the adhellsivex! I'd rather be thrown into a pit of corrosive syphilis and die of its non-existence.
Etymology: adhesive [basically, anything with a sticky surface] + HELL! + vex
Follikill
Created by: Mrgoodtimes
Pronunciation: Fol - ah - kill
Sentence: Luigi didn't think twice about the band-aid on his upper lip til it was too late. His 5 o'clock shadow was well past 10 o'clock and the follikill was not going to be pretty.
Etymology: Follicle - Kill (as in death to the nerve ending associated with the cavity)
Bandagony
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: bandagənē
Sentence: Billy*s mom told him that the doctor is his friend. Billy doesn*t think a friend would put him in bandagony by yanking off his Band-aid. A yelp and a kick in the shin set the record straight.
Etymology: bandage (a strip of material used to bind a wound or to protect an injured part of the body) + agony (extreme physical or mental suffering)
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