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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.
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Exastoplasty
Created by: tripperdaniel
Pronunciation: ex-AS-toe-PLAS-tee
Sentence: The dermatologist removed the dressing carelessly, causing the patient excruciating exastoplasty.
Etymology: ex- (Greek, 'out of') + (el)astoplast (bandage brand name) + -y (Old English 'having the quality of')
Depilatorture
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dih-pil-uh-tawr-cher
Sentence: Most people subscribe to the "yank it off quickly" technique when it comes to removal of fur-laden band-aids. Slow removal is considered depilatorture.
Etymology: depilatory (a mild liquid or cream that will temporarily removing unwanted hair from the body) + torture (the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty)
Excrucifilamentectomy
Created by: notnaught
Pronunciation:
Sentence: An Excrucifilamentectomy is best performed quickly by a skilled professional.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
makes the hairs on my neck stand up. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-30: 05:43:00
Quickly? Make it SLOWLY! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-30: 17:27:00
It's hard to make a pronounceable ten-syllable word, but ya did it! Congrats. - metrohumanx, 2008-07-31: 00:46:00
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Follicalamity
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: follik - kalam - ety
Sentence: Jesse suffered a follicalamity of epic proportions when Genevieve ripped off his bandage.
Etymology: follicle, calamity
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COMMENTS:
Folliche'sajollygoodfellow! - Nosila, 2009-12-31: 00:19:00
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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)
Ripptorn
Created by: jetty1
Pronunciation: ripp-torn
Sentence: Just like watching the actor, (of the same name) viewing a band-aid being ripptorn off you is extreamly painfull!
Etymology: rip + torn skin
Ripitys
Created by: Silk01ca
Pronunciation: Rip i tis
Sentence: Jack awaited the pain of the familiar ripitys
Etymology: rip/itis
Agoknee
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: Aa-go-nee
Sentence: When his mom pulled his bandaid off, Bobby howled in agoknee.
Etymology: Agony, knee
Suffuring
Created by: lauramy
Pronunciation: suh-fer-ing
Sentence: When the bandage was removed, the was no buffering the suffuring.
Etymology: suffering + fur
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