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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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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)
Bandagony
Created by: delmundo
Pronunciation: ban-dag-o-knee
Sentence: Children are the primary sufferers of bandagony, as the dirty little buggers are always soiling their sterile adhesive strips.
Etymology: Bandagony - n. a combination form of band-aid (an adhesive surgical strip) + agony (hurts like hell).
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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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')
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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Hairahurtin
Created by: kymar
Pronunciation: hair-a-hurtin
Sentence: I knew the cut had healed, and it was time for the dreaded pull...and the hairahurtin.
Etymology: hair, hurts!
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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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)
Depilouch
Created by: jennymc
Pronunciation: de-pil-OUCH
Sentence: As the nurse moved towards him with a determined look, he prepared himself against the inevitable depilouch.
Etymology: depilate -hair removal ouch - expression of sudden pain
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