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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')
Epilagony
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: epəlagənē
Sentence: The screaming and crying coming from the doctors examination room made those waiting for their appointment quite uncomfortable. Finding that the noise was coming from a 40-year-old man undergoing the epilagony of a Band-aid removal made more than a few snicker.
Etymology: epilation (removal of hair by the roots) + agony (extreme physical or mental suffering)
Agoknee
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: Aa-go-nee
Sentence: When his mom pulled his bandaid off, Bobby howled in agoknee.
Etymology: Agony, knee
Depilatowwie
Created by: Trystera
Pronunciation: dee-PILL-ut-ow-wee
Sentence: Bruce was a strong man: he endured the motorcycle accident without even flinching, and when they peeled the bandages away from the road rash, the depilatowwie only made him shed one single tear.
Etymology: Depilatory + "owwie" (exclamation of pain, or juvenile term for bandaid-worthy injury)
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)
Hairror
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: hair-or
Sentence: David screamed in sheer hairror as Jill tore the band aid from his arm, pulling hair and skin too.
Etymology: hair/tear/terror
Tearture
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: tare/chur
Sentence: It was unbearable tearture to remove the giant elastoplast from his back.
Etymology: torture + tear (as in rip)
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