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'Aaaaahhhh! AAAAAHHHHHH!'

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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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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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:

metrohumanx 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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Tornture

Created by: Katisms1

Pronunciation: torn-TURE

Sentence: "While the original cut hurt like a mother, removing the band-aid was sheer tornture!"

Etymology: torn (as in flesh) + torture

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Adhellsivex

ohwtepph

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

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Trichotrauma

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: trick-o-traw-ma

Sentence: It was a cold Halloween and the neighbourhood was filled with the joyful sound of families laughing and enjoying themselves. Suddenly a horrendous screech filled the night and an eerie silence descended on the revellers. Was it a spirit raised from the dead, was it an escaped pet cockatoo, was it Aunty Em practising her singing? No. It was a hairy legged Dad who had banned his children from trick or treating. In revenge his darling children had ripped duct tape from his knee, to see him suffer from trichotrauma. "Faaaaaghlicle" he screamed as the second piece was stripped off.

Etymology: tricho (hair) + trauma (injury)

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COMMENTS:

a nasty trich! - galwaywegian, 2007-06-06: 07:27:00

ouch!! - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-06: 11:38:00

You're a fantastic storyteller! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-06: 18:04:00

Yes, yes! - Clayton, 2007-06-06: 18:13:00

I didn't want to vote for your word because it would put your score just over mine, but the word's just too good. - ErWenn, 2007-06-07: 01:18:00

Wonderful! - texmom, 2007-06-07: 12:14:00

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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

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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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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

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Hairgony

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: hair-GUH-nee

Sentence: On a dolometer hairgony registers from about 10 dols for the removal of a bandaid to 110+ dols for the removal of plaster from a hairy fractured arm or leg.

Etymology: Blend of HAIR & AGONY.

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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)

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-06-06: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by texmom. Thank you texmom! ~ James

texmom - 2007-06-07: 12:13:00
They are all cool words!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-12-30: 00:22:00
Today's definition was suggested by texmom. Thank you texmom. ~ James