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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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Ripillatory
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: rip ill a toree
Sentence: Gavin was such a big baby about anything medical. No wonder men didn't have the babies or the human race would have died out long ago. He fainted at the sight of blood, so Blood Bank donations were nightmares for him. The way he told it, getting a blood test was a major psychological drama for him. He'd had no choice...doctor's orders. Get that blood test or else! Gavin summoned what little courage he had and had the blood work done. He pressed the cotton ball on the spot and when it was deemed safe, the nurse put a bandage on the afflicted area. He was told in an hour he could remove the bandage. Sure enough, an hour later, he talked his wife into gently please removing the bandaid. Naturally, the revenge she felt for all his crybaby acts was strong, so she pulled it off fast and nasty. The ripillatory agony he experienced was only surpassed by the phone call from the lab, saying they'd accidentally dropped his blood vials and he would have to return in the morning for retests! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Etymology: rip (to tear or be torn violently;the act of rending or splitting something) & ill (an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining)& depilatory (something used to remove hair;able to remove hair or render hairless)
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COMMENTS:
Ripping yarn, Nosila...I like the way you worked the revenge angle in...LOL - metrohumanx, 2008-07-29: 01:54:00
Bloody ripping yarn. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-30: 05:45:00
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Screap
Created by: Rhyme79
Pronunciation: s-kuh-REEP
Sentence: OMG! Stop screaping me! Call yourself a nurse?! You're not a nurse! You're a crazy, sadistic, crazy sadist! Argh! STOP IT!
Etymology: A mixture of 'scream' and 'rip' with a portion of 'scrape', which to me, is a pretty painful sounding word.
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)
Yowchafollicle
Created by: texmom
Pronunciation: Yow cha fah licle
Sentence: The nurse warned that a youchafollicle would follow ripping the tape off his IV site.
Etymology: Yowch! - Anamatapia (ok I can't spell) follicle - hair
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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Mishairy
Created by: Clayton
Pronunciation: MIZ-hur-ee
Sentence: Stefan tried to conceal his mishairy, but Beth knew the bikini wax foxtrot all too well.
Etymology: misery + hairy
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COMMENTS:
mishairy loves compainy - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-06: 16:09:00
Ouch, that hairts. - Clayton, 2007-06-06: 18:17:00
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Hurtsute
Created by: pinwheel
Pronunciation: hurt/soot
Sentence: Jane took great pleasure in ripping the plaster off my chest. It hurtsute like hell!
Etymology: hurts (painful) + hirsute (hairy)
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COMMENTS:
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-06: 11:35:00
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Sasquouch
Created by: hooterbug
Pronunciation: ˈsas-ˌkwouch
Sentence: Nurse Betty motioned silently for her young Candy-Striper student nurses to gather 'round. "Sshhhhhhhh" she whispered. "Up ahead you will see a Perfect specimen of Genus Sasquouch in Room 3". "Listen girls, as Nurse Greta removes the bandage from his hairy arm. "You will learn to identify this Medical Oddity by the upcoming scream of "Kelly Clarkson"
Etymology: Sasquatch - large hairy humanoid creature said to live in wilderness areas of the United States and also known as bigfoot (pronounced big baby)and Ouch- Used to express sudden pain or displeasure
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COMMENTS:
Ha! "KELLY CLARKSON!" :) - lumina, 2008-07-29: 12:25:00
Love it,hooterbug! Best One Yeti!!! - Nosila, 2008-07-29: 17:19:00
Positively inspired, hooterbug! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-30: 01:18:00
Crazy, yeti like it! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-30: 05:40:00
ABOMINABLE SHOWMAN! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-31: 03:55:00
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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